Packet #686643 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Awawa :3 (UwU) to Meshtastic 292c (292c)

8
Total Receptions
8
Unique Gateways
7
Hop Count
65
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 686643
Mesh Packet ID: 0xc5d5ed5d
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-31 08:16:01 UTC
From Node: Awawa :3 (UwU)
To Node: Meshtastic 292c (292c)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Meshtastic 540b (540b)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -118 dBm
SNR: -7.5 dBm
Hop Info: 7/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 0
Relay Node: e4 vaya
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: 65 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: Sandwich 🥪 (SNDW) → Meshtastic bbe7 (grlm) → Juti (JT) → GunWest (Pepe) → VA7YA Meshtastic Home (vaya)
Hop Count: 4 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: -17.75 dB -9.75 dB -16.5 dB -11.0 dB 1.25 dB
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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Awawa :3 (UwU) Sandwich 🥪 (SNDW) 2.00 km -17.75 dB Origin Hops
2 Sandwich 🥪 (SNDW) Meshtastic bbe7 (grlm) Unknown -9.75 dB Relay Hops
3 Meshtastic bbe7 (grlm) Juti (JT) Unknown -16.5 dB Relay Hops
4 Juti (JT) GunWest (Pepe) 1.22 km -11.0 dB Relay Hops
5 GunWest (Pepe) VA7YA Meshtastic Home (vaya) 5.58 km 1.25 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
8.80 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:65 bytes
Gateway:!afba540b
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:7 / 7
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

FieldValue
gateway_id !afba540b
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (65 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Canonical MeshPacket view reconstructed from stored protobuf bytes.

FieldValueType
from 955956360
Source node ID 		uint32
to 3679988012
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum TRACEROUTE_APP
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 65 bytes size
hop_limit Not set uint32
hop_start 7
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 7
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -118.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -7.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1774944961
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 8
Channel index 		uint32
pki_encrypted False
Standard encryption 		bool
next_hop Not set uint32
relay_node 228
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp Not set uint32
MQTT Privacy & Exposure Analysis

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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 (7 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !afba540b
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -118.0 dBm
SNR: -7.50 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:65 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 2665974456, 3694246887, 1770364512, 3148360304, 80064740 ], "snr_towards": [ -17.75, -9.75, -16.5, -11.0, 1.25 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "1770364512": "Juti (JT)", "80064740": "VA7YA Meshtastic Home (vaya)", "3694246887": "Meshtastic bbe7 (grlm)", "955956360": "Awawa :3 (UwU)", "3679988012": "Meshtastic 292c (292c)", "3148360304": "GunWest (Pepe)", "2665974456": "Sandwich 🥪 (SNDW)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 686643, "timestamp": 1774944961.2842014, "from_node_id": 955956360, "to_node_id": 3679988012, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!afba540b", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 3319131485, "rssi": -118, "snr": -7.5, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 7, "payload_length": 65, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a14b88ae79ee7bb31dc609e8569702aa8bbe4b0c5041229b9ffffffffffffffff01d9ffffffffffffffff01beffffffffffffffff01d4ffffffffffffffff0105", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1774944961, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 228, "tx_after": 0, "raw_service_envelope": "0a81010d88bcfa38152c2958db18082a4e778da2b212f7aca86331a1dd0fd360b94cf226a4503835b185b14d102825c0737e8daa6e085d273af4546ea86344910bbb959b566ac6bae547d1f50199ac133822a9880f6ed797c6dc1080976f07355dedd5c53dc182cb69450000f0c05001608affffffffffffffff0178079801e401a8010112084c6f6e67466173741a09216166626135343062", "timestamp_str": "2026-03-31 08:16:01 UTC", "hop_count": 7, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Awawa :3 (UwU)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 292c (292c)", "relay_hex": "e4", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 80064740, "node_name": "VA7YA Meshtastic Home", "hex_id": "!04c5b0e4", "short_name": "vaya", "last_byte": "e4" } ], "gateway_name": "Meshtastic 540b (540b)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 2948224011, "latitude": 56.0807936, "longitude": 47.2858624, "altitude": 167, "timestamp": 1775402308.0427139, "timestamp_str": "2026-04-05 15:18:28", "display_name": "Meshtastic 540b", "long_name": "Meshtastic 540b", "short_name": "540b", "hw_model": "HELTEC_MESH_NODE_T114" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 686643, "from_node_id": 955956360, "to_node_id": 3679988012, "timestamp": 1774944961.2842014, "gateway_id": "!afba540b", "raw_payload": "0a14b88ae79ee7bb31dc609e8569702aa8bbe4b0c5041229b9ffffffffffffffff01d9ffffffffffffffff01beffffffffffffffff01d4ffffffffffffffff0105", "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 7, "from_node_name": "Awawa :3 (UwU)", "to_node_name": "!db58292c", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 2665974456, 3694246887, 1770364512, 3148360304, 80064740 ], "snr_towards": [ -17.75, -9.75, -16.5, -11.0, 1.25 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 955956360, 2665974456, 3694246887, 1770364512, 3148360304, 80064740 ], "node_names": [ "Awawa :3 (UwU)", "Sandwich 🥪 (SNDW)", "Meshtastic bbe7 (grlm)", "Juti (JT)", "GunWest (Pepe)", "VA7YA Meshtastic Home (vaya)" ], "snr_values": [ -17.75, -9.75, -16.5, -11.0, 1.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 955956360, "to_node_id": 2665974456, "from_node_name": "Awawa :3 (UwU)", "to_node_name": "Sandwich 🥪 (SNDW)", "snr": -17.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1997.6613170319724, "from_location_timestamp": 1774942797.718029, "to_location_timestamp": 1774940413.947102, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2665974456, "to_node_id": 3694246887, "from_node_name": "Sandwich 🥪 (SNDW)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic bbe7 (grlm)", "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" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 3694246887, "to_node_id": 1770364512, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic bbe7 (grlm)", "to_node_name": "Juti (JT)", "snr": -16.5, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 1770364512, "to_node_id": 3148360304, "from_node_name": "Juti (JT)", "to_node_name": "GunWest (Pepe)", "snr": -11.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1217.8772845996139, "from_location_timestamp": 1774944729.792144, "to_location_timestamp": 1774882608.6257555, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 17.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 3148360304, "to_node_id": 80064740, "from_node_name": "GunWest (Pepe)", "to_node_name": "VA7YA Meshtastic Home (vaya)", "snr": 1.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 5581.88361599955, "from_location_timestamp": 1774882608.6257555, "to_location_timestamp": 1774861288.5359137, "from_location_age_warning": "from 17.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 23.2h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 5 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 955956360, 2665974456, 3694246887, 1770364512, 3148360304, 80064740 ], "node_names": [ "Awawa :3 (UwU)", "Sandwich 🥪 (SNDW)", "Meshtastic bbe7 (grlm)", "Juti (JT)", "GunWest (Pepe)", "VA7YA Meshtastic Home (vaya)" ], "snr_values": [ -17.75, -9.75, -16.5, -11.0, 1.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 955956360, "to_node_id": 2665974456, "from_node_name": "Awawa :3 (UwU)", "to_node_name": "Sandwich 🥪 (SNDW)", "snr": -17.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1997.6613170319724, "from_location_timestamp": 1774942797.718029, "to_location_timestamp": 1774940413.947102, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2665974456, "to_node_id": 3694246887, "from_node_name": "Sandwich 🥪 (SNDW)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic bbe7 (grlm)", "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": 3, "from_node_id": 3694246887, "to_node_id": 1770364512, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic bbe7 (grlm)", "to_node_name": "Juti (JT)", "snr": -16.5, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 1770364512, "to_node_id": 3148360304, "from_node_name": "Juti (JT)", "to_node_name": "GunWest (Pepe)", "snr": -11.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1217.8772845996139, "from_location_timestamp": 1774944729.792144, "to_location_timestamp": 1774882608.6257555, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 17.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 3148360304, "to_node_id": 80064740, "from_node_name": "GunWest (Pepe)", "to_node_name": "VA7YA Meshtastic Home (vaya)", "snr": 1.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 5581.88361599955, "from_location_timestamp": 1774882608.6257555, "to_location_timestamp": 1774861288.5359137, "from_location_age_warning": "from 17.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 23.2h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 5 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Awawa :3 (UwU) → Sandwich 🥪 (SNDW) → Meshtastic bbe7 (grlm) → Juti (JT) → GunWest (Pepe) → VA7YA Meshtastic Home (vaya)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "Awawa :3 (UwU) → Sandwich 🥪 (SNDW) → Meshtastic bbe7 (grlm) → Juti (JT) → GunWest (Pepe) → VA7YA Meshtastic Home (vaya)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 955956360, "to_node_id": 2665974456, "from_node_name": "Awawa :3 (UwU)", "to_node_name": "Sandwich 🥪 (SNDW)", "snr": -17.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1997.6613170319724, "from_location_timestamp": 1774942797.718029, "to_location_timestamp": 1774940413.947102, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2665974456, "to_node_id": 3694246887, "from_node_name": "Sandwich 🥪 (SNDW)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic bbe7 (grlm)", "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" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 3694246887, "to_node_id": 1770364512, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic bbe7 (grlm)", "to_node_name": "Juti (JT)", "snr": -16.5, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 1770364512, "to_node_id": 3148360304, "from_node_name": "Juti (JT)", "to_node_name": "GunWest (Pepe)", "snr": -11.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1217.8772845996139, "from_location_timestamp": 1774944729.792144, "to_location_timestamp": 1774882608.6257555, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 17.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 3148360304, "to_node_id": 80064740, "from_node_name": "GunWest (Pepe)", "to_node_name": "VA7YA Meshtastic Home (vaya)", "snr": 1.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 5581.88361599955, "from_location_timestamp": 1774882608.6257555, "to_location_timestamp": 1774861288.5359137, "from_location_age_warning": "from 17.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 23.2h ago" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 8797.422217631136, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "packet": { "from": 955956360, "to": 3679988012, "channel": 8, "decoded": { "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "payload": "ChS4iuee57sx3GCehWlwKqi75LDFBBIpuf//////////Adn//////////wG+//////////8B1P//////////AQU=", "want_response": true, "dest": 3679988012, "bitfield": 3 }, "id": 3319131485, "rx_time": 1774944961, "rx_snr": -7.5, "want_ack": true, "rx_rssi": -118, "hop_start": 7, "relay_node": 228, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" }, "channel_id": "LongFast", "gateway_id": "!afba540b" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 955956360, "to": 3679988012, "channel": 8, "decoded": { "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "payload": "ChS4iuee57sx3GCehWlwKqi75LDFBBIpuf//////////Adn//////////wG+//////////8B1P//////////AQU=", "want_response": true, "dest": 3679988012, "bitfield": 3, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 2665974456, 3694246887, 1770364512, 3148360304, 80064740 ], "snr_towards": [ -71, -39, -66, -44, 5 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } }, "id": 3319131485, "rx_time": 1774944961, "rx_snr": -7.5, "want_ack": true, "rx_rssi": -118, "hop_start": 7, "relay_node": 228, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" } }
Raw Packet Data (65 bytes)
0a14b88ae79ee7bb31dc609e8569702aa8bbe4b0c5041229b9ffffffffffffffff01d9ffffffffffffffff01beffffffffffffffff01d4ffffffffffffffff0105
Hex Analysis:
Size:65 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
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Correlation: Using Mesh Packet ID
Reception Locations

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Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
Meshtastic 540b (540b) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-118.0 dBm -7.50 dB 7 e4 vaya LongFast 2026-03-31 08:16:01 UTC Current
7 hops Gateways that received this packet after 7 hops
VA7YA Meshtastic Home (vaya) -2.973s
Before 		-84.0 dBm 1.25 dB 7 70 Pepe LongFast 2026-03-31 08:15:58 UTC View
Meshtastic 52e5 (52e5) -0.007s
Before 		-128.0 dBm -16.75 dB 7 e4 vaya LongFast 2026-03-31 08:16:01 UTC View
Verdandi (VERD) -9.188s
Before 		-104.0 dBm -11.75 dB 7 b8 SNDW LongFast 2026-03-31 08:15:52 UTC View
Meshtastic 5e80 (5e80) -4.809s
Before 		-85.0 dBm -2.50 dB 7 60 LongFast 2026-03-31 08:15:56 UTC View
Israphel NG (IsrC) -0.369s
Before 		-87.0 dBm 1.75 dB 7 e4 vaya LongFast 2026-03-31 08:16:00 UTC View
GunWest (Pepe) -4.767s
Before 		-108.0 dBm -11.00 dB 7 60 JT LongFast 2026-03-31 08:15:56 UTC View
Meshtastic 292c (292c) -9.128s
Before 		-106.0 dBm 2.75 dB 7 b8 SNDW LongFast 2026-03-31 08:15:52 UTC View
8

Total Receptions

8

Unique Gateways