Packet #2357148 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from LOZEN Solar (LOZ) to MeshMonitor VR (VRMM)

2
Total Receptions
2
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
33
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 2357148
Mesh Packet ID: 0x60dfd0b3
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-14 18:19:11 UTC
From Node: LOZEN Solar (LOZ)
To Node: MeshMonitor VR (VRMM)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: GW Nadejda SF 🇧🇬🏢🛰️ (SFGN)
Channel: ShortFast
RSSI: -90 dBm
SNR: 10.5 dBm
Hop Info: 0/2 hops
Start: 2, Limit: 2
Relay Node: c0 100i , GERE
Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet - Candidate source node(s) based on 0-hop direct receptions
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 33 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: BSBK28 LZ1S/r SWATbg 🇧🇬 🏣 (PAPA) → Gerena (R+GW) (GERE)
Hop Count: 1 hops
Status: Forward complete, Return in progress
SNR Towards: 0.0 dB 10.0 dB 9.75 dB
Return Path: Gerena (R+GW) (GERE)
SNR Back: -2.25 dB
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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 MeshMonitor VR (VRMM) BSBK28 LZ1S/r SWATbg 🇧🇬 🏣 (PAPA) Unknown 0.0 dB Origin Hops
2 BSBK28 LZ1S/r SWATbg 🇧🇬 🏣 (PAPA) Gerena (R+GW) (GERE) Unknown 10.0 dB Relay Hops
3 Gerena (R+GW) (GERE) LOZEN Solar (LOZ) Unknown 9.75 dB Destination Hops
Return Path Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 LOZEN Solar (LOZ) Gerena (R+GW) (GERE) Unknown -2.25 dB Return Start 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:33 bytes
Gateway:!9ea08f08
Channel:ShortFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:Unknown / 2
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Targeted to specific node
+ 3 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !9ea08f08
Node ID format
channel_id ShortFast
packet MeshPacket (33 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 4125014425
Source node ID 		uint32
to 1170292774
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 33 bytes size
hop_limit 2
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 2
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 0
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -90.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 10.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1773512349
Receive timestamp 		fixed32
via_mqtt False
Direct LoRa transmission 		bool
want_ack False
No ACK 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 192
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1773512351.403777
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)
  • ✓ Targeted to specific node
  • ✓ Custom channel: ShortFast
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
  • ✓ Zero-hop: direct from source to MQTT gateway
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !9ea08f08
Zero Hop Policy: Enabled
Direct gateway connection
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -90.0 dBm
SNR: 10.50 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:33 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 2997301288, 2997305536 ], "snr_towards": [ 0.0, 10.0, 9.75 ], "route_back": [ 2997305536 ], "snr_back": [ -2.25 ], "route_node_names": { "2997301288": "BSBK28 LZ1S/r SWATbg 🇧🇬 🏣 (PAPA)", "4125014425": "LOZEN Solar (LOZ)", "1170292774": "MeshMonitor VR (VRMM)", "2997305536": "Gerena (R+GW) (GERE)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 2357148, "timestamp": 1773512351.403777, "from_node_id": 4125014425, "to_node_id": 1170292774, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!9ea08f08", "channel_id": "ShortFast", "mesh_packet_id": 1625280691, "rssi": -90, "snr": 10.5, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 2, "payload_length": 33, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a082830a7b2c040a7b212030028271a04c040a7b2220af7ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1773512349, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 192, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2026-03-14 18:19:11 UTC", "hop_count": 0, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "LOZEN Solar (LOZ)", "to_node_name": "MeshMonitor VR (VRMM)", "relay_hex": "c0", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 505480896, "node_name": "100io", "hex_id": "!1e2106c0", "short_name": "100i", "last_byte": "c0" }, { "node_id": 2997305536, "node_name": "Gerena (R+GW)", "hex_id": "!b2a740c0", "short_name": "GERE", "last_byte": "c0" } ], "gateway_name": "GW Nadejda SF 🇧🇬🏢🛰️ (SFGN)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 2661322504, "latitude": 42.72845, "longitude": 23.2889899, "altitude": 450, "timestamp": 1775361710.7303379, "timestamp_str": "2026-04-05 04:01:50", "display_name": "GW Nadejda SF 🇧🇬🏢🛰️", "long_name": "GW Nadejda SF 🇧🇬🏢🛰️", "short_name": "SFGN", "hw_model": "HELTEC_WSL_V3" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 2357148, "from_node_id": 4125014425, "to_node_id": 1170292774, "timestamp": 1773512351.403777, "gateway_id": "!9ea08f08", "raw_payload": "0a082830a7b2c040a7b212030028271a04c040a7b2220af7ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 2, "from_node_name": "LOZEN Solar (LOZ)", "to_node_name": "MeshMonitor VR (VRMM)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 2997301288, 2997305536 ], "snr_towards": [ 0.0, 10.0, 9.75 ], "route_back": [ 2997305536 ], "snr_back": [ -2.25 ] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward_with_return", "node_ids": [ 1170292774, 2997301288, 2997305536, 4125014425 ], "node_names": [ "MeshMonitor VR (VRMM)", "BSBK28 LZ1S/r SWATbg 🇧🇬 🏣 (PAPA)", "Gerena (R+GW) (GERE)", "LOZEN Solar (LOZ)" ], "snr_values": [ 0.0, 10.0, 9.