Packet #17803560 Success
TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Zapp Mobile (Zapp) to Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP)
1
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
4
Hop Count
51
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
| Database ID: | 17803560 |
|---|---|
| Mesh Packet ID: |
0x6a1af8e6
Used for correlation across gateways |
| Timestamp: | 2026-03-27 10:02:06 UTC |
| From Node: | Zapp Mobile (Zapp) |
| To Node: | Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) |
| Success: | Processed |
| Protocol: |
TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70 |
| Gateway: | Pooty Base (POOT) |
|---|---|
| Channel: | Custom |
| RSSI: | -96 dBm |
| SNR: | -1.5 dBm |
| Hop Info: |
4/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 3 |
| Relay Node: |
7c
NOSE
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: 51 bytes
Decoded:
Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
| Route Path: | !4de7a33b → !9e76b084 → Papa Smurf (8484) → Nose Hill (NOSE) |
|---|---|
| Hop Count: | 3 hops |
| Status: | Incomplete - Final destination not reached |
| SNR Towards: | -16.0 dB -13.25 dB 6.0 dB -9.0 dB |
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Traceroute Steps
| Hop | From Node | To Node | Distance | SNR (dB) | Direction | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zapp Mobile (Zapp) | !4de7a33b | Unknown | -16.0 dB | Origin | Hops |
| 2 | !4de7a33b | !9e76b084 | Unknown | -13.25 dB | Relay | Hops |
| 3 | !9e76b084 | Papa Smurf (8484) | Unknown | 6.0 dB | Relay | Hops |
| 4 | Papa Smurf (8484) | Nose Hill (NOSE) | 8.61 km | -9.0 dB | Relay | Hops |
| Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached | ||||||
Total Forward Distance
8.61 kmCombined Traceroute Graph
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Raw Packet Analysis
Complete field breakdown and MQTT privacy/exposure analysisPacket Structure
MQTT Packet Flow:
ServiceEnvelope (MQTT layer) → MeshPacket (Mesh layer) → Decoded Payload (Application data)
| Total Size: | 51 bytes |
|---|---|
| Gateway: | !1de9da28 |
| Channel: | Custom |
| Payload Type: | TRACEROUTE_APP |
| Hop Count: | 4 / 7 |
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Targeted to specific node
+ 2 more...
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Targeted to specific node
+ 2 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
⚠ Multi-hop path visible (4 hops)
+ 1 more...
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
⚠ Multi-hop path visible (4 hops)
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields
MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
gateway_id |
!1de9da28
Node ID format |
channel_id |
Custom
|
packet |
MeshPacket (51 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet |
MeshPacket Fields
Core mesh packet with routing and payload information
| Field | Value | Type |
|---|---|---|
from |
2661321940
Source node ID |
uint32 |
to |
2223541684
Target node ID |
uint32 |
decoded.portnum |
70
TRACEROUTE_APP |
enum |
decoded.payload_length |
51 bytes
|
size |
hop_limit |
3
Remaining hops allowed |
uint32 |
hop_start |
7
Initial hop limit |
uint32 |
hops_taken |
4
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit |
derived |
rx_rssi |
-96.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway |
int32 |
rx_snr |
-1.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway |
float |
rx_time |
1774605726
Receive timestamp |
fixed32 |
via_mqtt |
False
Direct LoRa transmission |
bool |
want_ack |
False
No ACK 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 |
124
Relay node ID |
uint32 |
tx_after |
Not set | uint32 |
timestamp |
1774605726.8823476
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)
- ✓ Targeted to specific node
- ✓ Custom channel: Custom
- ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
- ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
- ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (4 hops)
- ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
| Gateway ID: | !1de9da28 |
| Signal Metrics: |
RSSI: -96.0 dBm SNR: -1.50 dB |
Complete Payload Analysis
Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data
Payload Metadata:
| Protocol: | TRACEROUTE_APP |
|---|---|
| Size: | 51 bytes |
| Decoded: | Yes |
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{
"route_nodes": [
1307026235,
2658578564,
3679552644,
231312252
],
"snr_towards": [
-16.0,
-13.25,
6.0,
-9.0
],
"route_back": [],
"snr_back": [],
"route_node_names": {
"3679552644": "Papa Smurf (8484)",
"2658578564": "!9e76b084",
"2661321940": "Zapp Mobile (Zapp)",
"2223541684": "Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP)",
"1307026235": "!4de7a33b",
"231312252": "Nose Hill (NOSE)"
},
"traceroute_packet": {
"packet_data": {
"id": 17803560,
"timestamp": 1774605726.8823476,
"from_node_id": 2661321940,
"to_node_id": 2223541684,
"portnum": 70,
"portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP",
"gateway_id": "!1de9da28",
"channel_id": "Custom",
"mesh_packet_id": 1780152550,
"rssi": -96,
"snr": -1.5,
"hop_limit": 3,
"hop_start": 7,
"payload_length": 51,
"processed_successfully": true,
"raw_payload": "0a103ba3e74d84b0769e848451db7c8bc90d121fc0ffffffffffffffff01cbffffffffffffffff0118dcffffffffffffffff01",
"via_mqtt": false,
"want_ack": false,
"priority": 0,
"delayed": 0,
"channel_index": null,
"rx_time": 1774605726,
"pki_encrypted": false,
"next_hop": 0,
"relay_node": 124,
"tx_after": 0,
"timestamp_str": "2026-03-27 10:02:06 UTC",
"hop_count": 4,
"has_payload": true,
"success": true,
"from_node_name": "Zapp Mobile (Zapp)",
"to_node_name": "Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP)",
"relay_hex": "7c",
"relay_candidates": [
{
"node_id": 231312252,
"node_name": "Nose Hill",
"hex_id": "!0dc98b7c",
"short_name": "NOSE",
"last_byte": "7c"
}
],
"gateway_name": "Pooty Base (POOT)",
"gateway_location": null
},
"resolve_names": true,
"packet_id": 17803560,
"from_node_id": 2661321940,
"to_node_id": 2223541684,
"timestamp": 1774605726.8823476,
"gateway_id": "!1de9da28",
"raw_payload": "0a103ba3e74d84b0769e848451db7c8bc90d121fc0ffffffffffffffff01cbffffffffffffffff0118dcffffffffffffffff01",
"hop_limit": 3,
"hop_start": 7,
"from_node_name": "Zapp Mobile (Zapp)",
"to_node_name": "!84888db4",
"route_data": {
"route_nodes": [
1307026235,
2658578564,
3679552644,
231312252
],
"snr_towards": [
-16.0,
-13.25,
6.0,
-9.0
],
"route_back": [],
"snr_back": []
},
"forward_path": {
"path_type": "forward",
"node_ids": [
2661321940,
1307026235,
2658578564,
3679552644,
231312252
],
"node_names": [
"Zapp Mobile (Zapp)",
"!4de7a33b",
"!9e76b084",
"Papa Smurf (8484)",
"Nose Hill (NOSE)"
],
"snr_values": [
-16.0,
-13.25,
6.0,
-9.0
],
"hops": [
{
"hop_number": 1,
"from_node_id": 2661321940,
"to_node_id": 1307026235,
"from_node_name": "Zapp Mobile (Zapp)",
"to_node_name": "!4de7a33b",
"snr": -16.0,
"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": 1307026235,
"to_node_id": 2658578564,
"from_node_name": "!4de7a33b",
"to_node_name": "!9e76b084",
"snr": -13.25,
"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": 2658578564,
"to_node_id": 3679552644,
"from_node_name": "!9e76b084",
"to_node_name": "Papa Smurf (8484)",
"snr": 6.0,
"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": 4,
"from_node_id": 3679552644,
"to_node_id": 231312252,
"from_node_name": "Papa Smurf (8484)",
"to_node_name": "Nose Hill (NOSE)",
"snr": -9.0,
"direction": "forward",
"is_target_hop": false,
"distance_meters": 8607.112639458177,
"from_location_timestamp": 1774589749.944679,
"to_location_timestamp": 1774598354.8592834,
"from_location_age_warning": "from 4.4h ago",
"to_location_age_warning": "from 2.0h ago"
}
],
"is_complete": false,
"total_hops": 4
},
"return_path": null,
"actual_rf_path": {
"path_type": "forward_rf",
"node_ids": [
2661321940,
1307026235,
2658578564,
3679552644,
231312252
],
"node_names": [
"Zapp Mobile (Zapp)",
"!4de7a33b",
"!9e76b084",
"Papa Smurf (8484)",
"Nose Hill (NOSE)"
],
"snr_values": [
-16.0,
-13.25,
6.0,
-9.0
],
"hops": [
{
"hop_number": 1,
"from_node_id": 2661321940,
"to_node_id": 1307026235,
"from_node_name": "Zapp Mobile (Zapp)",
"to_node_name": "!4de7a33b",
"snr": -16.0,
"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": 1307026235,
"to_node_id": 2658578564,
"from_node_name": "!4de7a33b",
"to_node_name": "!9e76b084",
"snr": -13.25,
"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": 2658578564,
"to_node_id": 3679552644,
"from_node_name": "!9e76b084",
"to_node_name": "Papa Smurf (8484)",
"snr": 6.0,
"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": 4,
"from_node_id": 3679552644,
"to_node_id": 231312252,
"from_node_name": "Papa Smurf (8484)",
"to_node_name": "Nose Hill (NOSE)",
"snr": -9.0,
"direction": "forward_rf",
"is_target_hop": false,
"distance_meters": 8607.112639458177,
"from_location_timestamp": 1774589749.944679,
"to_location_timestamp": 1774598354.8592834,
"from_location_age_warning": "from 4.4h ago",
"to_location_age_warning": "from 2.0h ago"
}
],
"is_complete": false,
"total_hops": 4
}
},
"has_return_path": false,
"is_complete": false,
"forward_path_display": "Zapp Mobile (Zapp) → !4de7a33b → !9e76b084 → Papa Smurf (8484) → Nose Hill (NOSE)",
"return_path_display": null,
"actual_rf_path_display": "Zapp Mobile (Zapp) → !4de7a33b → !9e76b084 → Papa Smurf (8484) → Nose Hill (NOSE)",
"forward_hops": [
{
"hop_number": 1,
"from_node_id": 2661321940,
"to_node_id": 1307026235,
"from_node_name": "Zapp Mobile (Zapp)",
"to_node_name": "!4de7a33b",
"snr": -16.0,
"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": 1307026235,
"to_node_id": 2658578564,
"from_node_name": "!4de7a33b",
"to_node_name": "!9e76b084",
"snr": -13.25,
"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": 2658578564,
"to_node_id": 3679552644,
"from_node_name": "!9e76b084",
"to_node_name": "Papa Smurf (8484)",
"snr": 6.0,
"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": 4,
"from_node_id": 3679552644,
"to_node_id": 231312252,
"from_node_name": "Papa Smurf (8484)",
"to_node_name": "Nose Hill (NOSE)",
"snr": -9.0,
"direction": "forward",
"is_target_hop": false,
"distance_meters": 8607.112639458177,
"from_location_timestamp": 1774589749.944679,
"to_location_timestamp": 1774598354.8592834,
"from_location_age_warning": "from 4.4h ago",
"to_location_age_warning": "from 2.0h ago"
}
],
"return_hops": [],
"total_forward_distance": 8607.112639458177,
"total_return_distance": null
}
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{
"service_envelope": {
"gateway_id": "!1de9da28",
"channel_id": "Custom",
"packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)"
},
"mesh_packet": {
"from": 2661321940,
"to": 2223541684,
"id": 1780152550,
"rx_time": 1774605726,
"rx_snr": -1.5,
"rx_rssi": -96,
"hop_limit": 3,
"hop_start": 7,
"via_mqtt": false,
"want_ack": false,
"priority": 0,
"delayed": 0,
"channel_index": null,
"pki_encrypted": false,
"next_hop": 0,
"relay_node": 124,
"tx_after": 0,
"decoded": {
"portnum": 70,
"payload": "0a103ba3e74d84b0769e848451db7c8bc90d121fc0ffffffffffffffff01cbffffffffffffffff0118dcffffffffffffffff01",
"want_response": null,
"dest": null,
"source": null,
"request_id": null,
"reply_id": null,
"emoji": null,
"parsed_payload": {
"route": [
1307026235,
2658578564,
3679552644,
231312252
],
"snr_towards": [
-64,
-53,
24,
-36
],
"type": "protobuf",
"portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP",
"message_class": "RouteDiscovery"
}
}
}
}
Raw Packet Data (51 bytes)
0a103ba3e74d84b0769e848451db7c8bc90d121fc0ffffffffffffffff01cbffffffffffffffff0118dcffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
| Size: | 51 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 packetCorrelation: Using Mesh Packet ID
| Gateway | Time Offset | RSSI | SNR | Hops | Relay | Channel | Timestamp | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pooty Base (POOT) Primary |
0.000s
Reference |
-96.0 dBm | -1.50 dB | 4 |
7c
NOSE
|
Custom | 2026-03-27 10:02:06 UTC | Current |
| No other receptions found within ±2 seconds | ||||||||
1
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways