Packet #1335381 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from TAC-BEARD\0V|P.Comms ⚠️ (TB0V) to !b03c74b0

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Hop Count

Payload Bytes

Packet Information

Database ID:	1335381
Mesh Packet ID:	`0xa5b57b0f` Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp:	2026-06-30 16:58:10 UTC
From Node:	TAC-BEARD\0V\|P.Comms ⚠️ (TB0V)
To Node:	!b03c74b0 (74b0)
Success:	Processed
Protocol:	TRACEROUTE_APP Port: 70

Gateway:	Cabanas-GW-🎱🇵🇹 (GLGW)
Channel:	LongFast
RSSI:	-89 dBm
SNR:	0.75 dBm
Hop Info:	3/4 hops Start: 4, Limit: 1
Relay Node:	`a7` GT02 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: 42 bytes

Decoded: Yes

Decoded Data:

Route Information

Route Path:	TAC-BEARD\XV\|P.Comms (TBXV) → !69858ba0 → Tavira/Poente☀️-GT-8🇵🇹 (GT02) → Cabanas-GW-🎱🇵🇹 (GLGW)
Hop Count:	3 hops
Status:	Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards:	7.5 dB -17.75 dB -19.5 dB 0.75 dB

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Traceroute Steps

Hop	From Node	To Node	Distance	SNR (dB)	Direction	Analysis
1	TAC-BEARD\0V\|P.Comms ⚠️ (TB0V)	TAC-BEARD\XV\|P.Comms (TBXV)	10.79 km	7.5 dB	Origin	Hops
2	TAC-BEARD\XV\|P.Comms (TBXV)	!69858ba0	Unknown	-17.75 dB	Relay	Hops
3	!69858ba0	Tavira/Poente☀️-GT-8🇵🇹 (GT02)	Unknown	-19.5 dB	Relay	Hops
4	Tavira/Poente☀️-GT-8🇵🇹 (GT02)	Cabanas-GW-🎱🇵🇹 (GLGW)	4.37 km	0.75 dB	Relay	Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached

Total Forward Distance

15.16 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:	42 bytes
Gateway:	!d45ab7f0
Channel:	LongFast
Payload Type:	TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:	3 / 4

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

Field	Value
`gateway_id`	`!d45ab7f0` Node ID format
`channel_id`	`LongFast` Default public channel
`packet`	`MeshPacket` (42 bytes) Contains the actual mesh network packet

MeshPacket Fields

Canonical MeshPacket view reconstructed from stored protobuf bytes.

Field	Value	Type
`from`	`1770266072` Source node ID	uint32
`to`	`2956752048` Target node ID	uint32
`decoded.portnum`	`TRACEROUTE_APP` TRACEROUTE_APP	enum
`decoded.payload_length`	`42` bytes	size
`hop_limit`	`1` Remaining hops allowed	uint32
`hop_start`	`4` Initial hop limit	uint32
`hops_taken`	`3` Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit	derived
`rx_rssi`	`-89.0` dBm Signal strength at gateway	int32
`rx_snr`	`0.75` dB Signal quality at gateway	float
`rx_time`	`1782838690` 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`	`167` 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 (3 hops)
⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)

MQTT-Specific Fields

Want ack:	`True`
Gateway ID:	`!d45ab7f0`
Signal Metrics:	RSSI: -89.0 dBm SNR: 0.75 dB

Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:

Protocol:	TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:	42 bytes
Decoded:	Yes

Complete Payload Data (JSON):

