Packet #1790162 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Meshtastic 0da2 (0da2) to Meshtastic 989c (989c)

2
Total Receptions
2
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
74
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 1790162
Mesh Packet ID: 0x4fe1354e
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-08-05 18:49:53 UTC
From Node: Meshtastic 0da2 (0da2)
To Node: Meshtastic 989c (989c)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Novaja Nabka (NB02)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -97 dBm
SNR: -9.75 dBm
Hop Info: 0/4 hops
Start: 4, Limit: 4
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 74 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: Quicksilver (Engl) → 📡 sarmesh.zulipchat.com (O1v4) → Nova Car (NCAR)
Hop Count: 2 hops
Status: Forward complete, Return in progress
SNR Towards: -17.75 dB -18.75 dB -9.75 dB -18.25 dB
Return Path: Novaja Nabka (NB02)
SNR Back: -9.75 dB
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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Meshtastic 989c (989c) Quicksilver (Engl) Unknown -17.75 dB Origin Hops
2 Quicksilver (Engl) 📡 sarmesh.zulipchat.com (O1v4) Unknown -18.75 dB Relay Hops
3 📡 sarmesh.zulipchat.com (O1v4) Nova Car (NCAR) 1.72 km -9.75 dB Relay Hops
4 Nova Car (NCAR) Meshtastic 0da2 (0da2) 25.18 km -18.25 dB Destination Hops
Return Path Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Meshtastic 0da2 (0da2) Novaja Nabka (NB02) Unknown -9.75 dB Return Start Hops
Total Forward Distance
26.89 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:74 bytes
Gateway:!2a055592
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:Unknown / 4
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Acknowledgment requested
+ 3 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Default channel - no encryption
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !2a055592
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (74 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 779685282
Source node ID 		uint32
to 1770363036
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 74 bytes size
hop_limit 4
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 4
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 0
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -97.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -9.75 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1785941418
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 168
Next hop node ID 		uint32
relay_node 162
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1785941393.428189
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
  • ✓ Zero-hop: direct from source to MQTT gateway
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Default channel - no encryption
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !2a055592
Zero Hop Policy: Enabled
Direct gateway connection
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -97.0 dBm
SNR: -9.75 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:74 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 2410035404, 1770301532, 2195741662 ], "snr_towards": [ -17.75, -18.75, -9.75, -18.25 ], "route_back": [ 704992658 ], "snr_back": [ -9.75 ], "route_node_names": { "779685282": "Meshtastic 0da2 (0da2)", "2410035404": "Quicksilver (Engl)", "1770363036": "Meshtastic 989c (989c)", "704992658": "Novaja Nabka (NB02)", "1770301532": "📡 sarmesh.zulipchat.com (O1v4)", "2195741662": "Nova Car (NCAR)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 1790162, "timestamp": 1785941393.428189, "from_node_id": 779685282, "to_node_id": 1770363036, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!2a055592", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 1340159310, "rssi": -97, "snr": -9.75, "hop_limit": 4, "hop_start": 4, "payload_length": 74, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a0ccc38a68f5ca88469de5be0821228b9ffffffffffffffff01b5ffffffffffffffff01d9ffffffffffffffff01b7ffffffffffffffff011a049255052a220ad9ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1785941418, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 168, "relay_node": 162, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2026-08-05 18:49:53", "hop_count": 0, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 0da2 (0da2)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 989c (989c)", "gateway_name": "Novaja Nabka (NB02)", "gateway_location": null }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 1790162, "from_node_id": 779685282, "to_node_id": 1770363036, "timestamp": 1785941393.428189, "gateway_id": "!2a055592", "raw_payload": "0a0ccc38a68f5ca88469de5be0821228b9ffffffffffffffff01b5ffffffffffffffff01d9ffffffffffffffff01b7ffffffffffffffff011a049255052a220ad9ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 4, "hop_start": 4, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 0da2 (0da2)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 989c (989c)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 2410035404, 1770301532, 2195741662 ], "snr_towards": [ -17.75, -18.75, -9.75, -18.25 ], "route_back": [ 704992658 ], "snr_back": [ -9.75 ] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward_with_return", "node_ids": [ 1770363036, 2410035404, 1770301532, 2195741662, 779685282 ], "node_names": [ "Meshtastic 989c (989c)", "Quicksilver (Engl)", "📡 sarmesh.zulipchat.com (O1v4)", "Nova Car (NCAR)", "Meshtastic 0da2 (0da2)" ], "snr_values": [ -17.75, -18.75, -9.75, -18.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1770363036, "to_node_id": 2410035404, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 989c (989c)", "to_node_name": "Quicksilver (Engl)", "snr": -17.75, "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": 2, "from_node_id": 2410035404, "to_node_id": 1770301532, "from_node_name": "Quicksilver (Engl)", "to_node_name": "📡 sarmesh.zulipchat.com (O1v4)", "snr": -18.75, "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": 1770301532, "to_node_id": 2195741662, "from_node_name": "📡 sarmesh.zulipchat.com (O1v4)", "to_node_name": "Nova Car (NCAR)", "snr": -9.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1716.5944971148629, "from_location_timestamp": 1785941018.8121736, "to_location_timestamp": 1768763422.4643772, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 28.4w ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 2195741662, "to_node_id": 779685282, "from_node_name": "Nova Car (NCAR)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 0da2 (0da2)", "snr": -18.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 25176.333255135512, "from_location_timestamp": 1768763422.4643772, "to_location_timestamp": 1785786390.7356842, "from_location_age_warning": "from 28.4w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.8d ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 4 }, "return_path": { "path_type": "return", "node_ids": [ 779685282, 704992658 ], "node_names": [ "Meshtastic 0da2 (0da2)", "Novaja Nabka (NB02)" ], "snr_values": [ -9.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 779685282, "to_node_id": 704992658, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 0da2 (0da2)", "to_node_name": "Novaja Nabka (NB02)", "snr": -9.75, "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": 1 }, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "combined_rf", "node_ids": [ 1770363036, 2410035404, 1770301532, 2195741662, 779685282, 704992658 ], "node_names": [ "Meshtastic 989c (989c)", "Quicksilver (Engl)", "📡 sarmesh.zulipchat.com (O1v4)", "Nova Car (NCAR)", "Meshtastic 0da2 (0da2)", "Novaja Nabka (NB02)" ], "snr_values": [ -17.75, -18.75, -9.75, -18.25, -9.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1770363036, "to_node_id": 2410035404, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 989c (989c)", "to_node_name": "Quicksilver (Engl)", "snr": -17.75, "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": 2, "from_node_id": 2410035404, "to_node_id": 1770301532, "from_node_name": "Quicksilver (Engl)", "to_node_name": "📡 sarmesh.zulipchat.com (O1v4)", "snr": -18.75, "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": 1770301532, "to_node_id": 2195741662, "from_node_name": "📡 sarmesh.zulipchat.com (O1v4)", "to_node_name": "Nova Car (NCAR)", "snr": -9.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1716.5944971148629, "from_location_timestamp": 1785941018.8121736, "to_location_timestamp": 1768763422.4643772, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 28.4w ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 2195741662, "to_node_id": 779685282, "from_node_name": "Nova Car (NCAR)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 0da2 (0da2)", "snr": -18.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 25176.333255135512, "from_location_timestamp": 1768763422.4643772, "to_location_timestamp": 1785786390.7356842, "from_location_age_warning": "from 28.4w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.8d ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 779685282, "to_node_id": 704992658, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 0da2 (0da2)", "to_node_name": "Novaja Nabka (NB02)", "snr": -9.75, "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": 5 } }, "has_return_path": true, "is_complete": true, "forward_path_display": "Meshtastic 989c (989c) → Quicksilver (Engl) → 📡 sarmesh.zulipchat.com (O1v4) → Nova Car (NCAR) → Meshtastic 0da2 (0da2)", "return_path_display": "Meshtastic 0da2 (0da2) → Novaja Nabka (NB02)", "actual_rf_path_display": "Meshtastic 989c (989c) → Quicksilver (Engl) → 📡 sarmesh.zulipchat.com (O1v4) → Nova Car (NCAR) → Meshtastic 0da2 (0da2) → Novaja Nabka (NB02)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1770363036, "to_node_id": 2410035404, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 989c (989c)", "to_node_name": "Quicksilver (Engl)", "snr": -17.75, "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": 2, "from_node_id": 2410035404, "to_node_id": 1770301532, "from_node_name": "Quicksilver (Engl)", "to_node_name": "📡 sarmesh.zulipchat.com (O1v4)", "snr": -18.75, "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": 1770301532, "to_node_id": 2195741662, "from_node_name": "📡 sarmesh.zulipchat.com (O1v4)", "to_node_name": "Nova Car (NCAR)", "snr": -9.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1716.5944971148629, "from_location_timestamp": 1785941018.8121736, "to_location_timestamp": 1768763422.4643772, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 28.4w ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 2195741662, "to_node_id": 779685282, "from_node_name": "Nova Car (NCAR)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 0da2 (0da2)", "snr": -18.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 25176.333255135512, "from_location_timestamp": 1768763422.4643772, "to_location_timestamp": 1785786390.7356842, "from_location_age_warning": "from 28.4w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.8d ago" } ], "return_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 779685282, "to_node_id": 704992658, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 0da2 (0da2)", "to_node_name": "Novaja Nabka (NB02)", "snr": -9.75, "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": 26892.927752250376, "total_return_distance": 0 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!2a055592", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 779685282, "to": 1770363036, "id": 1340159310, "rx_time": 1785941418, "rx_snr": -9.75, "rx_rssi": -97, "hop_limit": 4, "hop_start": 4, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 168, "relay_node": 162, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a0ccc38a68f5ca88469de5be0821228b9ffffffffffffffff01b5ffffffffffffffff01d9ffffffffffffffff01b7ffffffffffffffff011a049255052a220ad9ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 2410035404, 1770301532, 2195741662 ], "snr_towards": [ -71, -75, -39, -73 ], "route_back": [ 704992658 ], "snr_back": [ -39 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (74 bytes)
0a0ccc38a68f5ca88469de5be0821228b9ffffffffffffffff01b5ffffffffffffffff01d9ffffffffffffffff01b7ffffffffffffffff011a049255052a220ad9ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:74 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
Novaja Nabka (NB02) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-97.0 dBm -9.75 dB 0 LongFast 2026-08-05 18:49:53 Current
Nova Gateway (NWAY) +0.043s
After 		-103.0 dBm -14.75 dB 0 LongFast 2026-08-05 18:49:53 View
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Total Receptions

2

Unique Gateways