Packet #5952662 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Imaginary Friend 868 (imgf) to Meshtastic 114. (114.)

5
Total Receptions
5
Unique Gateways
4
Hop Count
51
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 5952662
Mesh Packet ID: 0x2cec9d7a
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-01-14 20:09:37 UTC
From Node: Imaginary Friend 868 (imgf)
To Node: Meshtastic 114. (114.)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: NODE_SOLAR_868 (8682)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: Unknown
SNR: Unknown
Hop Info: 4/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 3
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 51 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: Meshtastic NMSZ (3144) → R5BL (LF) (R5BL) → ZAO Price ML 010° 🇷🇺 (PML8) → ZA_MKAD_22_868_1 (8681)
Hop Count: 3 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: -17.0 dB 6.0 dB -4.25 dB -14.25 dB
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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Imaginary Friend 868 (imgf) Meshtastic NMSZ (3144) Unknown -17.0 dB Origin Hops
2 Meshtastic NMSZ (3144) R5BL (LF) (R5BL) Unknown 6.0 dB Relay Hops
3 R5BL (LF) (R5BL) ZAO Price ML 010° 🇷🇺 (PML8) 35.47 km -4.25 dB Relay Hops
4 ZAO Price ML 010° 🇷🇺 (PML8) ZA_MKAD_22_868_1 (8681) Unknown -14.25 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
35.47 km
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Raw Packet Analysis
Complete field breakdown and MQTT privacy/exposure analysis
Packet Structure
MQTT Packet Flow:
ServiceEnvelope (MQTT layer) → MeshPacket (Mesh layer) → Decoded Payload (Application data)
Total Size:51 bytes
Gateway:!9e9fbbf0
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:4 / 7
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Acknowledgment requested
+ 2 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Default channel - no encryption
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
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MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !9e9fbbf0
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (51 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 4189065508
Source node ID 		uint32
to 2661118724
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 51 bytes size
hop_limit 3
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 7
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 4
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi Not set int32
rx_snr Not set float
rx_time 1768410577
Receive timestamp 		fixed32
via_mqtt False
Direct LoRa transmission 		bool
want_ack True
Acknowledgment requested 		bool
priority 70
Packet priority level 		enum
delayed Not set enum
channel Not set uint32
pki_encrypted False
Standard encryption 		bool
next_hop Not set uint32
relay_node 80
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1768410577.7685838
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:
  • ✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
  • ✓ Acknowledgment requested
  • ✓ Targeted to specific node
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Default channel - no encryption
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (4 hops)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !9e9fbbf0
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:51 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 2896900420, 1439093364, 467927768, 3148362576 ], "snr_towards": [ -17.0, 6.0, -4.25, -14.25 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "2896900420": "Meshtastic NMSZ (3144)", "4189065508": "Imaginary Friend 868 (imgf)", "2661118724": "Meshtastic 114. (114.)", "3148362576": "ZA_MKAD_22_868_1 (8681)", "1439093364": "R5BL (LF) (R5BL)", "467927768": "ZAO Price ML 010° 🇷🇺 (PML8)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 5952662, "timestamp": 1768410577.7685838, "from_node_id": 4189065508, "to_node_id": 2661118724, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!9e9fbbf0", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 753704314, "rssi": 0, "snr": 0.0, "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 7, "payload_length": 51, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a104431abac74d2c655d802e41b5033a8bb121fbcffffffffffffffff0118efffffffffffffffff01c7ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 70, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1768410577, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 80, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2026-01-14 20:09:37", "hop_count": 4, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Imaginary Friend 868 (imgf)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 114. (114.)", "gateway_name": "NODE_SOLAR_868 (8682)", "gateway_location": null }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 5952662, "from_node_id": 4189065508, "to_node_id": 2661118724, "timestamp": 1768410577.7685838, "gateway_id": "!9e9fbbf0", "raw_payload": "0a104431abac74d2c655d802e41b5033a8bb121fbcffffffffffffffff0118efffffffffffffffff01c7ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 7, "from_node_name": "Imaginary Friend 868 (imgf)", "to_node_name": "!9e9d7304", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 2896900420, 1439093364, 467927768, 3148362576 ], "snr_towards": [ -17.0, 6.0, -4.25, -14.25 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 4189065508, 2896900420, 1439093364, 467927768, 3148362576 ], "node_names": [ "Imaginary Friend 868 (imgf)", "Meshtastic NMSZ (3144)", "R5BL (LF) (R5BL)", "ZAO Price ML 010° 🇷🇺 (PML8)", "ZA_MKAD_22_868_1 (8681)" ], "snr_values": [ -17.0, 6.0, -4.25, -14.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 4189065508, "to_node_id": 2896900420, "from_node_name": "Imaginary Friend 868 (imgf)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic NMSZ (3144)", "snr": -17.0, "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" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2896900420, "to_node_id": 1439093364, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic NMSZ (3144)", "to_node_name": "R5BL (LF) (R5BL)", "snr": 6.0, "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" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 1439093364, "to_node_id": 467927768, "from_node_name": "R5BL (LF) (R5BL)", "to_node_name": "ZAO Price ML 010° 🇷🇺 (PML8)", "snr": -4.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 35468.09041313787, "from_location_timestamp": 1768018970.5241983, "to_location_timestamp": 1768397960.4050453, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.5d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.5h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 467927768, "to_node_id": 3148362576, "from_node_name": "ZAO Price ML 010° 🇷🇺 (PML8)", "to_node_name": "ZA_MKAD_22_868_1 (8681)", "snr": -14.25, "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": 4 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 4189065508, 2896900420, 1439093364, 467927768, 3148362576 ], "node_names": [ "Imaginary Friend 868 (imgf)", "Meshtastic NMSZ (3144)", "R5BL (LF) (R5BL)", "ZAO Price ML 010° 🇷🇺 (PML8)", "ZA_MKAD_22_868_1 (8681)" ], "snr_values": [ -17.0, 6.0, -4.25, -14.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 4189065508, "to_node_id": 2896900420, "from_node_name": "Imaginary Friend 868 (imgf)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic NMSZ (3144)", "snr": -17.0, "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": 2896900420, "to_node_id": 1439093364, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic NMSZ (3144)", "to_node_name": "R5BL (LF) (R5BL)", "snr": 6.0, "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": 3, "from_node_id": 1439093364, "to_node_id": 467927768, "from_node_name": "R5BL (LF) (R5BL)", "to_node_name": "ZAO Price ML 010° 🇷🇺 (PML8)", "snr": -4.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 35468.09041313787, "from_location_timestamp": 1768018970.5241983, "to_location_timestamp": 1768397960.4050453, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.5d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.5h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 467927768, "to_node_id": 3148362576, "from_node_name": "ZAO Price ML 010° 🇷🇺 (PML8)", "to_node_name": "ZA_MKAD_22_868_1 (8681)", "snr": -14.25, "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" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 4 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Imaginary Friend 868 (imgf) → Meshtastic NMSZ (3144) → R5BL (LF) (R5BL) → ZAO Price ML 010° 🇷🇺 (PML8) → ZA_MKAD_22_868_1 (8681)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "Imaginary Friend 868 (imgf) → Meshtastic NMSZ (3144) → R5BL (LF) (R5BL) → ZAO Price ML 010° 🇷🇺 (PML8) → ZA_MKAD_22_868_1 (8681)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 4189065508, "to_node_id": 2896900420, "from_node_name": "Imaginary Friend 868 (imgf)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic NMSZ (3144)", "snr": -17.0, "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" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2896900420, "to_node_id": 1439093364, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic NMSZ (3144)", "to_node_name": "R5BL (LF) (R5BL)", "snr": 6.0, "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" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 1439093364, "to_node_id": 467927768, "from_node_name": "R5BL (LF) (R5BL)", "to_node_name": "ZAO Price ML 010° 🇷🇺 (PML8)", "snr": -4.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 35468.09041313787, "from_location_timestamp": 1768018970.5241983, "to_location_timestamp": 1768397960.4050453, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.5d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.5h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 467927768, "to_node_id": 3148362576, "from_node_name": "ZAO Price ML 010° 🇷🇺 (PML8)", "to_node_name": "ZA_MKAD_22_868_1 (8681)", "snr": -14.25, "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": [], "total_forward_distance": 35468.09041313787, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!9e9fbbf0", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 4189065508, "to": 2661118724, "id": 753704314, "rx_time": 1768410577, "rx_snr": 0.0, "rx_rssi": 0, "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 70, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 80, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a104431abac74d2c655d802e41b5033a8bb121fbcffffffffffffffff0118efffffffffffffffff01c7ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 2896900420, 1439093364, 467927768, 3148362576 ], "snr_towards": [ -68, 24, -17, -57 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (51 bytes)
0a104431abac74d2c655d802e41b5033a8bb121fbcffffffffffffffff0118efffffffffffffffff01c7ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:51 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
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Correlation: Using Mesh Packet ID
Reception Locations

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Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Channel Timestamp Actions
NODE_SOLAR_868 (8682) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		Unknown Unknown 4 LongFast 2026-01-14 20:09:37 Current
Aster-02 (AST2) -3.458s
Before 		-101.0 dBm -15.00 dB 3 LongFast 2026-01-14 20:09:34 View
SYSXX YGW8 (SXY8) -0.560s
Before 		-101.0 dBm -9.75 dB 3 LongFast 2026-01-14 20:09:37 View
ZA_MKAD_22_868_1 (8681) -0.251s
Before 		-137.0 dBm -14.25 dB 3 LongFast 2026-01-14 20:09:37 View
ZA_MKAD_22_433_2 (4332) -0.020s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 4 LongFast 2026-01-14 20:09:37 View
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Total Receptions

5

Unique Gateways