Packet #5936183 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Apollo_Baumanka_868 (ApB8) to Sergio (SG)

9
Total Receptions
9
Unique Gateways
2
Hop Count
44
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 5936183
Mesh Packet ID: 0x4fa6e484
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-01-14 16:44:14 UTC
From Node: Apollo_Baumanka_868 (ApB8)
To Node: Sergio (SG)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Butyrskaya 868 (But8)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -101 dBm
SNR: -0.75 dBm
Hop Info: 2/2 hops
Start: 2, Limit: 0
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 44 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
SNR Towards: -19.0 dB
Return Path: MSG πŸ¦€ (MSG) β†’ Mendeleev 8 (Men8)
SNR Back: -1.25 dB -16.25 dB
Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Sergio (SG) Apollo_Baumanka_868 (ApB8) Unknown -19.0 dB Origin Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Return Path Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Apollo_Baumanka_868 (ApB8) MSG πŸ¦€ (MSG) 11.88 km -1.25 dB Return Start Hops
2 MSG πŸ¦€ (MSG) Mendeleev 8 (Men8) Unknown -16.25 dB Return End Hops
Total Return Distance
11.88 km
Combined Traceroute Graph
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Nodes
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Connections
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Raw Packet Analysis
Complete field breakdown and MQTT privacy/exposure analysis
Packet Structure
MQTT Packet Flow:
ServiceEnvelope (MQTT layer) β†’ MeshPacket (Mesh layer) β†’ Decoded Payload (Application data)
Total Size:44 bytes
Gateway:!bba833f4
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:2 / 2
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
βœ“ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
βœ“ Acknowledgment requested
+ 2 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Default channel - no encryption
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 2 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !bba833f4
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (44 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 886732792
Source node ID 		uint32
to 1771843360
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 44 bytes size
hop_limit Not set uint32
hop_start 2
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 2
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -101.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -0.75 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1741118972
Receive timestamp 		fixed32
via_mqtt False
Direct LoRa transmission 		bool
want_ack True
Acknowledgment requested 		bool
priority Not set enum
delayed Not set enum
channel Not set uint32
pki_encrypted False
Standard encryption 		bool
next_hop Not set uint32
relay_node 39
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1768398254.587326
Unix timestamp 		uint32
MQTT Privacy & Exposure Analysis

Analysis of privacy features and exposure risks when packet is shared via MQTT

Exposure Level: Direct Message
Privacy Features:
  • βœ“ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
  • βœ“ Acknowledgment requested
  • βœ“ Targeted to specific node
  • βœ“ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Default channel - no encryption
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (2 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !bba833f4
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -101.0 dBm
SNR: -0.75 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:44 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [], "snr_towards": [ -19.0 ], "route_back": [ 629270384, 3718074919 ], "snr_back": [ -1.25, -16.25 ], "route_node_names": { "629270384": "MSG πŸ¦€ (MSG)", "1771843360": "Sergio (SG)", "886732792": "Apollo_Baumanka_868 (ApB8)", "3718074919": "Mendeleev 8 (Men8)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 5936183, "timestamp": 1768398254.587326, "from_node_id": 886732792, "to_node_id": 1771843360, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!bba833f4", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 1336337540, "rssi": -101, "snr": -0.75, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 2, "payload_length": 44, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "120ab4ffffffffffffffff011a0870e7812527529ddd2214fbffffffffffffffff01bfffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1741118972, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 39, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2026-01-14 16:44:14", "hop_count": 2, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Apollo_Baumanka_868 (ApB8)", "to_node_name": "Sergio (SG)", "gateway_name": "Butyrskaya 868 (But8)", "gateway_location": null }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 5936183, "from_node_id": 886732792, "to_node_id": 1771843360, "timestamp": 1768398254.587326, "gateway_id": "!bba833f4", "raw_payload": "120ab4ffffffffffffffff011a0870e7812527529ddd2214fbffffffffffffffff01bfffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 2, "from_node_name": "Apollo_Baumanka_868 (ApB8)", "to_node_name": "Sergio (SG)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [], "snr_towards": [ -19.0 ], "route_back": [ 629270384, 3718074919 ], "snr_back": [ -1.25, -16.25 ] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward_with_return", "node_ids": [ 1771843360, 886732792 ], "node_names": [ "Sergio (SG)", "Apollo_Baumanka_868 (ApB8)" ], "snr_values": [ -19.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1771843360, "to_node_id": 886732792, "from_node_name": "Sergio (SG)", "to_node_name": "Apollo_Baumanka_868 (ApB8)", "snr": -19.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": null, "from_location_timestamp": null, "to_location_timestamp": null, "from_location_age_warning": "No location data available", "to_location_age_warning": "No location data available" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 1 }, "return_path": { "path_type": "return", "node_ids": [ 886732792, 629270384, 3718074919 ], "node_names": [ "Apollo_Baumanka_868 (ApB8)", "MSG πŸ¦€ (MSG)", "Mendeleev 8 (Men8)" ], "snr_values": [ -1.25, -16.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 886732792, "to_node_id": 629270384, "from_node_name": "Apollo_Baumanka_868 (ApB8)", "to_node_name": "MSG πŸ¦€ (MSG)", "snr": -1.25, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 11876.73746852694, "from_location_timestamp": 1768397976.5870266, "to_location_timestamp": 1768358631.6820676, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 11.0h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 629270384, "to_node_id": 3718074919, "from_node_name": "MSG πŸ¦€ (MSG)", "to_node_name": "Mendeleev 8 (Men8)", "snr": -16.25, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": null, "from_location_timestamp": null, "to_location_timestamp": null, "from_location_age_warning": "No location data available", "to_location_age_warning": "No location data available" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 2 }, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "combined_rf", "node_ids": [ 1771843360, 886732792, 629270384, 3718074919 ], "node_names": [ "Sergio (SG)", "Apollo_Baumanka_868 (ApB8)", "MSG πŸ¦€ (MSG)", "Mendeleev 8 (Men8)" ], "snr_values": [ -19.0, -1.25, -16.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1771843360, "to_node_id": 886732792, "from_node_name": "Sergio (SG)", "to_node_name": "Apollo_Baumanka_868 (ApB8)", "snr": -19.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": null, "from_location_timestamp": null, "to_location_timestamp": null, "from_location_age_warning": "No location data available", "to_location_age_warning": "No location data available" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 886732792, "to_node_id": 629270384, "from_node_name": "Apollo_Baumanka_868 (ApB8)", "to_node_name": "MSG πŸ¦€ (MSG)", "snr": -1.25, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 11876.73746852694, "from_location_timestamp": 1768397976.5870266, "to_location_timestamp": 1768358631.6820676, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 11.0h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 629270384, "to_node_id": 3718074919, "from_node_name": "MSG πŸ¦€ (MSG)", "to_node_name": "Mendeleev 8 (Men8)", "snr": -16.25, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": null, "from_location_timestamp": null, "to_location_timestamp": null, "from_location_age_warning": "No location data available", "to_location_age_warning": "No location data available" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 3 } }, "has_return_path": true, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Sergio (SG) β†’ Apollo_Baumanka_868 (ApB8)", "return_path_display": "Apollo_Baumanka_868 (ApB8) β†’ MSG πŸ¦€ (MSG) β†’ Mendeleev 8 (Men8)", "actual_rf_path_display": "Sergio (SG) β†’ Apollo_Baumanka_868 (ApB8) β†’ MSG πŸ¦€ (MSG) β†’ Mendeleev 8 (Men8)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1771843360, "to_node_id": 886732792, "from_node_name": "Sergio (SG)", "to_node_name": "Apollo_Baumanka_868 (ApB8)", "snr": -19.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": null, "from_location_timestamp": null, "to_location_timestamp": null, "from_location_age_warning": "No location data available", "to_location_age_warning": "No location data available" } ], "return_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 886732792, "to_node_id": 629270384, "from_node_name": "Apollo_Baumanka_868 (ApB8)", "to_node_name": "MSG πŸ¦€ (MSG)", "snr": -1.25, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 11876.73746852694, "from_location_timestamp": 1768397976.5870266, "to_location_timestamp": 1768358631.6820676, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 11.0h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 629270384, "to_node_id": 3718074919, "from_node_name": "MSG πŸ¦€ (MSG)", "to_node_name": "Mendeleev 8 (Men8)", "snr": -16.25, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": null, "from_location_timestamp": null, "to_location_timestamp": null, "from_location_age_warning": "No location data available", "to_location_age_warning": "No location data available" } ], "total_forward_distance": 0, "total_return_distance": 11876.73746852694 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!bba833f4", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 886732792, "to": 1771843360, "id": 1336337540, "rx_time": 1741118972, "rx_snr": -0.75, "rx_rssi": -101, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 2, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 39, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "120ab4ffffffffffffffff011a0870e7812527529ddd2214fbffffffffffffffff01bfffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "snr_towards": [ -76 ], "route_back": [ 629270384, 3718074919 ], "snr_back": [ -5, -65 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (44 bytes)
120ab4ffffffffffffffff011a0870e7812527529ddd2214fbffffffffffffffff01bfffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:44 bytes
Format:Protobuf (Protocol Buffers)
Encoding:Binary with varint and length-delimited fields
This is the raw protobuf-encoded payload as received from MQTT. The structure follows the Meshtastic protobuf schema definitions.
All Receptions
All gateways that received this packet
Correlation: Using Mesh Packet ID
Reception Locations

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Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Channel Timestamp Actions
Butyrskaya 868 (But8) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-101.0 dBm -0.75 dB 2 LongFast 2026-01-14 16:44:14 Current
Fostral (FSTR) -45.384s
Before 		-83.0 dBm -17.00 dB 0 LongFast 2026-01-14 16:43:29 View
EGarpunov 2 868 (Base) (BAO) (EG28) -43.768s
Before 		-89.0 dBm 6.75 dB 1 LongFast 2026-01-14 16:43:30 View
Aster-02 (AST2) -41.683s
Before 		-31.0 dBm 5.50 dB 1 LongFast 2026-01-14 16:43:32 View
ZoΝ¦mΝ«Π²β·‘iΝ₯eΝ€ [GW8] (🧟) -39.994s
Before 		-101.0 dBm -7.50 dB 2 LongFast 2026-01-14 16:43:34 View
Zamkad8 (zmkd) -38.898s
Before 		-113.0 dBm -9.50 dB 2 LongFast 2026-01-14 16:43:35 View
SYSXX YGW8 (SXY8) -37.924s
Before 		-96.0 dBm -9.50 dB 2 LongFast 2026-01-14 16:43:36 View
RN3ABX Georgy 2 (ABX2) -37.667s
Before 		-110.0 dBm -9.75 dB 2 LongFast 2026-01-14 16:43:36 View
BBS Восток (DMπŸ“²) (BBSv) +6.579s
After 		-105.0 dBm -14.50 dB 2 LongFast 2026-01-14 16:44:21 View
9

Total Receptions

9

Unique Gateways