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1170292774, "to_node_id": 2997301288, "from_node_name": "MeshMonitor VR (VRMM)", "to_node_name": "BSBK28 LZ1S/r SWATbg 🇧🇬 🏣 (PAPA)", "snr": 0.0, "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": 2997301288, "to_node_id": 2997305536, "from_node_name": "BSBK28 LZ1S/r SWATbg 🇧🇬 🏣 (PAPA)", "to_node_name": "Gerena (R+GW) (GERE)", "snr": 10.0, "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": 2997305536, "to_node_id": 4125014425, "from_node_name": "Gerena (R+GW) (GERE)", "to_node_name": "LOZEN Solar (LOZ)", "snr": 9.75, "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" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 3 }, "return_path": { "path_type": "return", "node_ids": [ 4125014425, 2997305536 ], "node_names": [ "LOZEN Solar (LOZ)", "Gerena (R+GW) (GERE)" ], "snr_values": [ -2.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 4125014425, "to_node_id": 2997305536, "from_node_name": "LOZEN Solar (LOZ)", "to_node_name": "Gerena (R+GW) (GERE)", "snr": -2.25, "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": 1 }, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "combined_rf", "node_ids": [ 1170292774, 2997301288, 2997305536, 4125014425 ], "node_names": [ "MeshMonitor VR (VRMM)", "BSBK28 LZ1S/r SWATbg 🇧🇬 🏣 (PAPA)", "Gerena (R+GW) (GERE)", "LOZEN Solar (LOZ)" ], "snr_values": [ 0.0, 10.0, 9.75, -2.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1170292774, "to_node_id": 2997301288, "from_node_name": "MeshMonitor VR (VRMM)", "to_node_name": "BSBK28 LZ1S/r SWATbg 🇧🇬 🏣 (PAPA)", "snr": 0.0, "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": 2997301288, "to_node_id": 2997305536, "from_node_name": "BSBK28 LZ1S/r SWATbg 🇧🇬 🏣 (PAPA)", "to_node_name": "Gerena (R+GW) (GERE)", "snr": 10.0, "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": 2997305536, "to_node_id": 4125014425, "from_node_name": "Gerena (R+GW) (GERE)", "to_node_name": "LOZEN Solar (LOZ)", "snr": 9.75, "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": 4125014425, "to_node_id": 2997305536, "from_node_name": "LOZEN Solar (LOZ)", "to_node_name": "Gerena (R+GW) (GERE)", "snr": -2.25, "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": 4 } }, "has_return_path": true, "is_complete": true, "forward_path_display": "MeshMonitor VR (VRMM) → BSBK28 LZ1S/r SWATbg 🇧🇬 🏣 (PAPA) → Gerena (R+GW) (GERE) → LOZEN Solar (LOZ)", "return_path_display": "LOZEN Solar (LOZ) → Gerena (R+GW) (GERE)", "actual_rf_path_display": "MeshMonitor VR (VRMM) → BSBK28 LZ1S/r SWATbg 🇧🇬 🏣 (PAPA) → Gerena (R+GW) (GERE) → LOZEN Solar (LOZ)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1170292774, "to_node_id": 2997301288, "from_node_name": "MeshMonitor VR (VRMM)", "to_node_name": "BSBK28 LZ1S/r SWATbg 🇧🇬 🏣 (PAPA)", "snr": 0.0, "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": 2997301288, "to_node_id": 2997305536, "from_node_name": "BSBK28 LZ1S/r SWATbg 🇧🇬 🏣 (PAPA)", "to_node_name": "Gerena (R+GW) (GERE)", "snr": 10.0, "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": 2997305536, "to_node_id": 4125014425, "from_node_name": "Gerena (R+GW) (GERE)", "to_node_name": "LOZEN Solar (LOZ)", "snr": 9.75, "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" } ], "return_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 4125014425, "to_node_id": 2997305536, "from_node_name": "LOZEN Solar (LOZ)", "to_node_name": "Gerena (R+GW) (GERE)", "snr": -2.25, "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": 0 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!9ea08f08", "channel_id": "ShortFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 4125014425, "to": 1170292774, "id": 1625280691, "rx_time": 1773512349, "rx_snr": 10.5, "rx_rssi": -90, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 2, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 192, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a082830a7b2c040a7b212030028271a04c040a7b2220af7ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 2997301288, 2997305536 ], "snr_towards": [ 0, 40, 39 ], "route_back": [ 2997305536 ], "snr_back": [ -9 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (33 bytes)
0a082830a7b2c040a7b212030028271a04c040a7b2220af7ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:33 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 Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
GW Nadejda SF 🇧🇬🏢🛰️ (SFGN) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-90.0 dBm 10.50 dB 0 c0 100i , GERE ShortFast 2026-03-14 18:19:11 UTC Current
BSBK28 LZ1S/r SWATbg 🇧🇬 🏣 (PAPA) -0.357s
Before 		-64.0 dBm 11.25 dB 0 c0 100i , GERE , cec0 ShortFast 2026-03-14 18:19:11 UTC View
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Total Receptions

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Unique Gateways