Packet #39460599 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from !eb36bafb to Entfernt058 (e058)

45
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
3
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 39460599
Mesh Packet ID: 0x5ad0faeb
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC
From Node: !eb36bafb (bafb)
To Node: Entfernt058 (e058)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Entfernt058 (e058)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -17 dBm
SNR: 7.5 dBm
Hop Info: 0/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 7
Relay Node: fb bafb
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: 3 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
SNR Towards: 7.5 dB
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Legend & Paths
Nodes
🔄 Router Node
📡 Gateway Node
🚀 Source Node
🎯 Target Node
Connections
RF Link
Gateway Connection
Direct Reception (0 hops)
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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:3 bytes
Gateway:!fc4016e7
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:Unknown / 7
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 !fc4016e7
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (3 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 3946232571
Source node ID
uint32
to 4232058599
Target node ID
uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP
enum
decoded.payload_length 3 bytes size
hop_limit 7
Remaining hops allowed
uint32
hop_start 7
Initial hop limit
uint32
hops_taken 0
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit
derived
rx_rssi -17.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr 7.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1778911637
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 231
Next hop node ID
uint32
relay_node 251
Relay node ID
uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1778911641.0141406
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: !fc4016e7
Zero Hop Policy: Enabled
Direct gateway connection
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -17.0 dBm
SNR: 7.50 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:3 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [], "snr_towards": [ 7.5 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "3946232571": "!eb36bafb", "4232058599": "Entfernt058 (e058)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 39460599, "timestamp": 1778911641.0141406, "from_node_id": 3946232571, "to_node_id": 4232058599, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!fc4016e7", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 1523645163, "rssi": -17, "snr": 7.5, "hop_limit": 7, "hop_start": 7, "payload_length": 3, "processed_successfully": true, "raw_payload": "12011e", "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": true, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1778911637, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 231, "relay_node": 251, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC", "hop_count": 0, "has_payload": true, "success": true, "from_node_name": "!eb36bafb", "to_node_name": "Entfernt058 (e058)", "relay_hex": "fb", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 3946232571, "node_name": "!eb36bafb", "hex_id": "!eb36bafb", "short_name": "bafb", "last_byte": "fb" } ], "gateway_name": "Entfernt058 (e058)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 4232058599, "latitude": 43.7583872, "longitude": -79.3182208, "altitude": 170, "timestamp": 1778911624.1749475, "timestamp_str": "2026-05-16 06:07:04", "display_name": "Entfernt058", "long_name": "Entfernt058", "short_name": "e058", "hw_model": "HELTEC_MESH_NODE_T114" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 39460599, "from_node_id": 3946232571, "to_node_id": 4232058599, "timestamp": 1778911641.0141406, "gateway_id": "!fc4016e7", "raw_payload": "12011e", "hop_limit": 7, "hop_start": 7, "from_node_name": "!eb36bafb", "to_node_name": "Entfernt058 (e058)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [], "snr_towards": [ 7.5 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 3946232571 ], "node_names": [ "!eb36bafb" ], "snr_values": [ 7.5 ], "hops": [], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 0 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 3946232571, 4232058599 ], "node_names": [ "!eb36bafb", "Entfernt058 (e058)" ], "snr_values": [ 7.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3946232571, "to_node_id": 4232058599, "from_node_name": "!eb36bafb", "to_node_name": "Entfernt058 (e058)", "snr": 7.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1773457.1923072804, "from_location_timestamp": 1778912476.7744262, "to_location_timestamp": 1778911624.1749475, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h later", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.0h ago" } ], "is_complete": true, "total_hops": 1 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "!eb36bafb", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "!eb36bafb → Entfernt058 (e058)", "forward_hops": [], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": null, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!fc4016e7", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 3946232571, "to": 4232058599, "id": 1523645163, "rx_time": 1778911637, "rx_snr": 7.5, "rx_rssi": -17, "hop_limit": 7, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": true, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 231, "relay_node": 251, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "12011e", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "snr_towards": [ 30 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (3 bytes)
12011e
Hex Analysis:
Size:3 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
Entfernt058 (e058) Primary 0.000s
Reference
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb bafb LongFast 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC Current
Entfernt058 (e058) -0.109s
Before
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb bafb LongFast 2026-05-16 06:07:20 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) -0.093s
Before
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb bafb LongFast 2026-05-16 06:07:20 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) -0.082s
Before
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb bafb LongFast 2026-05-16 06:07:20 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) -0.072s
Before
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb bafb LongFast 2026-05-16 06:07:20 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) -0.052s
Before
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb bafb LongFast 2026-05-16 06:07:20 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) -0.042s
Before
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb bafb LongFast 2026-05-16 06:07:20 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) -0.031s
Before
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb bafb LongFast 2026-05-16 06:07:20 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) -0.021s
Before
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb bafb LongFast 2026-05-16 06:07:20 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) -0.010s
Before
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb bafb LongFast 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.010s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb bafb LongFast 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.022s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb bafb MediumFast 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.035s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb bafb MediumFast 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.046s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb bafb MediumFast 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.058s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb bafb MediumFast 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.069s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb bafb MediumFast 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.080s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb bafb MediumFast 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.091s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb bafb MediumFast 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.103s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb bafb MediumFast 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.113s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb bafb MediumFast 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.124s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb bafb MediumFast 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.134s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb bafb MediumFast 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.145s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb bafb ShortFast 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.155s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb bafb ShortFast 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.165s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb bafb ShortFast 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.176s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb bafb ShortFast 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.186s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb bafb ShortFast 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.198s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb bafb ShortFast 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.209s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb bafb ShortFast 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.221s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb bafb ShortFast 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.233s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb bafb ShortFast 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.245s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb bafb ShortFast 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.257s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb bafb ShortFast 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.269s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb bafb ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.281s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb bafb ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.292s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb bafb ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.303s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb bafb ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.314s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb bafb ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.324s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb bafb ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.335s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb bafb ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.345s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb bafb ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.356s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb bafb ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.366s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb bafb ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.378s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb bafb ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.390s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb bafb LongFast 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
45

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways