Packet #2463982 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from ZubMesh (Zub) to Belasica 770f (770f)

3
Total Receptions
3
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
37
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 2463982
Mesh Packet ID: 0x100d83d1
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-22 14:32:01 UTC
From Node: ZubMesh (Zub)
To Node: Belasica 770f (770f)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Belasica 770f (770f)
Channel: Bulgaria
RSSI: -105 dBm
SNR: -0.25 dBm
Hop Info: 0/2 hops
Start: 2, Limit: 2
Relay Node: 0c
Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 37 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: SANDANSKI☀️🔋📡 (AP05)
Hop Count: 0 hops
Status: Forward complete, Return in progress
SNR Towards: -5.25 dB 8.5 dB
Return Path: SANDANSKI☀️🔋📡 (AP05)
SNR Back: -2.25 dB
Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Belasica 770f (770f) SANDANSKI☀️🔋📡 (AP05) Unknown -5.25 dB Origin Hops
2 SANDANSKI☀️🔋📡 (AP05) ZubMesh (Zub) 882 m 8.5 dB Destination Hops
Return Path Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 ZubMesh (Zub) SANDANSKI☀️🔋📡 (AP05) 882 m -2.25 dB Return Start Hops
Total Forward Distance
882 m
Total Return Distance
882 m
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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:37 bytes
Gateway:!11bb770f
Channel:Bulgaria
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:Unknown / 2
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Acknowledgment requested
+ 4 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 !11bb770f
Node ID format
channel_id Bulgaria
packet MeshPacket (37 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2913186435
Source node ID 		uint32
to 297498383
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 37 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 -105.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -0.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1774189746
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 12
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1774189921.9383044
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
  • ✓ Custom channel: Bulgaria
  • ✓ 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
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !11bb770f
Zero Hop Policy: Enabled
Direct gateway connection
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -105.0 dBm
SNR: -0.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:37 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 3663888140 ], "snr_towards": [ -5.25, 8.5 ], "route_back": [ 3663888140 ], "snr_back": [ -2.25 ], "route_node_names": { "2913186435": "ZubMesh (Zub)", "3663888140": "SANDANSKI☀️🔋📡 (AP05)", "297498383": "Belasica 770f (770f)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 2463982, "timestamp": 1774189921.9383044, "from_node_id": 2913186435, "to_node_id": 297498383, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!11bb770f", "channel_id": "Bulgaria", "mesh_packet_id": 269321169, "rssi": -105, "snr": -0.25, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 2, "payload_length": 37, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a040c7f62da120bebffffffffffffffff01221a040c7f62da220af7ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1774189746, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 12, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2026-03-22 14:32:01 UTC", "hop_count": 0, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "ZubMesh (Zub)", "to_node_name": "Belasica 770f (770f)", "relay_hex": "0c", "relay_candidates": [], "gateway_name": "Belasica 770f (770f)", "gateway_location": null }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 2463982, "from_node_id": 2913186435, "to_node_id": 297498383, "timestamp": 1774189921.9383044, "gateway_id": "!11bb770f", "raw_payload": "0a040c7f62da120bebffffffffffffffff01221a040c7f62da220af7ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 2, "from_node_name": "ZubMesh (Zub)", "to_node_name": "Belasica 770f (770f)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 3663888140 ], "snr_towards": [ -5.25, 8.5 ], "route_back": [ 3663888140 ], "snr_back": [ -2.25 ] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward_with_return", "node_ids": [ 297498383, 3663888140, 2913186435 ], "node_names": [ "Belasica 770f (770f)", "SANDANSKI☀️🔋📡 (AP05)", "ZubMesh (Zub)" ], "snr_values": [ -5.25, 8.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 297498383, "to_node_id": 3663888140, "from_node_name": "Belasica 770f (770f)", "to_node_name": "SANDANSKI☀️🔋📡 (AP05)", "snr": -5.25, "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": 2, "from_node_id": 3663888140, "to_node_id": 2913186435, "from_node_name": "SANDANSKI☀️🔋📡 (AP05)", "to_node_name": "ZubMesh (Zub)", "snr": 8.