Packet #9150142 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Meshtastic 4ade (4ade) to Skolkovo 🛰️ (Girk)

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Packet Information

Database ID:	9150142
Mesh Packet ID:	`0xd5b2ac9f` Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp:	2026-02-13 01:10:20 UTC
From Node:	Meshtastic 4ade (4ade)
To Node:	Skolkovo 🛰️ (Girk)
Success:	Processed
Protocol:	TRACEROUTE_APP Port: 70

Gateway:	Zamkad8 (zmkd)
Channel:	LongFast
RSSI:	-124 dBm
SNR:	-13.5 dBm
Hop Info:	2/7 hops Start: 7, Limit: 5

Payload Data

Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP

Size: 46 bytes

Decoded: Yes

Decoded Data:

Route Information

Route Path:	ZAO Price ML 010° 🇷🇺 (PML8) → Meshtastic 790 🤖 (790) → Zamkad8 (zmkd)
Hop Count:	2 hops
Status:	Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards:	-5.75 dB -20.25 dB -13.5 dB

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Traceroute Steps

Hop	From Node	To Node	Distance	SNR (dB)	Direction	Analysis
1	Meshtastic 4ade (4ade)	ZAO Price ML 010° 🇷🇺 (PML8)	461.71 km	-5.75 dB	Origin	Hops
2	ZAO Price ML 010° 🇷🇺 (PML8)	Meshtastic 790 🤖 (790)	16.91 km	-20.25 dB	Relay	Hops
3	Meshtastic 790 🤖 (790)	Zamkad8 (zmkd)	418 m	-13.5 dB	Relay	Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached

Total Forward Distance

479.03 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:	46 bytes
Gateway:	!9ee99fcc
Channel:	LongFast
Payload Type:	TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:	2 / 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`	`!9ee99fcc` Node ID format
`channel_id`	`LongFast` Default public channel
`packet`	`MeshPacket` (46 bytes) Contains the actual mesh network packet

MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

Field	Value	Type
`from`	`990792414` Source node ID	uint32
`to`	`2172316139` Target node ID	uint32
`decoded.portnum`	`70` TRACEROUTE_APP	enum
`decoded.payload_length`	`46` bytes	size
`hop_limit`	`5` Remaining hops allowed	uint32
`hop_start`	`7` Initial hop limit	uint32
`hops_taken`	`2` Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit	derived
`rx_rssi`	`-124.0` dBm Signal strength at gateway	int32
`rx_snr`	`-13.50` dB Signal quality at gateway	float
`rx_time`	`1770934219` 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`	`52` Relay node ID	uint32
`tx_after`	Not set	uint32
`timestamp`	`1770934220.1423287` Unix timestamp	uint32

MQTT Privacy & Exposure Analysis

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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)
⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)

MQTT-Specific Fields

Want ack:	`True`
Gateway ID:	`!9ee99fcc`
Signal Metrics:	RSSI: -124.0 dBm SNR: -13.50 dB

Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:

Protocol:	TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:	46 bytes
Decoded:	Yes

Complete Payload Data (JSON):

{ "route_nodes": [ 467927768, 48605236, 2666110924 ], "snr_towards": [ -5.75, -20.25, -13.5 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "2172316139": "Skolkovo 🛰️ (Girk)", "2666110924": "Zamkad8 (zmkd)", "48605236": "Meshtastic 790 🤖 (790)", "467927768": "ZAO Price ML 010° 🇷🇺 (PML8)", "990792414": "Meshtastic 4ade (4ade)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 9150142, "timestamp": 1770934220.1423287, "from_node_id": 990792414, "to_node_id": 2172316139, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!9ee99fcc", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 3585256607, "rssi": -124, "snr": -13.5, "hop_limit": 5, "hop_start": 7, "payload_length": 46, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a0cd802e41b34a8e502cc9fe99e121ee9ffffffffffffffff01afffffffffffffffff01caffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1770934219, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 52, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2026-02-13 01:10:20", "hop_count": 2, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 4ade (4ade)", "to_node_name": "Skolkovo 🛰️ (Girk)", "gateway_name": "Zamkad8 (zmkd)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 2666110924, "latitude": 55.8137344, "longitude": 37.3522432, "altitude": 162, "timestamp": 1772320823.1892047, "timestamp_str": "2026-03-01 02:20:23", "display_name": "Zamkad8", "long_name": "Zamkad8", "short_name": "zmkd", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 9150142, "from_node_id": 990792414, "to_node_id": 2172316139, "timestamp": 1770934220.1423287, "gateway_id": "!9ee99fcc", "raw_payload": "0a0cd802e41b34a8e502cc9fe99e121ee9ffffffffffffffff01afffffffffffffffff01caffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 5, "hop_start": 7, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 4ade (4ade)", "to_node_name": "!817ae9eb", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 467927768, 48605236, 2666110924 ], "snr_towards": [ -5.75, -20.25, -13.5 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 990792414, 467927768, 48605236, 2666110924 ], "node_names": [ "Meshtastic 4ade (4ade)", "ZAO Price ML 010° 🇷🇺 (PML8)", "Meshtastic 790 🤖 (790)", "Zamkad8 (zmkd)" ], "snr_values": [ -5.75, -20.25, -13.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 990792414, "to_node_id": 467927768, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 4ade (4ade)", "to_node_name": "ZAO Price ML 010° 🇷🇺 (PML8)", "snr": -5.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 461706.2868483914, "from_location_timestamp": 1770630590.8135319, "to_location_timestamp": 1770913099.1625352, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.5d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 5.9h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 467927768, "to_node_id": 48605236, "from_node_name": "ZAO Price ML 010° 🇷🇺 (PML8)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 790 🤖 (790)", "snr": -20.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 16907.02618180907, "from_location_timestamp": 1770913099.1625352, "to_location_timestamp": 1770892337.0401652, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 11.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 48605236, "to_node_id": 2666110924, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 790 🤖 (790)", "to_node_name": "Zamkad8 (zmkd)", "snr": -13.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 417.94601223731445, "from_location_timestamp": 1770892337.0401652, "to_location_timestamp": 1770930896.8990083, "from_location_age_warning": "from 11.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.9h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 3 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 990792414, 467927768, 48605236, 2666110924 ], "node_names": [ "Meshtastic 4ade (4ade)", "ZAO Price ML 010° 🇷🇺 (PML8)", "Meshtastic 790 🤖 (790)", "Zamkad8 (zmkd)" ], "snr_values": [ -5.75, -20.25, -13.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 990792414, "to_node_id": 467927768, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 4ade (4ade)", "to_node_name": "ZAO Price ML 010° 🇷🇺 (PML8)", "snr": -5.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 461706.2868483914, "from_location_timestamp": 1770630590.8135319, "to_location_timestamp": 1770913099.1625352, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.5d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 5.9h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 467927768, "to_node_id": 48605236, "from_node_name": "ZAO Price ML 010° 🇷🇺 (PML8)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 790 🤖 (790)", "snr": -20.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 16907.02618180907, "from_location_timestamp": 1770913099.1625352, "to_location_timestamp": 1770892337.0401652, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 11.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 48605236, "to_node_id": 2666110924, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 790 🤖 (790)", "to_node_name": "Zamkad8 (zmkd)", "snr": -13.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 417.94601223731445, "from_location_timestamp": 1770892337.0401652, "to_location_timestamp": 1770930896.8990083, "from_location_age_warning": "from 11.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.9h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 3 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Meshtastic 4ade (4ade) → ZAO Price ML 010° 🇷🇺 (PML8) → Meshtastic 790 🤖 (790) → Zamkad8 (zmkd)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "Meshtastic 4ade (4ade) → ZAO Price ML 010° 🇷🇺 (PML8) → Meshtastic 790 🤖 (790) → Zamkad8 (zmkd)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 990792414, "to_node_id": 467927768, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 4ade (4ade)", "to_node_name": "ZAO Price ML 010° 🇷🇺 (PML8)", "snr": -5.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 461706.2868483914, "from_location_timestamp": 1770630590.8135319, "to_location_timestamp": 1770913099.1625352, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.5d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 5.9h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 467927768, "to_node_id": 48605236, "from_node_name": "ZAO Price ML 010° 🇷🇺 (PML8)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 790 🤖 (790)", "snr": -20.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 16907.02618180907, "from_location_timestamp": 1770913099.1625352, "to_location_timestamp": 1770892337.0401652, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 11.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 48605236, "to_node_id": 2666110924, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 790 🤖 (790)", "to_node_name": "Zamkad8 (zmkd)", "snr": -13.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 417.94601223731445, "from_location_timestamp": 1770892337.0401652, "to_location_timestamp": 1770930896.8990083, "from_location_age_warning": "from 11.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.9h ago" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 479031.25904243777, "total_return_distance": null }

Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)

{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!9ee99fcc", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 990792414, "to": 2172316139, "id": 3585256607, "rx_time": 1770934219, "rx_snr": -13.5, "rx_rssi": -124, "hop_limit": 5, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 52, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a0cd802e41b34a8e502cc9fe99e121ee9ffffffffffffffff01afffffffffffffffff01caffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 467927768, 48605236, 2666110924 ], "snr_towards": [ -23, -81, -54 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }

Raw Packet Data (46 bytes)

0a0cd802e41b34a8e502cc9fe99e121ee9ffffffffffffffff01afffffffffffffffff01caffffffffffffffff01

Hex Analysis:

Size:	46 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
Zamkad8 (zmkd) Primary	0.000s Reference	-124.0 dBm	-13.50 dB	2	LongFast	2026-02-13 01:10:20	Current
Aster-02 (AST2)	-1.760s Before	-102.0 dBm	-10.25 dB	1	LongFast	2026-02-13 01:10:18	View
ZA_MKAD_22_868_1 (8681)	-1.462s Before	-137.0 dBm	-14.75 dB	1	LongFast	2026-02-13 01:10:18	View
Dragon868-1 (D1)	-1.432s Before	-105.0 dBm	-4.25 dB	1	LongFast	2026-02-13 01:10:18	View
NODE_SOLAR_868 (8682)	-1.247s Before	Unknown	Unknown	2	LongFast	2026-02-13 01:10:18	View
MOBILENODE_868 (8681)	-1.240s Before	Unknown	Unknown	2	LongFast	2026-02-13 01:10:18	View
Zoͦmͫвⷡiͥeͤ [GW8] (🧟)	+58.159s After	-106.0 dBm	-11.00 dB	7	LongFast	2026-02-13 01:11:18	View
Tsaritsyno_KB_U_868 (KBU8)	+112.441s After	-128.0 dBm	-18.00 dB	7	LongFast	2026-02-13 01:12:12	View

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Unique Gateways