Packet #6016321 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from HiVolt_868 (HV01) to Meshtastic e338 (e338)

10
Total Receptions
10
Unique Gateways
2
Hop Count
44
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 6016321
Mesh Packet ID: 0xcd74dec1
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-01-15 08:34:37 UTC
From Node: HiVolt_868 (HV01)
To Node: Meshtastic e338 (e338)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: NODE_SOLAR_868 (8682)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: Unknown
SNR: Unknown
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: -19.5 dB
Return Path: !ffffffff → ZA_MKAD_22_868_1 (8681)
SNR Back: -32.0 dB -13.75 dB
Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Meshtastic e338 (e338) HiVolt_868 (HV01) Unknown -19.5 dB Origin Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Return Path Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 HiVolt_868 (HV01) !ffffffff Unknown -32.0 dB Return Start Hops
2 !ffffffff ZA_MKAD_22_868_1 (8681) Unknown -13.75 dB Return End Hops
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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:44 bytes
Gateway:!9e9fbbf0
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:2 / 2
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
+ 1 more...
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 (44 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2997322544
Source node ID 		uint32
to 321905464
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 Not set int32
rx_snr Not set float
rx_time 1768455276
Receive timestamp 		fixed32
via_mqtt False
Direct LoRa transmission 		bool
want_ack True
Acknowledgment requested 		bool
priority 80
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 1768455277.7768223
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 (2 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:44 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [], "snr_towards": [ -19.5 ], "route_back": [ 4294967295, 3148362576 ], "snr_back": [ -32.0, -13.75 ], "route_node_names": { "3148362576": "ZA_MKAD_22_868_1 (8681)", "2997322544": "HiVolt_868 (HV01)", "321905464": "Meshtastic e338 (e338)", "4294967295": "!ffffffff" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 6016321, "timestamp": 1768455277.7768223, "from_node_id": 2997322544, "to_node_id": 321905464, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!9e9fbbf0", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 3446988481, "rssi": 0, "snr": 0.0, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 2, "payload_length": 44, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "120ab2ffffffffffffffff011a08ffffffff5033a8bb221480ffffffffffffffff01c9ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 80, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1768455276, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 80, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2026-01-15 08:34:37", "hop_count": 2, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "HiVolt_868 (HV01)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic e338 (e338)", "gateway_name": "NODE_SOLAR_868 (8682)", "gateway_location": null }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 6016321, "from_node_id": 2997322544, "to_node_id": 321905464, "timestamp": 1768455277.7768223, "gateway_id": "!9e9fbbf0", "raw_payload": "120ab2ffffffffffffffff011a08ffffffff5033a8bb221480ffffffffffffffff01c9ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 2, "from_node_name": "HiVolt_868 (HV01)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic e338 (e338)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [], "snr_towards": [ -19.5 ], "route_back": [ 4294967295, 3148362576 ], "snr_back": [ -32.0, -13.75 ] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward_with_return", "node_ids": [ 321905464, 2997322544 ], "node_names": [ "Meshtastic e338 (e338)", "HiVolt_868 (HV01)" ], "snr_values": [ -19.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 321905464, "to_node_id": 2997322544, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic e338 (e338)", "to_node_name": "HiVolt_868 (HV01)", "snr": -19.5, "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": 1 }, "return_path": { "path_type": "return", "node_ids": [ 2997322544, 4294967295, 3148362576 ], "node_names": [ "HiVolt_868 (HV01)", "!ffffffff", "ZA_MKAD_22_868_1 (8681)" ], "snr_values": [ -32.0, -13.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2997322544, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "HiVolt_868 (HV01)", "to_node_name": "!ffffffff", "snr": -32.0, "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" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 3148362576, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "ZA_MKAD_22_868_1 (8681)", "snr": -13.75, "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": [ 321905464, 2997322544, 4294967295, 3148362576 ], "node_names": [ "Meshtastic e338 (e338)", "HiVolt_868 (HV01)", "!ffffffff", "ZA_MKAD_22_868_1 (8681)" ], "snr_values": [ -19.5, -32.0, -13.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 321905464, "to_node_id": 2997322544, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic e338 (e338)", "to_node_name": "HiVolt_868 (HV01)", "snr": -19.5, "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" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2997322544, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "HiVolt_868 (HV01)", "to_node_name": "!ffffffff", "snr": -32.0, "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" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 3148362576, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "ZA_MKAD_22_868_1 (8681)", "snr": -13.75, "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": "Meshtastic e338 (e338) → HiVolt_868 (HV01)", "return_path_display": "HiVolt_868 (HV01) → !ffffffff → ZA_MKAD_22_868_1 (8681)", "actual_rf_path_display": "Meshtastic e338 (e338) → HiVolt_868 (HV01) → !ffffffff → ZA_MKAD_22_868_1 (8681)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 321905464, "to_node_id": 2997322544, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic e338 (e338)", "to_node_name": "HiVolt_868 (HV01)", "snr": -19.5, "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": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2997322544, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "HiVolt_868 (HV01)", "to_node_name": "!ffffffff", "snr": -32.0, "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" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 3148362576, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "ZA_MKAD_22_868_1 (8681)", "snr": -13.75, "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": 0 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!9e9fbbf0", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2997322544, "to": 321905464, "id": 3446988481, "rx_time": 1768455276, "rx_snr": 0.0, "rx_rssi": 0, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 2, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 80, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 80, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "120ab2ffffffffffffffff011a08ffffffff5033a8bb221480ffffffffffffffff01c9ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "snr_towards": [ -78 ], "route_back": [ 4294967295, 3148362576 ], "snr_back": [ -128, -55 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (44 bytes)
120ab2ffffffffffffffff011a08ffffffff5033a8bb221480ffffffffffffffff01c9ffffffffffffffff01
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
NODE_SOLAR_868 (8682) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		Unknown Unknown 2 LongFast 2026-01-15 08:34:37 Current
Zoͦmͫвⷡiͥeͤ [GW8] (🧟) -184.070s
Before 		-88.0 dBm 2.75 dB 0 LongFast 2026-01-15 08:31:33 View
SYSXX YGW8 (SXY8) -0.613s
Before 		-100.0 dBm -13.75 dB 1 LongFast 2026-01-15 08:34:37 View
ZA_MKAD_22_868_1 (8681) -0.338s
Before 		-136.0 dBm -13.75 dB 1 LongFast 2026-01-15 08:34:37 View
ZA_MKAD_22_433_2 (4332) -0.105s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 2 LongFast 2026-01-15 08:34:37 View
Aster-02 (AST2) +2.117s
After 		-76.0 dBm 3.75 dB 2 LongFast 2026-01-15 08:34:39 View
SYSXX BGW8 (SXB8) +2.378s
After 		-125.0 dBm -18.25 dB 2 LongFast 2026-01-15 08:34:40 View
RN3ABX Georgy 2 (ABX2) +2.604s
After 		-56.0 dBm 9.75 dB 2 LongFast 2026-01-15 08:34:40 View
SYSXX OGW8 (SXG8) +4.064s
After 		-45.0 dBm 6.75 dB 2 LongFast 2026-01-15 08:34:41 View
Zamkad8 (zmkd) +12.819s
After 		-109.0 dBm 0.50 dB 2 LongFast 2026-01-15 08:34:50 View
10

Total Receptions

10

Unique Gateways