Packet #2189674 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Meshtastic 38a0 (38a0) to Palilulska pijaca 🥦 (MI)

2
Total Receptions
2
Unique Gateways
6
Hop Count
70
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 2189674
Mesh Packet ID: 0xc8b275a5
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-13 23:48:16 UTC
From Node: Meshtastic 38a0 (38a0)
To Node: Palilulska pijaca 🥦 (MI)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Paxy (7eac)
Channel: MediumFast
RSSI: -115 dBm
SNR: -5.75 dBm
Hop Info: 6/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 1
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 70 bytes
Decoded: No
Enhanced parsing failed, using basic parsing: 'age_warning'
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: MeshNik (VNik) → Rubi-WisBlock (RWB) → Shadow Panther Base (ShPB) → Shadow Panther Pocket (ShPP) → vm_zvezdara (vmzv) → Meshtastic c64c (c64c)
Hop Count: 5 hops
Status: In progress - last hop: Meshtastic c64c (c64c)
SNR Towards: 10.5 dB -4.25 dB -8.5 dB 11.0 dB -7.75 dB -12.75 dB
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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
Legacy traceroute data - Enhanced analysis not available
Route nodes: 6, SNR values: 6
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Legend & Paths
Nodes
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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:70 bytes
Gateway:!43b77eac
Channel:MediumFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:6 / 7
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 (6 hops)
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MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !43b77eac
Node ID format
channel_id MediumFast
packet MeshPacket (70 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2661300384
Source node ID 		uint32
to 2680965237
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 70 bytes size
hop_limit 1
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 7
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 6
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -115.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -5.75 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1773445695
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 Not set uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1773445696.7178016
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: MediumFast
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (6 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !43b77eac
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -115.0 dBm
SNR: -5.75 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:70 bytes
Decoded: No
Error:Enhanced parsing failed, using basic parsing: 'age_warning'
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 2661337000, 1072612232, 67556620, 1510557615, 65200815, 1129956940 ], "snr_towards": [ 10.5, -4.25, -8.5, 11.0, -7.75, -12.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "2661300384": "Meshtastic 38a0 (38a0)", "2661337000": "MeshNik (VNik)", "1072612232": "Rubi-WisBlock (RWB)", "67556620": "Shadow Panther Base (ShPB)", "1129956940": "Meshtastic c64c (c64c)", "65200815": "vm_zvezdara (vmzv)", "1510557615": "Shadow Panther Pocket (ShPP)", "2680965237": "Palilulska pijaca 🥦 (MI)" } }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!43b77eac", "channel_id": "MediumFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2661300384, "to": 2680965237, "id": 3367138725, "rx_time": 1773445695, "rx_snr": -5.75, "rx_rssi": -115, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 0, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a18a8c7a09e88c3ee3f0cd50604af47095aafe2e2034cc65943122a2aefffffffffffffffff01deffffffffffffffff012ce1ffffffffffffffff01cdffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 2661337000, 1072612232, 67556620, 1510557615, 65200815, 1129956940 ], "snr_towards": [ 42, -17, -34, 44, -31, -51 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (70 bytes)
0a18a8c7a09e88c3ee3f0cd50604af47095aafe2e2034cc65943122a2aefffffffffffffffff01deffffffffffffffff012ce1ffffffffffffffff01cdffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:70 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 Channel Timestamp Actions
Paxy (7eac) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-115.0 dBm -5.75 dB 6 MediumFast 2026-03-13 23:48:16 UTC Current
Knez Mihailova 🏛️ (PxKM) -0.246s
Before 		-114.0 dBm -5.25 dB 6 MediumFast 2026-03-13 23:48:16 UTC View
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Total Receptions

2

Unique Gateways