Packet #2444824 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from BET2_BaseTrack (BET2) to MHZ5_Portable R8 (MHZ5)

1
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
3
Hop Count
61
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 2444824
Mesh Packet ID: 0x0a4c39dd
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-09-20 16:21:39 UTC
From Node: BET2_BaseTrack (BET2)
To Node: MHZ5_Portable R8 (MHZ5)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Meshtastic 9943 (9943)
Channel: SFNarrow
RSSI: -126 dBm
SNR: -8.0 dBm
Hop Info: 3/3 hops
Start: 3, Limit: 0
Relay Node: 7d
Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 61 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: MU - COLUMBARES 1 🗼☀️ (COL1) → AL - Teti Bacares ⛰️ (AL03) → EA7-AL-001 🏔 (AL01) → !af429732 → !2b39ef06 → !921c897d
Hop Count: 5 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: 3.25 dB -5.5 dB 8.0 dB 5.5 dB -0.5 dB -7.25 dB
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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 BET2_BaseTrack (BET2) MU - COLUMBARES 1 🗼☀️ (COL1) 33.09 km 3.25 dB Origin Hops
2 MU - COLUMBARES 1 🗼☀️ (COL1) AL - Teti Bacares ⛰️ (AL03) 145.08 km -5.5 dB Relay Hops
3 AL - Teti Bacares ⛰️ (AL03) EA7-AL-001 🏔 (AL01) 52.21 km 8.0 dB Relay Hops
4 EA7-AL-001 🏔 (AL01) !af429732 Unknown 5.5 dB Relay Hops
5 !af429732 !2b39ef06 Unknown -0.5 dB Relay Hops
6 !2b39ef06 !921c897d Unknown -7.25 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
230.38 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:61 bytes
Gateway:!d2b59943
Channel:SFNarrow
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:3 / 3
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Acknowledgment requested
+ 3 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
⚠ Multi-hop path visible (3 hops)
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

FieldValue
gateway_id !d2b59943
Node ID format
channel_id SFNarrow
packet MeshPacket (61 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Canonical MeshPacket view reconstructed from stored protobuf bytes.

FieldValueType
from 4133635308
Source node ID 		uint32
to 2681086504
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum TRACEROUTE_APP
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 61 bytes size
hop_limit Not set uint32
hop_start 3
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 3
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -126.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -8.00 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1789921298
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 32
Channel index 		uint32
pki_encrypted False
Standard encryption 		bool
next_hop Not set uint32
relay_node 125
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp Not set uint32
MQTT Privacy & Exposure Analysis

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Exposure Level: Direct Message
Privacy Features:
  • ✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
  • ✓ Acknowledgment requested
  • ✓ Targeted to specific node
  • ✓ Custom channel: SFNarrow
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ 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: !d2b59943
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -126.0 dBm
SNR: -8.00 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:61 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 3371639184, 3592647921, 1989708122, 2940376882, 725217030, 2451343741 ], "snr_towards": [ 3.25, -5.5, 8.0, 5.5, -0.5, -7.25 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "725217030": "!2b39ef06", "2681086504": "MHZ5_Portable R8 (MHZ5)", "4133635308": "BET2_BaseTrack (BET2)", "3371639184": "MU - COLUMBARES 1 🗼☀️ (COL1)", "3592647921": "AL - Teti Bacares ⛰️ (AL03)", "2940376882": "!af429732", "1989708122": "EA7-AL-001 🏔 (AL01)", "2451343741": "!921c897d" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 2444824, "timestamp": 1789921299.7344756, "from_node_id": 4133635308, "to_node_id": 2681086504, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!d2b59943", "channel_id": "SFNarrow", "mesh_packet_id": 172767709, "rssi": -126, "snr": -8.0, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 3, "payload_length": 61, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a189021f7c8f17423d65a899876329742af06ef392b7d891c9212210deaffffffffffffffff012016feffffffffffffffff01e3ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1789921298, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 125, "tx_after": 0, "raw_service_envelope": "0a7c0dec4462f6152822ce9f18202a4a8da8509e10f97f319515a2067f4faae7f6ab5edbd63c5e5516204bccc182670f3fc3bb60d63b9ebfcdc045b6c556ef93b1e31f8b50a455e13d3a3dee54687a0b1eacdd83aa983e97f70035dd394c0a3d1208b06a45000000c150016082ffffffffffffffff01780398017da80101120853464e6172726f771a09216432623539393433", "timestamp_str": "2026-09-20 16:21:39 UTC", "hop_count": 3, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "BET2_BaseTrack (BET2)", "to_node_name": "MHZ5_Portable R8 (MHZ5)", "relay_hex": "7d", "relay_candidates": [], "gateway_name": "Meshtastic 9943 (9943)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 3535116611, "latitude": 37.3424128, "longitude": -6.0686336, "altitude": 60, "timestamp": 1789844525.250864, "timestamp_str": "2026-09-19 20:02:05", "display_name": "Meshtastic 9943", "long_name": "Meshtastic 9943", "short_name": "9943", "hw_model": "NRF52_PROMICRO_DIY" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 2444824, "from_node_id": 4133635308, "to_node_id": 2681086504, "timestamp": 1789921299.7344756, "gateway_id": "!d2b59943", "raw_payload": "0a189021f7c8f17423d65a899876329742af06ef392b7d891c9212210deaffffffffffffffff012016feffffffffffffffff01e3ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 3, "from_node_name": "BET2_BaseTrack (BET2)", "to_node_name": "!9fce2228", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 3371639184, 3592647921, 1989708122, 2940376882, 725217030, 2451343741 ], "snr_towards": [ 3.25, -5.5, 8.0, 5.5, -0.5, -7.25 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 4133635308, 3371639184, 3592647921, 1989708122, 2940376882, 725217030, 2451343741 ], "node_names": [ "BET2_BaseTrack (BET2)", "MU - COLUMBARES 1 🗼☀️ (COL1)", "AL - Teti Bacares ⛰️ (AL03)", "EA7-AL-001 🏔 (AL01)", "!af429732", "!2b39ef06", "!921c897d" ], "snr_values": [ 3.25, -5.5, 8.0, 5.5, -0.5, -7.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 4133635308, "to_node_id": 3371639184, "from_node_name": "BET2_BaseTrack (BET2)", "to_node_name": "MU - COLUMBARES 1 🗼☀️ (COL1)", "snr": 3.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 33091.65909598055, "from_location_timestamp": 1790386013.9641078, "to_location_timestamp": 1789893730.504233, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.4d later", "to_location_age_warning": "from 7.7h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 3371639184, "to_node_id": 3592647921, "from_node_name": "MU - COLUMBARES 1 🗼☀️ (COL1)", "to_node_name": "AL - Teti Bacares ⛰️ (AL03)", "snr": -5.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 145075.70221098265, "from_location_timestamp": 1789893730.504233, "to_location_timestamp": 1791800632.456424, "from_location_age_warning": "from 7.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.1w later" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 3592647921, "to_node_id": 1989708122, "from_node_name": "AL - Teti Bacares ⛰️ (AL03)", "to_node_name": "EA7-AL-001 🏔 (AL01)", "snr": 8.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 52207.80784325471, "from_location_timestamp": 1791800632.456424, "to_location_timestamp": 1789863804.092461, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.1w later", "to_location_age_warning": "from 16.0h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 1989708122, "to_node_id": 2940376882, "from_node_name": "EA7-AL-001 🏔 (AL01)", "to_node_name": "!af429732", "snr": 5.5, "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": 5, "from_node_id": 2940376882, "to_node_id": 725217030, "from_node_name": "!af429732", "to_node_name": "!2b39ef06", "snr": -0.5, "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": 6, "from_node_id": 725217030, "to_node_id": 2451343741, "from_node_name": "!2b39ef06", "to_node_name": "!921c897d", "snr": -7.25, "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" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 6 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 4133635308, 3371639184, 3592647921, 1989708122, 2940376882, 725217030, 2451343741 ], "node_names": [ "BET2_BaseTrack (BET2)", "MU - COLUMBARES 1 🗼☀️ (COL1)", "AL - Teti Bacares ⛰️ (AL03)", "EA7-AL-001 🏔 (AL01)", "!af429732", "!2b39ef06", "!921c897d" ], "snr_values": [ 3.25, -5.5, 8.0, 5.5, -0.5, -7.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 4133635308, "to_node_id": 3371639184, "from_node_name": "BET2_BaseTrack (BET2)", "to_node_name": "MU - COLUMBARES 1 🗼☀️ (COL1)", "snr": 3.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 33091.65909598055, "from_location_timestamp": 1790386013.9641078, "to_location_timestamp": 1789893730.504233, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.4d later", "to_location_age_warning": "from 7.7h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 3371639184, "to_node_id": 3592647921, "from_node_name": "MU - COLUMBARES 1 🗼☀️ (COL1)", "to_node_name": "AL - Teti Bacares ⛰️ (AL03)", "snr": -5.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 145075.70221098265, "from_location_timestamp": 1789893730.504233, "to_location_timestamp": 1791800632.456424, "from_location_age_warning": "from 7.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.1w later" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 3592647921, "to_node_id": 1989708122, "from_node_name": "AL - Teti Bacares ⛰️ (AL03)", "to_node_name": "EA7-AL-001 🏔 (AL01)", "snr": 8.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 52207.80784325471, "from_location_timestamp": 1791800632.456424, "to_location_timestamp": 1789863804.092461, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.1w later", "to_location_age_warning": "from 16.0h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 1989708122, "to_node_id": 2940376882, "from_node_name": "EA7-AL-001 🏔 (AL01)", "to_node_name": "!af429732", "snr": 5.5, "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": 5, "from_node_id": 2940376882, "to_node_id": 725217030, "from_node_name": "!af429732", "to_node_name": "!2b39ef06", "snr": -0.5, "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": 6, "from_node_id": 725217030, "to_node_id": 2451343741, "from_node_name": "!2b39ef06", "to_node_name": "!921c897d", "snr": -7.25, "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" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 6 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "BET2_BaseTrack (BET2) → MU - COLUMBARES 1 🗼☀️ (COL1) → AL - Teti Bacares ⛰️ (AL03) → EA7-AL-001 🏔 (AL01) → !af429732 → !2b39ef06 → !921c897d", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "BET2_BaseTrack (BET2) → MU - COLUMBARES 1 🗼☀️ (COL1) → AL - Teti Bacares ⛰️ (AL03) → EA7-AL-001 🏔 (AL01) → !af429732 → !2b39ef06 → !921c897d", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 4133635308, "to_node_id": 3371639184, "from_node_name": "BET2_BaseTrack (BET2)", "to_node_name": "MU - COLUMBARES 1 🗼☀️ (COL1)", "snr": 3.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 33091.65909598055, "from_location_timestamp": 1790386013.9641078, "to_location_timestamp": 1789893730.504233, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.4d later", "to_location_age_warning": "from 7.7h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 3371639184, "to_node_id": 3592647921, "from_node_name": "MU - COLUMBARES 1 🗼☀️ (COL1)", "to_node_name": "AL - Teti Bacares ⛰️ (AL03)", "snr": -5.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 145075.70221098265, "from_location_timestamp": 1789893730.504233, "to_location_timestamp": 1791800632.456424, "from_location_age_warning": "from 7.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.1w later" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 3592647921, "to_node_id": 1989708122, "from_node_name": "AL - Teti Bacares ⛰️ (AL03)", "to_node_name": "EA7-AL-001 🏔 (AL01)", "snr": 8.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 52207.80784325471, "from_location_timestamp": 1791800632.456424, "to_location_timestamp": 1789863804.092461, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.1w later", "to_location_age_warning": "from 16.0h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 1989708122, "to_node_id": 2940376882, "from_node_name": "EA7-AL-001 🏔 (AL01)", "to_node_name": "!af429732", "snr": 5.5, "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": 5, "from_node_id": 2940376882, "to_node_id": 725217030, "from_node_name": "!af429732", "to_node_name": "!2b39ef06", "snr": -0.5, "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": 6, "from_node_id": 725217030, "to_node_id": 2451343741, "from_node_name": "!2b39ef06", "to_node_name": "!921c897d", "snr": -7.25, "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" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 230375.1691502179, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "packet": { "from": 4133635308, "to": 2681086504, "channel": 32, "decoded": { "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "payload": "ChiQIffI8XQj1lqJmHYyl0KvBu85K32JHJISIQ3q//////////8BIBb+//////////8B4///////////AQ==", "want_response": true, "dest": 2681086504, "bitfield": 3 }, "id": 172767709, "rx_time": 1789921298, "rx_snr": -8.0, "want_ack": true, "rx_rssi": -126, "hop_start": 3, "relay_node": 125, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" }, "channel_id": "SFNarrow", "gateway_id": "!d2b59943" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 4133635308, "to": 2681086504, "channel": 32, "decoded": { "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "payload": "ChiQIffI8XQj1lqJmHYyl0KvBu85K32JHJISIQ3q//////////8BIBb+//////////8B4///////////AQ==", "want_response": true, "dest": 2681086504, "bitfield": 3, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 3371639184, 3592647921, 1989708122, 2940376882, 725217030, 2451343741 ], "snr_towards": [ 13, -22, 32, 22, -2, -29 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } }, "id": 172767709, "rx_time": 1789921298, "rx_snr": -8.0, "want_ack": true, "rx_rssi": -126, "hop_start": 3, "relay_node": 125, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" } }
Raw Packet Data (61 bytes)
0a189021f7c8f17423d65a899876329742af06ef392b7d891c9212210deaffffffffffffffff012016feffffffffffffffff01e3ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:61 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
Meshtastic 9943 (9943) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-126.0 dBm -8.00 dB 3 7d SFNarrow 2026-09-20 16:21:39 UTC Current
No other receptions found within ±2 seconds
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Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways