Packet #39460604 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Code058 (c058) to Entfernt058 (e058)

45
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
3
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 39460604
Mesh Packet ID: 0x5ad0faeb
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC
From Node: Code058 (c058)
To Node: Entfernt058 (e058)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Entfernt058 (e058)
Channel: MediumFast
RSSI: -17 dBm
SNR: 7.5 dBm
Hop Info: 0/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 7
Relay Node: fb c058
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
Combined Traceroute Graph
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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:MediumFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:Unknown / 7
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Acknowledgment requested
+ 4 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !fc4016e7
Node ID format
channel_id MediumFast
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 1778911641.0720313
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
  • ✓ Custom channel: MediumFast
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
  • ✓ Zero-hop: direct from source to MQTT gateway
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ 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": "Code058 (c058)", "4232058599": "Entfernt058 (e058)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 39460604, "timestamp": 1778911641.0720313, "from_node_id": 3946232571, "to_node_id": 4232058599, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!fc4016e7", "channel_id": "MediumFast", "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": "Code058 (c058)", "to_node_name": "Entfernt058 (e058)", "relay_hex": "fb", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 3946232571, "node_name": "Code058", "hex_id": "!eb36bafb", "short_name": "c058", "last_byte": "fb" } ], "gateway_name": "Entfernt058 (e058)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 4232058599, "latitude": 43.7583872, "longitude": -79.3182208, "altitude": 170, "timestamp": 1778918828.489311, "timestamp_str": "2026-05-16 08:07:08", "display_name": "Entfernt058", "long_name": "Entfernt058", "short_name": "e058", "hw_model": "HELTEC_MESH_NODE_T114" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 39460604, "from_node_id": 3946232571, "to_node_id": 4232058599, "timestamp": 1778911641.0720313, "gateway_id": "!fc4016e7", "raw_payload": "12011e", "hop_limit": 7, "hop_start": 7, "from_node_name": "Code058 (c058)", "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": [ "Code058 (c058)" ], "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": [ "Code058 (c058)", "Entfernt058 (e058)" ], "snr_values": [ 7.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3946232571, "to_node_id": 4232058599, "from_node_name": "Code058 (c058)", "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": "Code058 (c058)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "Code058 (c058) → 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": "MediumFast", "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 c058 MediumFast 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC Current
Entfernt058 (e058) -0.167s
Before
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb c058 LongFast 2026-05-16 06:07:20 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) -0.151s
Before
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb c058 LongFast 2026-05-16 06:07:20 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) -0.140s
Before
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb c058 LongFast 2026-05-16 06:07:20 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) -0.130s
Before
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb c058 LongFast 2026-05-16 06:07:20 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) -0.110s
Before
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb c058 LongFast 2026-05-16 06:07:20 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) -0.100s
Before
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb c058 LongFast 2026-05-16 06:07:20 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) -0.089s
Before
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb c058 LongFast 2026-05-16 06:07:20 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) -0.079s
Before
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb c058 LongFast 2026-05-16 06:07:20 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) -0.068s
Before
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb c058 LongFast 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) -0.058s
Before
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb c058 LongFast 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) -0.048s
Before
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb c058 LongFast 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) -0.036s
Before
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb c058 MediumFast 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) -0.023s
Before
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb c058 MediumFast 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) -0.012s
Before
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb c058 MediumFast 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.011s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb c058 MediumFast 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.023s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb c058 MediumFast 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.034s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb c058 MediumFast 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.045s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb c058 MediumFast 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.056s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb c058 MediumFast 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.066s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb c058 MediumFast 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.076s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb c058 MediumFast 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.087s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb c058 ShortFast 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.097s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb c058 ShortFast 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.107s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb c058 ShortFast 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.118s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb c058 ShortFast 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.128s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb c058 ShortFast 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.140s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb c058 ShortFast 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.152s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb c058 ShortFast 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.163s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb c058 ShortFast 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.176s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb c058 ShortFast 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.187s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb c058 ShortFast 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.199s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb c058 ShortFast 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.211s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb c058 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.223s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb c058 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.235s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb c058 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.245s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb c058 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.256s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb c058 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.266s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb c058 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.277s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb c058 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.287s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb c058 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.298s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb c058 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.308s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb c058 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.320s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb c058 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
Entfernt058 (e058) +0.332s
After
-17.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 fb c058 LongFast 2026-05-16 06:07:21 UTC View
45

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways