Packet #801492 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Fe_An@ (FeAn) to VA7YA Meshtastic Home (vaya)

5
Total Receptions
5
Unique Gateways
2
Hop Count
12
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 801492
Mesh Packet ID: 0x8538c632
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-04-16 08:23:33 UTC
From Node: Fe_An@ (FeAn)
To Node: VA7YA Meshtastic Home (vaya)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: GunWest (Pepe)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -123 dBm
SNR: -7.5 dBm
Hop Info: 2/2 hops
Start: 2, Limit: 0
Relay Node: f8 FeAn
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: 12 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
SNR Towards: -19.75 dB
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Nodes
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Connections
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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:12 bytes
Gateway:!bba82a70
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:2 / 2
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 !bba82a70
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (12 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Canonical MeshPacket view reconstructed from stored protobuf bytes.

FieldValueType
from 181005304
Source node ID
uint32
to 80064740
Target node ID
uint32
decoded.portnum TRACEROUTE_APP
TRACEROUTE_APP
enum
decoded.payload_length 12 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 -123.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr -7.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1776327812
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 248
Relay node ID
uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp Not set 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: !bba82a70
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -123.0 dBm
SNR: -7.50 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:12 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [], "snr_towards": [ -19.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "181005304": "Fe_An@ (FeAn)", "80064740": "VA7YA Meshtastic Home (vaya)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 801492, "timestamp": 1776327813.6199396, "from_node_id": 181005304, "to_node_id": 80064740, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!bba82a70", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 2235090482, "rssi": -123, "snr": -7.5, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 2, "payload_length": 12, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "120ab1ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1776327812, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 248, "tx_after": 0, "raw_service_envelope": "0a4a0df8ebc90a15e4b0c50418082a17d779d3ac58fccb991738cf281efbcdeeaf831b1b9e710b3532c638853d849ce069450000f0c050016085ffffffffffffffff0178029801f801a8010112084c6f6e67466173741a09216262613832613730", "timestamp_str": "2026-04-16 08:23:33 UTC", "hop_count": 2, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Fe_An@ (FeAn)", "to_node_name": "VA7YA Meshtastic Home (vaya)", "relay_hex": "f8", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 181005304, "node_name": "Fe_An@", "hex_id": "!0ac9ebf8", "short_name": "FeAn", "last_byte": "f8" } ], "gateway_name": "GunWest (Pepe)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 3148360304, "latitude": 56.1004544, "longitude": 47.2694784, "altitude": null, "timestamp": 1777398756.252861, "timestamp_str": "2026-04-28 17:52:36", "display_name": "GunWest", "long_name": "GunWest", "short_name": "Pepe", "hw_model": "TBEAM" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 801492, "from_node_id": 181005304, "to_node_id": 80064740, "timestamp": 1776327813.6199396, "gateway_id": "!bba82a70", "raw_payload": "120ab1ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 2, "from_node_name": "Fe_An@ (FeAn)", "to_node_name": "VA7YA Meshtastic Home (vaya)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [], "snr_towards": [ -19.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 181005304 ], "node_names": [ "Fe_An@ (FeAn)" ], "snr_values": [ -19.75 ], "hops": [], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 0 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 181005304, 80064740 ], "node_names": [ "Fe_An@ (FeAn)", "VA7YA Meshtastic Home (vaya)" ], "snr_values": [ -19.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 181005304, "to_node_id": 80064740, "from_node_name": "Fe_An@ (FeAn)", "to_node_name": "VA7YA Meshtastic Home (vaya)", "snr": -19.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 5325.065350174178, "from_location_timestamp": 1776312698.8180387, "to_location_timestamp": 1776327245.138564, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago" } ], "is_complete": true, "total_hops": 1 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Fe_An@ (FeAn)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "Fe_An@ (FeAn) → VA7YA Meshtastic Home (vaya)", "forward_hops": [], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": null, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "packet": { "from": 181005304, "to": 80064740, "channel": 8, "decoded": { "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "payload": "Egqx//////////8B", "request_id": 2674749812, "bitfield": 1 }, "id": 2235090482, "rx_time": 1776327812, "rx_snr": -7.5, "want_ack": true, "rx_rssi": -123, "hop_start": 2, "relay_node": 248, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" }, "channel_id": "LongFast", "gateway_id": "!bba82a70" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 181005304, "to": 80064740, "channel": 8, "decoded": { "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "payload": "Egqx//////////8B", "request_id": 2674749812, "bitfield": 1, "parsed_payload": { "snr_towards": [ -79 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } }, "id": 2235090482, "rx_time": 1776327812, "rx_snr": -7.5, "want_ack": true, "rx_rssi": -123, "hop_start": 2, "relay_node": 248, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" } }
Raw Packet Data (12 bytes)
120ab1ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:12 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
GunWest (Pepe) Primary 0.000s
Reference
-123.0 dBm -7.50 dB 2 f8 FeAn LongFast 2026-04-16 08:23:33 UTC Current
2 hops Gateways that received this packet after 2 hops
VA7YA Meshtastic Home (vaya) +2.049s
After
-74.0 dBm 3.50 dB 2 b0 WTFA LongFast 2026-04-16 08:23:35 UTC View
Verdandi (VERD) +4.577s
After
-83.0 dBm 1.50 dB 2 f0 eef0 LongFast 2026-04-16 08:23:38 UTC View
GunWest (WTFA) -0.007s
Before
Unknown Unknown 2 70 Pepe LongFast 2026-04-16 08:23:33 UTC View
Meshtastic eef0 (eef0) +2.470s
After
-102.0 dBm -11.75 dB 2 b0 LongFast 2026-04-16 08:23:36 UTC View
5

Total Receptions

5

Unique Gateways