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 882.0342531157992, "from_location_timestamp": 1773375778.3845239, "to_location_timestamp": 1774046823.062095, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.3w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.7d ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 2 }, "return_path": { "path_type": "return", "node_ids": [ 2913186435, 3663888140 ], "node_names": [ "ZubMesh (Zub)", "SANDANSKI☀️🔋📡 (AP05)" ], "snr_values": [ -2.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2913186435, "to_node_id": 3663888140, "from_node_name": "ZubMesh (Zub)", "to_node_name": "SANDANSKI☀️🔋📡 (AP05)", "snr": -2.25, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 882.0342531157992, "from_location_timestamp": 1774046823.062095, "to_location_timestamp": 1773375778.3845239, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.7d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.3w ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 1 }, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "combined_rf", "node_ids": [ 297498383, 3663888140, 2913186435 ], "node_names": [ "Belasica 770f (770f)", "SANDANSKI☀️🔋📡 (AP05)", "ZubMesh (Zub)" ], "snr_values": [ -5.25, 8.5, -2.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 297498383, "to_node_id": 3663888140, "from_node_name": "Belasica 770f (770f)", "to_node_name": "SANDANSKI☀️🔋📡 (AP05)", "snr": -5.25, "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": 2, "from_node_id": 3663888140, "to_node_id": 2913186435, "from_node_name": "SANDANSKI☀️🔋📡 (AP05)", "to_node_name": "ZubMesh (Zub)", "snr": 8.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 882.0342531157992, "from_location_timestamp": 1773375778.3845239, "to_location_timestamp": 1774046823.062095, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.3w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.7d ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 2913186435, "to_node_id": 3663888140, "from_node_name": "ZubMesh (Zub)", "to_node_name": "SANDANSKI☀️🔋📡 (AP05)", "snr": -2.25, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 882.0342531157992, "from_location_timestamp": 1774046823.062095, "to_location_timestamp": 1773375778.3845239, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.7d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.3w ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 3 } }, "has_return_path": true, "is_complete": true, "forward_path_display": "Belasica 770f (770f) → SANDANSKI☀️🔋📡 (AP05) → ZubMesh (Zub)", "return_path_display": "ZubMesh (Zub) → SANDANSKI☀️🔋📡 (AP05)", "actual_rf_path_display": "Belasica 770f (770f) → SANDANSKI☀️🔋📡 (AP05) → ZubMesh (Zub)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 297498383, "to_node_id": 3663888140, "from_node_name": "Belasica 770f (770f)", "to_node_name": "SANDANSKI☀️🔋📡 (AP05)", "snr": -5.25, "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": 2, "from_node_id": 3663888140, "to_node_id": 2913186435, "from_node_name": "SANDANSKI☀️🔋📡 (AP05)", "to_node_name": "ZubMesh (Zub)", "snr": 8.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 882.0342531157992, "from_location_timestamp": 1773375778.3845239, "to_location_timestamp": 1774046823.062095, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.3w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.7d ago" } ], "return_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2913186435, "to_node_id": 3663888140, "from_node_name": "ZubMesh (Zub)", "to_node_name": "SANDANSKI☀️🔋📡 (AP05)", "snr": -2.25, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 882.0342531157992, "from_location_timestamp": 1774046823.062095, "to_location_timestamp": 1773375778.3845239, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.7d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.3w ago" } ], "total_forward_distance": 882.0342531157992, "total_return_distance": 882.0342531157992 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!11bb770f", "channel_id": "Bulgaria", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2913186435, "to": 297498383, "id": 269321169, "rx_time": 1774189746, "rx_snr": -0.25, "rx_rssi": -105, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 2, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 12, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a040c7f62da120bebffffffffffffffff01221a040c7f62da220af7ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 3663888140 ], "snr_towards": [ -21, 34 ], "route_back": [ 3663888140 ], "snr_back": [ -9 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (37 bytes)
0a040c7f62da120bebffffffffffffffff01221a040c7f62da220af7ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:37 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
Belasica 770f (770f) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-105.0 dBm -0.25 dB 0 0c Bulgaria 2026-03-22 14:32:01 UTC Current
CityMesh (City) -165.204s
Before 		-84.0 dBm 11.75 dB 0 0c iTSC , AP05 Bulgaria 2026-03-22 14:29:16 UTC View
2841.ADN.SYSTEMS🇧🇬🔌 (ADN) -165.000s
Before 		-111.0 dBm -1.75 dB 0 2c GRN Bulgaria 2026-03-22 14:29:16 UTC View
3

Total Receptions

3

Unique Gateways