Packet #3108556 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Stefanov (sn0p) to !fd0217b5

5
Total Receptions
3
Unique Gateways
1
Hop Count
42
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 3108556
Mesh Packet ID: 0x8e3af594
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-05-03 14:52:26 UTC
From Node: Stefanov (sn0p)
To Node: !fd0217b5 (17b5)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Varna Bot (VAR)
Channel: MediumFast
RSSI: -87 dBm
SNR: 4.25 dBm
Hop Info: 1/4 hops
Start: 4, Limit: 3
Relay Node: 6c 736c
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: 42 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: !ffffffff β†’ !b29fa75c
Hop Count: 1 hops
Status: Forward complete, Return in progress
SNR Towards: -32.0 dB 1.5 dB -9.75 dB
Return Path: !16cd736c
SNR Back: 0.5 dB
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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 !fd0217b5 !ffffffff Unknown -32.0 dB Origin Hops
2 !ffffffff !b29fa75c Unknown 1.5 dB Relay Hops
3 !b29fa75c Stefanov (sn0p) Unknown -9.75 dB Destination Hops
Return Path Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Stefanov (sn0p) !16cd736c Unknown 0.5 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) β†’ MeshPacket (Mesh layer) β†’ Decoded Payload (Application data)
Total Size:42 bytes
Gateway:!4251c35b
Channel:MediumFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:1 / 4
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
βœ“ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
βœ“ Acknowledgment requested
+ 3 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
⚠ Multi-hop path visible (1 hops)
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !4251c35b
Node ID format
channel_id MediumFast
packet MeshPacket (42 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2666108896
Source node ID 		uint32
to 4244772789
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 42 bytes size
hop_limit 3
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 4
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 1
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -87.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 4.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1777819946
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 108
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1777819946.557833
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:
  • βœ“ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
  • βœ“ Acknowledgment requested
  • βœ“ Targeted to specific node
  • βœ“ Custom channel: MediumFast
  • βœ“ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (1 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !4251c35b
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -87.0 dBm
SNR: 4.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:42 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 4294967295, 2996807516 ], "snr_towards": [ -32.0, 1.5, -9.75 ], "route_back": [ 382563180 ], "snr_back": [ 0.5 ], "route_node_names": { "2666108896": "Stefanov (sn0p)", "382563180": "!16cd736c", "4244772789": "!fd0217b5", "2996807516": "!b29fa75c", "4294967295": "!ffffffff" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 3108556, "timestamp": 1777819946.557833, "from_node_id": 2666108896, "to_node_id": 4244772789, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!4251c35b", "channel_id": "MediumFast", "mesh_packet_id": 2386228628, "rssi": -87, "snr": 4.25, "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 4, "payload_length": 42, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a08ffffffff5ca79fb2121580ffffffffffffffff0106d9ffffffffffffffff011a046c73cd16220102", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1777819946, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 108, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2026-05-03 14:52:26 UTC", "hop_count": 1, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Stefanov (sn0p)", "to_node_name": "!fd0217b5", "relay_hex": "6c", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 382563180, "node_name": "!16cd736c", "hex_id": "!16cd736c", "short_name": "736c", "last_byte": "6c" } ], "gateway_name": "Varna Bot (VAR)", "gateway_location": null }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 3108556, "from_node_id": 2666108896, "to_node_id": 4244772789, "timestamp": 1777819946.557833, "gateway_id": "!4251c35b", "raw_payload": "0a08ffffffff5ca79fb2121580ffffffffffffffff0106d9ffffffffffffffff011a046c73cd16220102", "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 4, "from_node_name": "Stefanov (sn0p)", "to_node_name": "!fd0217b5", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 4294967295, 2996807516 ], "snr_towards": [ -32.0, 1.5, -9.75 ], "route_back": [ 382563180 ], "snr_back": [ 0.5 ] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward_with_return", "node_ids": [ 4244772789, 4294967295, 2996807516, 2666108896 ], "node_names": [ "!fd0217b5", "!ffffffff", "!b29fa75c", "Stefanov (sn0p)" ], "snr_values": [ -32.0, 1.5, -9.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 4244772789, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "!fd0217b5", "to_node_name": "!ffffffff", "snr": -32.0, "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": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 2996807516, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "!b29fa75c", "snr": 1.5, "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" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 2996807516, "to_node_id": 2666108896, "from_node_name": "!b29fa75c", "to_node_name": "Stefanov (sn0p)", "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": [ 2666108896, 382563180 ], "node_names": [ "Stefanov (sn0p)", "!16cd736c" ], "snr_values": [ 0.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2666108896, "to_node_id": 382563180, "from_node_name": "Stefanov (sn0p)", "to_node_name": "!16cd736c", "snr": 0.5, "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": [ 4244772789, 4294967295, 2996807516, 2666108896, 382563180 ], "node_names": [ "!fd0217b5", "!ffffffff", "!b29fa75c", "Stefanov (sn0p)", "!16cd736c" ], "snr_values": [ -32.0, 1.5, -9.75, 0.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 4244772789, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "!fd0217b5", "to_node_name": "!ffffffff", "snr": -32.0, "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": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 2996807516, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "!b29fa75c", "snr": 1.5, "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": 3, "from_node_id": 2996807516, "to_node_id": 2666108896, "from_node_name": "!b29fa75c", "to_node_name": "Stefanov (sn0p)", "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": 2666108896, "to_node_id": 382563180, "from_node_name": "Stefanov (sn0p)", "to_node_name": "!16cd736c", "snr": 0.5, "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": "!fd0217b5 β†’ !ffffffff β†’ !b29fa75c β†’ Stefanov (sn0p)", "return_path_display": "Stefanov (sn0p) β†’ !16cd736c", "actual_rf_path_display": "!fd0217b5 β†’ !ffffffff β†’ !b29fa75c β†’ Stefanov (sn0p) β†’ !16cd736c", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 4244772789, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "!fd0217b5", "to_node_name": "!ffffffff", "snr": -32.0, "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": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 2996807516, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "!b29fa75c", "snr": 1.5, "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" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 2996807516, "to_node_id": 2666108896, "from_node_name": "!b29fa75c", "to_node_name": "Stefanov (sn0p)", "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": 2666108896, "to_node_id": 382563180, "from_node_name": "Stefanov (sn0p)", "to_node_name": "!16cd736c", "snr": 0.5, "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": "!4251c35b", "channel_id": "MediumFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2666108896, "to": 4244772789, "id": 2386228628, "rx_time": 1777819946, "rx_snr": 4.25, "rx_rssi": -87, "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 4, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 108, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a08ffffffff5ca79fb2121580ffffffffffffffff0106d9ffffffffffffffff011a046c73cd16220102", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 4294967295, 2996807516 ], "snr_towards": [ -128, 6, -39 ], "route_back": [ 382563180 ], "snr_back": [ 2 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (42 bytes)
0a08ffffffff5ca79fb2121580ffffffffffffffff0106d9ffffffffffffffff011a046c73cd16220102
Hex Analysis:
Size:42 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
Varna Bot (VAR) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-87.0 dBm 4.25 dB 1 6c 736c MediumFast 2026-05-03 14:52:26 UTC Current
Varna Bot (VAR) +0.017s
After 		-87.0 dBm 4.25 dB 0 6c 736c MediumFast 2026-05-03 14:52:26 UTC View
BRC17 Π’1ΠšΠ• πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ“‘ (BRN2) +0.607s
After 		-101.0 dBm -0.75 dB 0 6c 736c MediumFast 2026-05-03 14:52:27 UTC View
MF-RL AkchelarπŸ—ΌπŸŒπŸ”Œ (πŸ—Ό) +3638.224s
After 		-101.0 dBm -2.00 dB 0 e0 93e0 , sn0p MediumFast 2026-05-03 15:53:04 UTC View
MF-RL AkchelarπŸ—ΌπŸŒπŸ”Œ (πŸ—Ό) +3638.236s
After 		-101.0 dBm -2.00 dB 0 e0 93e0 , sn0p MediumFast 2026-05-03 15:53:04 UTC View
5

Total Receptions

3

Unique Gateways