Packet #835433 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Sky Walker_UA☀️ (SKY) to !435bb838

3
Total Receptions
3
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
37
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 835433
Mesh Packet ID: 0xe53eba5e
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-01-08 09:15:41 UTC
From Node: Sky Walker_UA☀️ (SKY)
To Node: !435bb838 (b838)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: LZ2SLL ᓚᘏᗢ 𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊 (0xAF)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -31 dBm
SNR: 12.25 dBm
Hop Info: 0/2 hops
Start: 2, Limit: 2
Relay Node: f8 🗼
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: 37 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: SEA nomad_UA (SEA) → !9ee840f4 → LF-RL Akchelar🗼🌐💾🔌 (🗼)
Hop Count: 2 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: 7.0 dB -15.5 dB -1.75 dB
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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Sky Walker_UA☀️ (SKY) SEA nomad_UA (SEA) 1.80 km 7.0 dB Origin Hops
2 SEA nomad_UA (SEA) !9ee840f4 Unknown -15.5 dB Relay Hops
3 !9ee840f4 LF-RL Akchelar🗼🌐💾🔌 (🗼) Unknown -1.75 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
1.80 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:37 bytes
Gateway:!000000af
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:0 / 2
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
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MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

FieldValue
gateway_id !000000af
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (37 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Canonical MeshPacket view reconstructed from stored protobuf bytes.

FieldValueType
from 2573312171
Source node ID 		uint32
to 1130084408
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum TRACEROUTE_APP
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 37 bytes size
hop_limit 2
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 2
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 0
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -31.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 12.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1767863743
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 248
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
  • ✓ 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: !000000af
Zero Hop Policy: Enabled
Direct gateway connection
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -31.0 dBm
SNR: 12.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:37 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 1771868060, 2666021108, 3127311460 ], "snr_towards": [ 7.0, -15.5, -1.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "3127311460": "LF-RL Akchelar🗼🌐💾🔌 (🗼)", "2573312171": "Sky Walker_UA☀️ (SKY)", "2666021108": "!9ee840f4", "1130084408": "!435bb838", "1771868060": "SEA nomad_UA (SEA)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 835433, "timestamp": 1767863741.5271919, "from_node_id": 2573312171, "to_node_id": 1130084408, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!000000af", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 3846093406, "rssi": -31, "snr": 12.25, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 2, "payload_length": 37, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a0c9c8f9c69f440e89e64fc66ba12151cc2ffffffffffffffff01f9ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1767863743, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 248, "tx_after": 0, "raw_service_envelope": "0a620daba061991538b85b4318082a2de45701de57bfde02844322ebc09e7169ec98ffaefe5624c7cc7100739245308435d017b4740b54ccfcba0df2ca355eba3ee53dbf755f6945000044414802500160e1ffffffffffffffff0178029801f801a8010112084c6f6e67466173741a09213030303030306166", "timestamp_str": "2026-01-08 09:15:41 UTC", "hop_count": 0, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Sky Walker_UA☀️ (SKY)", "to_node_name": "!435bb838", "relay_hex": "f8", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 382563320, "node_name": "MF-RL Akchelar🗼🌐🔌", "hex_id": "!16cd73f8", "short_name": "🗼", "last_byte": "f8" } ], "gateway_name": "LZ2SLL ᓚᘏᗢ 𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊 (0xAF)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 175, "latitude": 43.227425, "longitude": 27.9594283, "altitude": 147, "timestamp": 1775512060.4703999, "timestamp_str": "2026-04-06 21:47:40", "display_name": "LZ2SLL ᓚᘏᗢ 𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊", "long_name": "LZ2SLL ᓚᘏᗢ 𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊", "short_name": "0xAF", "hw_model": "TRACKER_T1000_E" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 835433, "from_node_id": 2573312171, "to_node_id": 1130084408, "timestamp": 1767863741.5271919, "gateway_id": "!000000af", "raw_payload": "0a0c9c8f9c69f440e89e64fc66ba12151cc2ffffffffffffffff01f9ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 2, "from_node_name": "Sky Walker_UA☀️ (SKY)", "to_node_name": "!435bb838", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 1771868060, 2666021108, 3127311460 ], "snr_towards": [ 7.0, -15.5, -1.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 2573312171, 1771868060, 2666021108, 3127311460 ], "node_names": [ "Sky Walker_UA☀️ (SKY)", "SEA nomad_UA (SEA)", "!9ee840f4", "LF-RL Akchelar🗼🌐💾🔌 (🗼)" ], "snr_values": [ 7.0, -15.5, -1.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2573312171, "to_node_id": 1771868060, "from_node_name": "Sky Walker_UA☀️ (SKY)", "to_node_name": "SEA nomad_UA (SEA)", "snr": 7.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1803.3776810337567, "from_location_timestamp": 1767863490.4358182, "to_location_timestamp": 1767841862.6703951, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 6.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1771868060, "to_node_id": 2666021108, "from_node_name": "SEA nomad_UA (SEA)", "to_node_name": "!9ee840f4", "snr": -15.5, "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": 3, "from_node_id": 2666021108, "to_node_id": 3127311460, "from_node_name": "!9ee840f4", "to_node_name": "LF-RL Akchelar🗼🌐💾🔌 (🗼)", "snr": -1.75, "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" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 3 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 2573312171, 1771868060, 2666021108, 3127311460 ], "node_names": [ "Sky Walker_UA☀️ (SKY)", "SEA nomad_UA (SEA)", "!9ee840f4", "LF-RL Akchelar🗼🌐💾🔌 (🗼)" ], "snr_values": [ 7.0, -15.5, -1.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2573312171, "to_node_id": 1771868060, "from_node_name": "Sky Walker_UA☀️ (SKY)", "to_node_name": "SEA nomad_UA (SEA)", "snr": 7.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1803.3776810337567, "from_location_timestamp": 1767863490.4358182, "to_location_timestamp": 1767841862.6703951, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 6.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1771868060, "to_node_id": 2666021108, "from_node_name": "SEA nomad_UA (SEA)", "to_node_name": "!9ee840f4", "snr": -15.5, "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": 3, "from_node_id": 2666021108, "to_node_id": 3127311460, "from_node_name": "!9ee840f4", "to_node_name": "LF-RL Akchelar🗼🌐💾🔌 (🗼)", "snr": -1.75, "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" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 3 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Sky Walker_UA☀️ (SKY) → SEA nomad_UA (SEA) → !9ee840f4 → LF-RL Akchelar🗼🌐💾🔌 (🗼)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "Sky Walker_UA☀️ (SKY) → SEA nomad_UA (SEA) → !9ee840f4 → LF-RL Akchelar🗼🌐💾🔌 (🗼)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2573312171, "to_node_id": 1771868060, "from_node_name": "Sky Walker_UA☀️ (SKY)", "to_node_name": "SEA nomad_UA (SEA)", "snr": 7.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1803.3776810337567, "from_location_timestamp": 1767863490.4358182, "to_location_timestamp": 1767841862.6703951, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 6.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1771868060, "to_node_id": 2666021108, "from_node_name": "SEA nomad_UA (SEA)", "to_node_name": "!9ee840f4", "snr": -15.5, "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": 3, "from_node_id": 2666021108, "to_node_id": 3127311460, "from_node_name": "!9ee840f4", "to_node_name": "LF-RL Akchelar🗼🌐💾🔌 (🗼)", "snr": -1.75, "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" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 1803.3776810337567, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "packet": { "from": 2573312171, "to": 1130084408, "channel": 8, "decoded": { "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "payload": "Cgycj5xp9EDonmT8ZroSFRzC//////////8B+f//////////AQ==", "want_response": true, "bitfield": 3 }, "id": 3846093406, "rx_time": 1767863743, "rx_snr": 12.25, "hop_limit": 2, "want_ack": true, "rx_rssi": -31, "hop_start": 2, "relay_node": 248, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" }, "channel_id": "LongFast", "gateway_id": "!000000af" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2573312171, "to": 1130084408, "channel": 8, "decoded": { "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "payload": "Cgycj5xp9EDonmT8ZroSFRzC//////////8B+f//////////AQ==", "want_response": true, "bitfield": 3, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 1771868060, 2666021108, 3127311460 ], "snr_towards": [ 28, -62, -7 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } }, "id": 3846093406, "rx_time": 1767863743, "rx_snr": 12.25, "hop_limit": 2, "want_ack": true, "rx_rssi": -31, "hop_start": 2, "relay_node": 248, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" } }
Raw Packet Data (37 bytes)
0a0c9c8f9c69f440e89e64fc66ba12151cc2ffffffffffffffff01f9ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:37 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
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Correlation: Using Mesh Packet ID
Reception Locations

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Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
LZ2SLL ᓚᘏᗢ 𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊 (0xAF) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-31.0 dBm 12.25 dB 0 f8 🗼 LongFast 2026-01-08 09:15:41 UTC Current
0 hops (direct receptions) Gateways that heard the packet directly from the source
Varna Bot (VAR) -0.454s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 64 🗼 LongFast 2026-01-08 09:15:41 UTC View
LF-RL Akchelar🗼🌐💾🔌 (🗼) -0.513s
Before 		-106.0 dBm -1.75 dB 0 f4 50f4 , 40f4 , 63f4 LongFast 2026-01-08 09:15:41 UTC View
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Total Receptions

3

Unique Gateways