Packet #5966058 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from GhostInTheSpectrum (GITS) to Apollo85 (Ap85)

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Unique Gateways

Hop Count

Payload Bytes

Packet Information

Database ID:	5966058
Mesh Packet ID:	`0x2ee55beb` Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp:	2026-01-14 22:46:25 UTC
From Node:	GhostInTheSpectrum (GITS)
To Node:	Apollo85 (Ap85)
Success:	Processed
Protocol:	TRACEROUTE_APP Port: 70

Gateway:	RN3ABX Georgy 2 (ABX2)
Channel:	LongFast
RSSI:	-52 dBm
SNR:	9.75 dBm
Hop Info:	6/7 hops Start: 7, Limit: 1

Payload Data

Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP

Size: 79 bytes

Decoded: Yes

Decoded Data:

Route Information

Route Path:	87f0 (441) → SokolA UA0 (SAF) → Meshtastic d9d8 (d9d8) → ZAO Price ML 010° 🇷🇺 (PML8) → INET 🙈🙉🙊 (INET) → !04085dec
Hop Count:	5 hops
Status:	Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards:	-18.75 dB -8.25 dB -16.75 dB -17.25 dB 1.0 dB -11.5 dB

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Traceroute Steps

Hop	From Node	To Node	Distance	SNR (dB)	Direction	Analysis
1	GhostInTheSpectrum (GITS)	87f0 (441)	Unknown	-18.75 dB	Origin	Hops
2	87f0 (441)	SokolA UA0 (SAF)	Unknown	-8.25 dB	Relay	Hops
3	SokolA UA0 (SAF)	Meshtastic d9d8 (d9d8)	Unknown	-16.75 dB	Relay	Hops
4	Meshtastic d9d8 (d9d8)	ZAO Price ML 010° 🇷🇺 (PML8)	Unknown	-17.25 dB	Relay	Hops
5	ZAO Price ML 010° 🇷🇺 (PML8)	INET 🙈🙉🙊 (INET)	12.75 km	1.0 dB	Relay	Hops
6	INET 🙈🙉🙊 (INET)	!04085dec	Unknown	-11.5 dB	Relay	Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached

Total Forward Distance

12.75 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:	79 bytes
Gateway:	!f98db090
Channel:	LongFast
Payload Type:	TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:	6 / 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
+ 2 more...

MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

Field	Value
`gateway_id`	`!f98db090` Node ID format
`channel_id`	`LongFast` Default public channel
`packet`	`MeshPacket` (79 bytes) Contains the actual mesh network packet

MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

Field	Value	Type
`from`	`4189173840` Source node ID	uint32
`to`	`3672095956` Target node ID	uint32
`decoded.portnum`	`70` TRACEROUTE_APP	enum
`decoded.payload_length`	`79` bytes	size
`hop_limit`	`1` Remaining hops allowed	uint32
`hop_start`	`7` Initial hop limit	uint32
`hops_taken`	`6` Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit	derived
`rx_rssi`	`-52.0` dBm Signal strength at gateway	int32
`rx_snr`	`9.75` dB Signal quality at gateway	float
`rx_time`	`1768419984` 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`	Not set	uint32
`tx_after`	Not set	uint32
`timestamp`	`1768419985.701596` 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 (6 hops)
⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)

MQTT-Specific Fields

Want ack:	`True`
Gateway ID:	`!f98db090`
Signal Metrics:	RSSI: -52.0 dBm SNR: 9.75 dB

Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:

Protocol:	TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:	79 bytes
Decoded:	Yes

Complete Payload Data (JSON):