{ "route_nodes": [ 701520799, 1770359712, 1154750631, 3562715120 ], "snr_towards": [ 7.5, -17.75, -19.5, 0.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "1770359712": "!69858ba0", "1154750631": "Tavira/Poente☀️-GT-8🇵🇹 (GT02)", "3562715120": "Cabanas-GW-🎱🇵🇹 (GLGW)", "2956752048": "!b03c74b0", "1770266072": "TAC-BEARD\\0V|P.Comms ⚠️ (TB0V)", "701520799": "TAC-BEARD\\XV|P.Comms (TBXV)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 1335381, "timestamp": 1782838690.6090846, "from_node_id": 1770266072, "to_node_id": 2956752048, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!d45ab7f0", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 2780134159, "rssi": -89, "snr": 0.75, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 4, "payload_length": 42, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a109f5bd029a08b8569a718d444f0b75ad412161eb9ffffffffffffffff01b2ffffffffffffffff0103", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1782838690, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 167, "tx_after": 0, "raw_service_envelope": "0a670dd81d846915b0743cb018082a32e16189a49e877a9300c368781c534f94cb04a118013075d12c7dda740385dfe338494ecb8ecd3406760e7395a198848565dd350f7bb5a53da2f5436a450000403f4801500160a7ffffffffffffffff0178049801a701a8010112084c6f6e67466173741a09216434356162376630", "timestamp_str": "2026-06-30 16:58:10 UTC", "hop_count": 3, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "TAC-BEARD\\0V|P.Comms ⚠️ (TB0V)", "to_node_name": "!b03c74b0", "relay_hex": "a7", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 1154750631, "node_name": "Tavira/Poente☀️-GT-8🇵🇹", "hex_id": "!44d418a7", "short_name": "GT02", "last_byte": "a7" } ], "gateway_name": "Cabanas-GW-🎱🇵🇹 (GLGW)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 3562715120, "latitude": 37.1351552, "longitude": -7.606272, "altitude": null, "timestamp": 1782842100.1637049, "timestamp_str": "2026-06-30 18:55:00", "display_name": "Cabanas-GW-🎱🇵🇹", "long_name": "Cabanas-GW-🎱🇵🇹", "short_name": "GLGW", "hw_model": "SEEED_XIAO_S3" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 1335381, "from_node_id": 1770266072, "to_node_id": 2956752048, "timestamp": 1782838690.6090846, "gateway_id": "!d45ab7f0", "raw_payload": "0a109f5bd029a08b8569a718d444f0b75ad412161eb9ffffffffffffffff01b2ffffffffffffffff0103", "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 4, "from_node_name": "TAC-BEARD\\0V|P.Comms ⚠️ (TB0V)", "to_node_name": "!b03c74b0", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 701520799, 1770359712, 1154750631, 3562715120 ], "snr_towards": [ 7.5, -17.75, -19.5, 0.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 1770266072, 701520799, 1770359712, 1154750631, 3562715120 ], "node_names": [ "TAC-BEARD\\0V|P.Comms ⚠️ (TB0V)", "TAC-BEARD\\XV|P.Comms (TBXV)", "!69858ba0", "Tavira/Poente☀️-GT-8🇵🇹 (GT02)", "Cabanas-GW-🎱🇵🇹 (GLGW)" ], "snr_values": [ 7.5, -17.75, -19.5, 0.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1770266072, "to_node_id": 701520799, "from_node_name": "TAC-BEARD\\0V|P.Comms ⚠️ (TB0V)", "to_node_name": "TAC-BEARD\\XV|P.Comms (TBXV)", "snr": 7.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 10787.581295186577, "from_location_timestamp": 1782838940.0216222, "to_location_timestamp": 1781363063.7279472, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h later", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.4w ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 701520799, "to_node_id": 1770359712, "from_node_name": "TAC-BEARD\\XV|P.Comms (TBXV)", "to_node_name": "!69858ba0", "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": 3, "from_node_id": 1770359712, "to_node_id": 1154750631, "from_node_name": "!69858ba0", "to_node_name": "Tavira/Poente☀️-GT-8🇵🇹 (GT02)", "snr": -19.5, "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": 1154750631, "to_node_id": 3562715120, "from_node_name": "Tavira/Poente☀️-GT-8🇵🇹 (GT02)", "to_node_name": "Cabanas-GW-🎱🇵🇹 (GLGW)", "snr": 0.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 4369.9380462184945, "from_location_timestamp": 1782718613.9228778, "to_location_timestamp": 1782801753.0029829, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.4d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 10.3h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 4 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 1770266072, 701520799, 1770359712, 1154750631, 3562715120 ], "node_names": [ "TAC-BEARD\\0V|P.Comms ⚠️ (TB0V)", "TAC-BEARD\\XV|P.Comms (TBXV)", "!69858ba0", "Tavira/Poente☀️-GT-8🇵🇹 (GT02)", "Cabanas-GW-🎱🇵🇹 (GLGW)" ], "snr_values": [ 7.5, -17.75, -19.5, 0.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1770266072, "to_node_id": 701520799, "from_node_name": "TAC-BEARD\\0V|P.Comms ⚠️ (TB0V)", "to_node_name": "TAC-BEARD\\XV|P.Comms (TBXV)", "snr": 7.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 10787.581295186577, "from_location_timestamp": 1782838940.0216222, "to_location_timestamp": 1781363063.7279472, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h later", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.4w ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 701520799, "to_node_id": 1770359712, "from_node_name": "TAC-BEARD\\XV|P.Comms (TBXV)", "to_node_name": "!69858ba0", "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": 3, "from_node_id": 1770359712, "to_node_id": 1154750631, "from_node_name": "!69858ba0", "to_node_name": "Tavira/Poente☀️-GT-8🇵🇹 (GT02)", "snr": -19.5, "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": 1154750631, "to_node_id": 3562715120, "from_node_name": "Tavira/Poente☀️-GT-8🇵🇹 (GT02)", "to_node_name": "Cabanas-GW-🎱🇵🇹 (GLGW)", "snr": 0.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 4369.9380462184945, "from_location_timestamp": 1782718613.9228778, "to_location_timestamp": 1782801753.0029829, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.4d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 10.3h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 4 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "TAC-BEARD\\0V|P.Comms ⚠️ (TB0V) → TAC-BEARD\\XV|P.Comms (TBXV) → !69858ba0 → Tavira/Poente☀️-GT-8🇵🇹 (GT02) → Cabanas-GW-🎱🇵🇹 (GLGW)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "TAC-BEARD\\0V|P.Comms ⚠️ (TB0V) → TAC-BEARD\\XV|P.Comms (TBXV) → !69858ba0 → Tavira/Poente☀️-GT-8🇵🇹 (GT02) → Cabanas-GW-🎱🇵🇹 (GLGW)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1770266072, "to_node_id": 701520799, "from_node_name": "TAC-BEARD\\0V|P.Comms ⚠️ (TB0V)", "to_node_name": "TAC-BEARD\\XV|P.Comms (TBXV)", "snr": 7.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 10787.581295186577, "from_location_timestamp": 1782838940.0216222, "to_location_timestamp": 1781363063.7279472, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h later", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.4w ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 701520799, "to_node_id": 1770359712, "from_node_name": "TAC-BEARD\\XV|P.Comms (TBXV)", "to_node_name": "!69858ba0", "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": 3, "from_node_id": 1770359712, "to_node_id": 1154750631, "from_node_name": "!69858ba0", "to_node_name": "Tavira/Poente☀️-GT-8🇵🇹 (GT02)", "snr": -19.5, "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": 1154750631, "to_node_id": 3562715120, "from_node_name": "Tavira/Poente☀️-GT-8🇵🇹 (GT02)", "to_node_name": "Cabanas-GW-🎱🇵🇹 (GLGW)", "snr": 0.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 4369.9380462184945, "from_location_timestamp": 1782718613.9228778, "to_location_timestamp": 1782801753.0029829, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.4d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 10.3h ago" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 15157.519341405072, "total_return_distance": null }

Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)

{ "service_envelope": { "packet": { "from": 1770266072, "to": 2956752048, "channel": 8, "decoded": { "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "payload": "ChCfW9ApoIuFaacY1ETwt1rUEhYeuf//////////AbL//////////wED", "want_response": true, "bitfield": 3 }, "id": 2780134159, "rx_time": 1782838690, "rx_snr": 0.75, "hop_limit": 1, "want_ack": true, "rx_rssi": -89, "hop_start": 4, "relay_node": 167, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" }, "channel_id": "LongFast", "gateway_id": "!d45ab7f0" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1770266072, "to": 2956752048, "channel": 8, "decoded": { "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "payload": "ChCfW9ApoIuFaacY1ETwt1rUEhYeuf//////////AbL//////////wED", "want_response": true, "bitfield": 3, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 701520799, 1770359712, 1154750631, 3562715120 ], "snr_towards": [ 30, -71, -78, 3 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } }, "id": 2780134159, "rx_time": 1782838690, "rx_snr": 0.75, "hop_limit": 1, "want_ack": true, "rx_rssi": -89, "hop_start": 4, "relay_node": 167, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" } }

Raw Packet Data (42 bytes)

0a109f5bd029a08b8569a718d444f0b75ad412161eb9ffffffffffffffff01b2ffffffffffffffff0103

Hex Analysis:

Size:	42 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

Gateway	Time Offset	RSSI	SNR	Hops	Relay	Channel	Timestamp	Actions
Cabanas-GW-🎱🇵🇹 (GLGW) Primary	0.000s Reference	-89.0 dBm	0.75 dB	3	`a7` GT02	LongFast	2026-06-30 16:58:10 UTC	Current
No other receptions found within ±2 seconds

1

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways