Packet #3397212 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Vitoshko Rele (VRR) to Miro 4 LZ3MVM (Mir4)

12
Total Receptions
12
Unique Gateways
2
Hop Count
35
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 3397212
Mesh Packet ID: 0xefcfbaab
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-05-26 06:23:07 UTC
From Node: Vitoshko Rele (VRR)
To Node: Miro 4 LZ3MVM (Mir4)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: lz3www (🐉)
Channel: Bulgaria
RSSI: -67 dBm
SNR: 15.0 dBm
Hop Info: 2/2 hops
Start: 2, Limit: 0
Relay Node: a4 🦄
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: 35 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
SNR Towards: -11.0 dB
Return Path: Meshtastic dc64 (dc64) → LZ3WWW-MD-SF (🦄)
SNR Back: 1.5 dB -0.25 dB
Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Miro 4 LZ3MVM (Mir4) Vitoshko Rele (VRR) 13.11 km -11.0 dB Origin Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Return Path Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Vitoshko Rele (VRR) Meshtastic dc64 (dc64) Unknown 1.5 dB Return Start Hops
2 Meshtastic dc64 (dc64) LZ3WWW-MD-SF (🦄) Unknown -0.25 dB Return End Hops
Total Forward Distance
13.11 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:35 bytes
Gateway:!e2347175
Channel:Bulgaria
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:2 / 2
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Acknowledgment requested
+ 3 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
⚠ Multi-hop path visible (2 hops)
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !e2347175
Node ID format
channel_id Bulgaria
packet MeshPacket (35 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2996805976
Source node ID 		uint32
to 2438449106
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 35 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 -67.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 15.00 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1779773762
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 164
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1779776587.95751
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
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ 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: !e2347175
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -67.0 dBm
SNR: 15.00 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:35 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [], "snr_towards": [ -11.0 ], "route_back": [ 4134132836, 1439172772 ], "snr_back": [ 1.5, -0.25 ], "route_node_names": { "2996805976": "Vitoshko Rele (VRR)", "2438449106": "Miro 4 LZ3MVM (Mir4)", "1439172772": "LZ3WWW-MD-SF (🦄)", "4134132836": "Meshtastic dc64 (dc64)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 3397212, "timestamp": 1779776587.95751, "from_node_id": 2996805976, "to_node_id": 2438449106, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!e2347175", "channel_id": "Bulgaria", "mesh_packet_id": 4023368363, "rssi": -67, "snr": 15.0, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 2, "payload_length": 35, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "120ad4ffffffffffffffff011a0864dc69f6a408c855220b06ffffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1779773762, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 164, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2026-05-26 06:23:07 UTC", "hop_count": 2, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Vitoshko Rele (VRR)", "to_node_name": "Miro 4 LZ3MVM (Mir4)", "relay_hex": "a4", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 1439172772, "node_name": "LZ3WWW-MD-SF", "hex_id": "!55c808a4", "short_name": "🦄", "last_byte": "a4" } ], "gateway_name": "lz3www (🐉)", "gateway_location": null }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 3397212, "from_node_id": 2996805976, "to_node_id": 2438449106, "timestamp": 1779776587.95751, "gateway_id": "!e2347175", "raw_payload": "120ad4ffffffffffffffff011a0864dc69f6a408c855220b06ffffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 2, "from_node_name": "Vitoshko Rele (VRR)", "to_node_name": "Miro 4 LZ3MVM (Mir4)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [], "snr_towards": [ -11.0 ], "route_back": [ 4134132836, 1439172772 ], "snr_back": [ 1.5, -0.25 ] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward_with_return", "node_ids": [ 2438449106, 2996805976 ], "node_names": [ "Miro 4 LZ3MVM (Mir4)", "Vitoshko Rele (VRR)" ], "snr_values": [ -11.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2438449106, "to_node_id": 2996805976, "from_node_name": "Miro 4 LZ3MVM (Mir4)", "to_node_name": "Vitoshko Rele (VRR)", "snr": -11.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 13107.559128996552, "from_location_timestamp": 1779772125.7169054, "to_location_timestamp": 1779699727.3114474, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 21.4h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 1 }, "return_path": { "path_type": "return", "node_ids": [ 2996805976, 4134132836, 1439172772 ], "node_names": [ "Vitoshko Rele (VRR)", "Meshtastic dc64 (dc64)", "LZ3WWW-MD-SF (🦄)" ], "snr_values": [ 1.5, -0.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2996805976, "to_node_id": 4134132836, "from_node_name": "Vitoshko Rele (VRR)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic dc64 (dc64)", "snr": 1.5, "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" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 4134132836, "to_node_id": 1439172772, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic dc64 (dc64)", "to_node_name": "LZ3WWW-MD-SF (🦄)", "snr": -0.25, "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": 2 }, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "combined_rf", "node_ids": [ 2438449106, 2996805976, 4134132836, 1439172772 ], "node_names": [ "Miro 4 LZ3MVM (Mir4)", "Vitoshko Rele (VRR)", "Meshtastic dc64 (dc64)", "LZ3WWW-MD-SF (🦄)" ], "snr_values": [ -11.0, 1.5, -0.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2438449106, "to_node_id": 2996805976, "from_node_name": "Miro 4 LZ3MVM (Mir4)", "to_node_name": "Vitoshko Rele (VRR)", "snr": -11.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 13107.559128996552, "from_location_timestamp": 1779772125.7169054, "to_location_timestamp": 1779699727.3114474, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 21.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2996805976, "to_node_id": 4134132836, "from_node_name": "Vitoshko Rele (VRR)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic dc64 (dc64)", "snr": 1.5, "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" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 4134132836, "to_node_id": 1439172772, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic dc64 (dc64)", "to_node_name": "LZ3WWW-MD-SF (🦄)", "snr": -0.25, "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": 3 } }, "has_return_path": true, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Miro 4 LZ3MVM (Mir4) → Vitoshko Rele (VRR)", "return_path_display": "Vitoshko Rele (VRR) → Meshtastic dc64 (dc64) → LZ3WWW-MD-SF (🦄)", "actual_rf_path_display": "Miro 4 LZ3MVM (Mir4) → Vitoshko Rele (VRR) → Meshtastic dc64 (dc64) → LZ3WWW-MD-SF (🦄)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2438449106, "to_node_id": 2996805976, "from_node_name": "Miro 4 LZ3MVM (Mir4)", "to_node_name": "Vitoshko Rele (VRR)", "snr": -11.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 13107.559128996552, "from_location_timestamp": 1779772125.7169054, "to_location_timestamp": 1779699727.3114474, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 21.4h ago" } ], "return_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2996805976, "to_node_id": 4134132836, "from_node_name": "Vitoshko Rele (VRR)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic dc64 (dc64)", "snr": 1.5, "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" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 4134132836, "to_node_id": 1439172772, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic dc64 (dc64)", "to_node_name": "LZ3WWW-MD-SF (🦄)", "snr": -0.25, "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": 13107.559128996552, "total_return_distance": 0 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!e2347175", "channel_id": "Bulgaria", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2996805976, "to": 2438449106, "id": 4023368363, "rx_time": 1779773762, "rx_snr": 15.0, "rx_rssi": -67, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 2, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 164, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "120ad4ffffffffffffffff011a0864dc69f6a408c855220b06ffffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "snr_towards": [ -44 ], "route_back": [ 4134132836, 1439172772 ], "snr_back": [ 6, -1 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (35 bytes)
120ad4ffffffffffffffff011a0864dc69f6a408c855220b06ffffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:35 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
lz3www (🐉) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-67.0 dBm 15.00 dB 2 a4 🦄 Bulgaria 2026-05-26 06:23:07 UTC Current
PAN GW (PAGW) -2830.707s
Before 		-83.0 dBm 8.75 dB 0 58 VRR Bulgaria 2026-05-26 05:35:57 UTC View
BSRI72 LZ1S/r SWATbg 🇧🇬 🏠 (KILO) -2830.698s
Before 		-65.0 dBm 12.75 dB 0 58 VRR Bulgaria 2026-05-26 05:35:57 UTC View
m-base-x (mb-x) -2830.648s
Before 		-102.0 dBm 4.25 dB 0 58 VRR Bulgaria 2026-05-26 05:35:57 UTC View
SofiaRedutaSG (SFRD) -2830.639s
Before 		-102.0 dBm -1.00 dB 0 58 VRR Bulgaria 2026-05-26 05:35:57 UTC View
Orthanc (8080) -2830.634s
Before 		-84.0 dBm 7.00 dB 0 58 VRR Bulgaria 2026-05-26 05:35:57 UTC View
Gerena (R+GW) (GERE) -2830.629s
Before 		-71.0 dBm 8.50 dB 0 58 VRR Bulgaria 2026-05-26 05:35:57 UTC View
LZ1MMH-R 🇧🇬 🏠 (MMH0) -2830.424s
Before 		-109.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 58 VRR Bulgaria 2026-05-26 05:35:57 UTC View
LZ1IRQ (1IRQ) -2830.394s
Before 		-112.0 dBm -6.75 dB 0 58 VRR Bulgaria 2026-05-26 05:35:57 UTC View
gw sof (ab40) -2830.383s
Before 		-101.0 dBm -3.75 dB 0 58 VRR Bulgaria 2026-05-26 05:35:57 UTC View
LZ3WWW-MD-SF (🦄) -2830.106s
Before 		-117.0 dBm -0.25 dB 1 64 dc64 Bulgaria 2026-05-26 05:35:57 UTC View
BSBK28 LZ1S/r SWATbg 🇧🇬 🏣 (PAPA) -2829.465s
Before 		-61.0 dBm 13.75 dB 0 58 VRR Bulgaria 2026-05-26 05:35:58 UTC View
12

Total Receptions

12

Unique Gateways