{ "route_nodes": [ 2223540208, 470292372, 1127930328, 467927768, 1770363040, 67657196 ], "snr_towards": [ -18.75, -8.25, -16.75, -17.25, 1.0, -11.5 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "1770363040": "INET 🙈🙉🙊 (INET)", "1127930328": "Meshtastic d9d8 (d9d8)", "67657196": "!04085dec", "2223540208": "87f0 (441)", "4189173840": "GhostInTheSpectrum (GITS)", "470292372": "SokolA UA0 (SAF)", "3672095956": "Apollo85 (Ap85)", "467927768": "ZAO Price ML 010° 🇷🇺 (PML8)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 5966058, "timestamp": 1768419985.701596, "from_node_id": 4189173840, "to_node_id": 3672095956, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!f98db090", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 786783211, "rssi": -52, "snr": 9.75, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 7, "payload_length": 79, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a18f08788849417081cd8d93a43d802e41ba0988569ec5d08041233b5ffffffffffffffff01dfffffffffffffffff01bdffffffffffffffff01bbffffffffffffffff0104d2ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1768419984, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 0, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2026-01-14 22:46:25", "hop_count": 6, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "GhostInTheSpectrum (GITS)", "to_node_name": "Apollo85 (Ap85)", "gateway_name": "RN3ABX Georgy 2 (ABX2)", "gateway_location": null }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 5966058, "from_node_id": 4189173840, "to_node_id": 3672095956, "timestamp": 1768419985.701596, "gateway_id": "!f98db090", "raw_payload": "0a18f08788849417081cd8d93a43d802e41ba0988569ec5d08041233b5ffffffffffffffff01dfffffffffffffffff01bdffffffffffffffff01bbffffffffffffffff0104d2ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 7, "from_node_name": "GhostInTheSpectrum (GITS)", "to_node_name": "!dadfbcd4", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 2223540208, 470292372, 1127930328, 467927768, 1770363040, 67657196 ], "snr_towards": [ -18.75, -8.25, -16.75, -17.25, 1.0, -11.5 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 4189173840, 2223540208, 470292372, 1127930328, 467927768, 1770363040, 67657196 ], "node_names": [ "GhostInTheSpectrum (GITS)", "87f0 (441)", "SokolA UA0 (SAF)", "Meshtastic d9d8 (d9d8)", "ZAO Price ML 010° 🇷🇺 (PML8)", "INET 🙈🙉🙊 (INET)", "!04085dec" ], "snr_values": [ -18.75, -8.25, -16.75, -17.25, 1.0, -11.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 4189173840, "to_node_id": 2223540208, "from_node_name": "GhostInTheSpectrum (GITS)", "to_node_name": "87f0 (441)", "snr": -18.75, "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": 2223540208, "to_node_id": 470292372, "from_node_name": "87f0 (441)", "to_node_name": "SokolA UA0 (SAF)", "snr": -8.25, "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" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 470292372, "to_node_id": 1127930328, "from_node_name": "SokolA UA0 (SAF)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic d9d8 (d9d8)", "snr": -16.75, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 1127930328, "to_node_id": 467927768, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic d9d8 (d9d8)", "to_node_name": "ZAO Price ML 010° 🇷🇺 (PML8)", "snr": -17.25, "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" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 467927768, "to_node_id": 1770363040, "from_node_name": "ZAO Price ML 010° 🇷🇺 (PML8)", "to_node_name": "INET 🙈🙉🙊 (INET)", "snr": 1.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 12752.990282503451, "from_location_timestamp": 1768397960.4050453, "to_location_timestamp": 1768419834.517169, "from_location_age_warning": "from 6.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.0h ago" }, { "hop_number": 6, "from_node_id": 1770363040, "to_node_id": 67657196, "from_node_name": "INET 🙈🙉🙊 (INET)", "to_node_name": "!04085dec", "snr": -11.5, "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": 6 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 4189173840, 2223540208, 470292372, 1127930328, 467927768, 1770363040, 67657196 ], "node_names": [ "GhostInTheSpectrum (GITS)", "87f0 (441)", "SokolA UA0 (SAF)", "Meshtastic d9d8 (d9d8)", "ZAO Price ML 010° 🇷🇺 (PML8)", "INET 🙈🙉🙊 (INET)", "!04085dec" ], "snr_values": [ -18.75, -8.25, -16.75, -17.25, 1.0, -11.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 4189173840, "to_node_id": 2223540208, "from_node_name": "GhostInTheSpectrum (GITS)", "to_node_name": "87f0 (441)", "snr": -18.75, "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": 2223540208, "to_node_id": 470292372, "from_node_name": "87f0 (441)", "to_node_name": "SokolA UA0 (SAF)", "snr": -8.25, "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" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 470292372, "to_node_id": 1127930328, "from_node_name": "SokolA UA0 (SAF)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic d9d8 (d9d8)", "snr": -16.75, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 1127930328, "to_node_id": 467927768, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic d9d8 (d9d8)", "to_node_name": "ZAO Price ML 010° 🇷🇺 (PML8)", "snr": -17.25, "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" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 467927768, "to_node_id": 1770363040, "from_node_name": "ZAO Price ML 010° 🇷🇺 (PML8)", "to_node_name": "INET 🙈🙉🙊 (INET)", "snr": 1.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 12752.990282503451, "from_location_timestamp": 1768397960.4050453, "to_location_timestamp": 1768419834.517169, "from_location_age_warning": "from 6.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.0h ago" }, { "hop_number": 6, "from_node_id": 1770363040, "to_node_id": 67657196, "from_node_name": "INET 🙈🙉🙊 (INET)", "to_node_name": "!04085dec", "snr": -11.5, "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": 6 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "GhostInTheSpectrum (GITS) → 87f0 (441) → SokolA UA0 (SAF) → Meshtastic d9d8 (d9d8) → ZAO Price ML 010° 🇷🇺 (PML8) → INET 🙈🙉🙊 (INET) → !04085dec", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "GhostInTheSpectrum (GITS) → 87f0 (441) → SokolA UA0 (SAF) → Meshtastic d9d8 (d9d8) → ZAO Price ML 010° 🇷🇺 (PML8) → INET 🙈🙉🙊 (INET) → !04085dec", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 4189173840, "to_node_id": 2223540208, "from_node_name": "GhostInTheSpectrum (GITS)", "to_node_name": "87f0 (441)", "snr": -18.75, "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": 2223540208, "to_node_id": 470292372, "from_node_name": "87f0 (441)", "to_node_name": "SokolA UA0 (SAF)", "snr": -8.25, "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" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 470292372, "to_node_id": 1127930328, "from_node_name": "SokolA UA0 (SAF)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic d9d8 (d9d8)", "snr": -16.75, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 1127930328, "to_node_id": 467927768, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic d9d8 (d9d8)", "to_node_name": "ZAO Price ML 010° 🇷🇺 (PML8)", "snr": -17.25, "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" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 467927768, "to_node_id": 1770363040, "from_node_name": "ZAO Price ML 010° 🇷🇺 (PML8)", "to_node_name": "INET 🙈🙉🙊 (INET)", "snr": 1.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 12752.990282503451, "from_location_timestamp": 1768397960.4050453, "to_location_timestamp": 1768419834.517169, "from_location_age_warning": "from 6.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.0h ago" }, { "hop_number": 6, "from_node_id": 1770363040, "to_node_id": 67657196, "from_node_name": "INET 🙈🙉🙊 (INET)", "to_node_name": "!04085dec", "snr": -11.5, "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": 12752.990282503451, "total_return_distance": null }

Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)

{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!f98db090", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 4189173840, "to": 3672095956, "id": 786783211, "rx_time": 1768419984, "rx_snr": 9.75, "rx_rssi": -52, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 0, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a18f08788849417081cd8d93a43d802e41ba0988569ec5d08041233b5ffffffffffffffff01dfffffffffffffffff01bdffffffffffffffff01bbffffffffffffffff0104d2ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 2223540208, 470292372, 1127930328, 467927768, 1770363040, 67657196 ], "snr_towards": [ -75, -33, -67, -69, 4, -46 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }

Raw Packet Data (79 bytes)

0a18f08788849417081cd8d93a43d802e41ba0988569ec5d08041233b5ffffffffffffffff01dfffffffffffffffff01bdffffffffffffffff01bbffffffffffffffff0104d2ffffffffffffffff01

Hex Analysis:

Size:	79 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
RN3ABX Georgy 2 (ABX2) Primary	0.000s Reference	-52.0 dBm	9.75 dB	6	LongFast	2026-01-14 22:46:25	Current
patch866 (pth8)	-335.237s Before	-67.0 dBm	1.50 dB	4	LongFast	2026-01-14 22:40:50	View
Butyrskaya 868 (But8)	-331.736s Before	-114.0 dBm	-8.00 dB	4	LongFast	2026-01-14 22:40:53	View
BBS Восток (DM📲) (BBSv)	-329.864s Before	-100.0 dBm	-7.75 dB	7	LongFast	2026-01-14 22:40:55	View
EGarpunov 2 868 (Base) (BAO) (EG28)	-329.714s Before	-98.0 dBm	1.50 dB	7	LongFast	2026-01-14 22:40:55	View
Zamkad8 (zmkd)	-13.715s Before	-115.0 dBm	-3.75 dB	3	LongFast	2026-01-14 22:46:11	View
Aster-02 (AST2)	-10.947s Before	-102.0 dBm	-15.50 dB	4	LongFast	2026-01-14 22:46:14	View
SYSXX YGW8 (SXY8)	-10.874s Before	-103.0 dBm	-16.00 dB	4	LongFast	2026-01-14 22:46:14	View
Dragon868-1 (D1)	-10.690s Before	-105.0 dBm	-2.50 dB	4	LongFast	2026-01-14 22:46:15	View
ZA_MKAD_22_868_1 (8681)	-10.521s Before	-139.0 dBm	-14.50 dB	4	LongFast	2026-01-14 22:46:15	View
NODE_SOLAR_868 (8682)	-10.353s Before	Unknown	Unknown	5	LongFast	2026-01-14 22:46:15	View
SYSXX OGW8 (SXG8)	-7.807s Before	-119.0 dBm	-9.50 dB	5	LongFast	2026-01-14 22:46:17	View
SYSXX BGW8 (SXB8)	-7.774s Before	-118.0 dBm	-11.75 dB	5	LongFast	2026-01-14 22:46:17	View
ZA_MKAD_22_433_2 (4332)	-7.205s Before	Unknown	Unknown	5	LongFast	2026-01-14 22:46:18	View
Zoͦmͫвⷡiͥeͤ [GW8] (🧟)	-1.680s Before	-90.0 dBm	2.50 dB	5	LongFast	2026-01-14 22:46:24	View
Cyb (17e8)	+1390.618s After	-111.0 dBm	-16.25 dB	6	LongFast	2026-01-14 23:09:36	View

16

Total Receptions

16

Unique Gateways