Packet #307170 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from AKF Dacha (AKF) to un6gau_Noda_noGPS (CQDX)

3
Total Receptions
3
Unique Gateways
2
Hop Count
56
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 307170
Mesh Packet ID: 0x5086173a
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-01-01 13:11:02 UTC
From Node: AKF Dacha (AKF)
To Node: un6gau_Noda_noGPS (CQDX)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Dante (01e1)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -128 dBm
SNR: -16.5 dBm
Hop Info: 2/3 hops
Start: 3, Limit: 1
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 56 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: !9e9f0a40
Hop Count: 0 hops
Status: Forward incomplete, Return in progress
SNR Towards: 0.0 dB -14.5 dB
Return Path: Socrates433 (3c12) → RnB f4d8 (RnB) → Dante (01e1)
SNR Back: -7.5 dB 3.0 dB -16.5 dB
Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 un6gau_Noda_noGPS (CQDX) !9e9f0a40 Unknown 0.0 dB Origin Hops
2 !9e9f0a40 AKF Dacha (AKF) Unknown -14.5 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Return Path Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 AKF Dacha (AKF) Socrates433 (3c12) 10.44 km -7.5 dB Return Start Hops
2 Socrates433 (3c12) RnB f4d8 (RnB) 1.07 km 3.0 dB Return Relay Hops
3 RnB f4d8 (RnB) Dante (01e1) 2.22 km -16.5 dB Return End Hops
Total Return Distance
13.74 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:56 bytes
Gateway:!e58501e1
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:2 / 3
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Acknowledgment requested
+ 2 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Default channel - no encryption
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 2 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !e58501e1
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (56 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 113986288
Source node ID 		uint32
to 4187233880
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 56 bytes size
hop_limit 1
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 3
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 2
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -128.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -16.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1767255060
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 216
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1767255062.9845283
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
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Default channel - no encryption
  • ⚠ 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: !e58501e1
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -128.0 dBm
SNR: -16.50 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:56 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 2661222976 ], "snr_towards": [ 0.0, -14.5 ], "route_back": [ 3076537362, 993260760, 3850699233 ], "snr_back": [ -7.5, 3.0, -16.5 ], "route_node_names": { "2661222976": "!9e9f0a40", "3850699233": "Dante (01e1)", "4187233880": "un6gau_Noda_noGPS (CQDX)", "113986288": "AKF Dacha (AKF)", "3076537362": "Socrates433 (3c12)", "993260760": "RnB f4d8 (RnB)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 307170, "timestamp": 1767255062.9845283, "from_node_id": 113986288, "to_node_id": 4187233880, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!e58501e1", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 1350965050, "rssi": -128, "snr": -16.5, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 3, "payload_length": 56, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a04400a9f9e120b00c6ffffffffffffffff011a0c123c60b7d8f4333be10185e52215e2ffffffffffffffff010cbeffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1767255060, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 216, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2026-01-01 13:11:02", "hop_count": 2, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "AKF Dacha (AKF)", "to_node_name": "un6gau_Noda_noGPS (CQDX)", "gateway_name": "Dante (01e1)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 3850699233, "latitude": 43.2275456, "longitude": 76.939264, "altitude": 841, "timestamp": 1768631843.974347, "timestamp_str": "2026-01-17 11:37:23", "display_name": "Dante", "long_name": "Dante", "short_name": "01e1", "hw_model": "M5STACK_RESERVED" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 307170, "from_node_id": 113986288, "to_node_id": 4187233880, "timestamp": 1767255062.9845283, "gateway_id": "!e58501e1", "raw_payload": "0a04400a9f9e120b00c6ffffffffffffffff011a0c123c60b7d8f4333be10185e52215e2ffffffffffffffff010cbeffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 3, "from_node_name": "AKF Dacha (AKF)", "to_node_name": "un6gau_Noda_noGPS (CQDX)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 2661222976 ], "snr_towards": [ 0.0, -14.5 ], "route_back": [ 3076537362, 993260760, 3850699233 ], "snr_back": [ -7.5, 3.0, -16.5 ] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward_with_return", "node_ids": [ 4187233880, 2661222976, 113986288 ], "node_names": [ "un6gau_Noda_noGPS (CQDX)", "!9e9f0a40", "AKF Dacha (AKF)" ], "snr_values": [ 0.0, -14.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 4187233880, "to_node_id": 2661222976, "from_node_name": "un6gau_Noda_noGPS (CQDX)", "to_node_name": "!9e9f0a40", "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": 2661222976, "to_node_id": 113986288, "from_node_name": "!9e9f0a40", "to_node_name": "AKF Dacha (AKF)", "snr": -14.5, "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" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 2 }, "return_path": { "path_type": "return", "node_ids": [ 113986288, 3076537362, 993260760, 3850699233 ], "node_names": [ "AKF Dacha (AKF)", "Socrates433 (3c12)", "RnB f4d8 (RnB)", "Dante (01e1)" ], "snr_values": [ -7.5, 3.0, -16.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 113986288, "to_node_id": 3076537362, "from_node_name": "AKF Dacha (AKF)", "to_node_name": "Socrates433 (3c12)", "snr": -7.5, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 10440.07102337994, "from_location_timestamp": 1767254420.0077534, "to_location_timestamp": 1768636930.375767, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.3w later" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 3076537362, "to_node_id": 993260760, "from_node_name": "Socrates433 (3c12)", "to_node_name": "RnB f4d8 (RnB)", "snr": 3.0, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1073.9441248126327, "from_location_timestamp": 1768636930.375767, "to_location_timestamp": 1764514430.6141481, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.3w later", "to_location_age_warning": "from 4.5w ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 993260760, "to_node_id": 3850699233, "from_node_name": "RnB f4d8 (RnB)", "to_node_name": "Dante (01e1)", "snr": -16.5, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2222.5009216642648, "from_location_timestamp": 1764514430.6141481, "to_location_timestamp": 1767254423.5118172, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.5w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 3 }, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "combined_rf", "node_ids": [ 4187233880, 2661222976, 113986288, 3076537362, 993260760, 3850699233 ], "node_names": [ "un6gau_Noda_noGPS (CQDX)", "!9e9f0a40", "AKF Dacha (AKF)", "Socrates433 (3c12)", "RnB f4d8 (RnB)", "Dante (01e1)" ], "snr_values": [ 0.0, -14.5, -7.5, 3.0, -16.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 4187233880, "to_node_id": 2661222976, "from_node_name": "un6gau_Noda_noGPS (CQDX)", "to_node_name": "!9e9f0a40", "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": 2661222976, "to_node_id": 113986288, "from_node_name": "!9e9f0a40", "to_node_name": "AKF Dacha (AKF)", "snr": -14.5, "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": 113986288, "to_node_id": 3076537362, "from_node_name": "AKF Dacha (AKF)", "to_node_name": "Socrates433 (3c12)", "snr": -7.5, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 10440.07102337994, "from_location_timestamp": 1767254420.0077534, "to_location_timestamp": 1768636930.375767, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.3w later" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 3076537362, "to_node_id": 993260760, "from_node_name": "Socrates433 (3c12)", "to_node_name": "RnB f4d8 (RnB)", "snr": 3.0, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1073.9441248126327, "from_location_timestamp": 1768636930.375767, "to_location_timestamp": 1764514430.6141481, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.3w later", "to_location_age_warning": "from 4.5w ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 993260760, "to_node_id": 3850699233, "from_node_name": "RnB f4d8 (RnB)", "to_node_name": "Dante (01e1)", "snr": -16.5, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2222.5009216642648, "from_location_timestamp": 1764514430.6141481, "to_location_timestamp": 1767254423.5118172, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.5w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 5 } }, "has_return_path": true, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "un6gau_Noda_noGPS (CQDX) → !9e9f0a40 → AKF Dacha (AKF)", "return_path_display": "AKF Dacha (AKF) → Socrates433 (3c12) → RnB f4d8 (RnB) → Dante (01e1)", "actual_rf_path_display": "un6gau_Noda_noGPS (CQDX) → !9e9f0a40 → AKF Dacha (AKF) → Socrates433 (3c12) → RnB f4d8 (RnB) → Dante (01e1)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 4187233880, "to_node_id": 2661222976, "from_node_name": "un6gau_Noda_noGPS (CQDX)", "to_node_name": "!9e9f0a40", "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": 2661222976, "to_node_id": 113986288, "from_node_name": "!9e9f0a40", "to_node_name": "AKF Dacha (AKF)", "snr": -14.5, "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" } ], "return_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 113986288, "to_node_id": 3076537362, "from_node_name": "AKF Dacha (AKF)", "to_node_name": "Socrates433 (3c12)", "snr": -7.5, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 10440.07102337994, "from_location_timestamp": 1767254420.0077534, "to_location_timestamp": 1768636930.375767, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.3w later" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 3076537362, "to_node_id": 993260760, "from_node_name": "Socrates433 (3c12)", "to_node_name": "RnB f4d8 (RnB)", "snr": 3.0, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1073.9441248126327, "from_location_timestamp": 1768636930.375767, "to_location_timestamp": 1764514430.6141481, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.3w later", "to_location_age_warning": "from 4.5w ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 993260760, "to_node_id": 3850699233, "from_node_name": "RnB f4d8 (RnB)", "to_node_name": "Dante (01e1)", "snr": -16.5, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2222.5009216642648, "from_location_timestamp": 1764514430.6141481, "to_location_timestamp": 1767254423.5118172, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.5w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago" } ], "total_forward_distance": 0, "total_return_distance": 13736.516069856838 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!e58501e1", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 113986288, "to": 4187233880, "id": 1350965050, "rx_time": 1767255060, "rx_snr": -16.5, "rx_rssi": -128, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 3, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 216, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a04400a9f9e120b00c6ffffffffffffffff011a0c123c60b7d8f4333be10185e52215e2ffffffffffffffff010cbeffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 2661222976 ], "snr_towards": [ 0, -58 ], "route_back": [ 3076537362, 993260760, 3850699233 ], "snr_back": [ -30, 12, -66 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (56 bytes)
0a04400a9f9e120b00c6ffffffffffffffff011a0c123c60b7d8f4333be10185e52215e2ffffffffffffffff010cbeffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:56 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
Dante (01e1) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-128.0 dBm -16.50 dB 2 LongFast 2026-01-01 13:11:02 Current
un6gau_Noda_noGPS (CQDX) -3.974s
Before 		-131.0 dBm -15.25 dB 0 LongFast 2026-01-01 13:10:59 View
ALX_433 (🦀) +2.127s
After 		-68.0 dBm 12.75 dB 3 LongFast 2026-01-01 13:11:05 View
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Total Receptions

3

Unique Gateways