Packet #173095 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Snagles LZ1S SWATbg πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬ πŸƒ (ECHO) to Snagles LZ1S SWATbg πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬ ⛑️ (ZULU)

2
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
29
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 173095
Mesh Packet ID: 0xd56adc04
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-09-10 10:23:32 UTC
From Node: Snagles LZ1S SWATbg πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬ πŸƒ (ECHO)
To Node: Snagles LZ1S SWATbg πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬ ⛑️ (ZULU)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: SFBSRI72 LZ1S/r SWATbg πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬ 🏠 (KILO)
Channel: Bulgaria
RSSI: -31 dBm
SNR: 13.5 dBm
Hop Info: 0/2 hops
Start: 2, Limit: 2
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 29 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: Snagles LZ1S SWATbg πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬ πŸš‘ (LIMA) β†’ ΠŸΠΈΡ‚ΠΎΠ½ΡŠΡ‚ Π›ΡŽΡ†ΠΊΠ°Π½ (🐍) β†’ OMEGA-STA-1 (🐍)
Hop Count: 2 hops
Status: Complete
SNR Towards: 11.75 dB 3.25 dB 13.25 dB -8.75 dB
Route Visualization

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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Snagles LZ1S SWATbg πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬ πŸƒ (ECHO) Snagles LZ1S SWATbg πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬ πŸš‘ (LIMA) Unknown 11.75 dB Origin Hops
2 Snagles LZ1S SWATbg πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬ πŸš‘ (LIMA) ΠŸΠΈΡ‚ΠΎΠ½ΡŠΡ‚ Π›ΡŽΡ†ΠΊΠ°Π½ (🐍) Unknown 3.25 dB Relay Hops
3 ΠŸΠΈΡ‚ΠΎΠ½ΡŠΡ‚ Π›ΡŽΡ†ΠΊΠ°Π½ (🐍) OMEGA-STA-1 (🐍) 2.25 km 13.25 dB Destination Hops
Total Forward Distance
2.25 km
Combined Traceroute Graph
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Nodes
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Raw Packet Analysis
Complete field breakdown and MQTT privacy/exposure analysis
Packet Structure
MQTT Packet Flow:
ServiceEnvelope (MQTT layer) β†’ MeshPacket (Mesh layer) β†’ Decoded Payload (Application data)
Total Size:29 bytes
Gateway:!da63b8e8
Channel:Bulgaria
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:Unknown / 2
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
βœ“ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
βœ“ Acknowledgment requested
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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 !da63b8e8
Node ID format
channel_id Bulgaria
packet MeshPacket (29 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 3806701884
Source node ID 		uint32
to 2915867514
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 29 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 13.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1757489010
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 Not set uint32
relay_node 60
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1757489012.2913425
Unix timestamp 		uint32
MQTT Privacy & Exposure Analysis

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Exposure Level: Direct Message
Privacy Features:
  • βœ“ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
  • βœ“ Acknowledgment requested
  • βœ“ Targeted to specific node
  • βœ“ Custom channel: Bulgaria
  • βœ“ Gateway node ID tracked
  • βœ“ 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: !da63b8e8
Zero Hop Policy: Enabled
Direct gateway connection
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -31.0 dBm
SNR: 13.50 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:29 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 382706216, 3526668145, 982043086 ], "snr_towards": [ 11.75, 3.25, 13.25, -8.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "382706216": "Snagles LZ1S SWATbg πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬ πŸš‘ (LIMA)", "982043086": "OMEGA-STA-1 (🐍)", "3526668145": "ΠŸΠΈΡ‚ΠΎΠ½ΡŠΡ‚ Π›ΡŽΡ†ΠΊΠ°Π½ (🐍)", "2915867514": "Snagles LZ1S SWATbg πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬ ⛑️ (ZULU)", "3806701884": "Snagles LZ1S SWATbg πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬ πŸƒ (ECHO)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 173095, "timestamp": 1757489012.2913425, "from_node_id": 3806701884, "to_node_id": 2915867514, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!da63b8e8", "channel_id": "Bulgaria", "mesh_packet_id": 3580550148, "rssi": -31, "snr": 13.5, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 2, "payload_length": 29, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a0c28a2cf1671af34d2cec9883a120d2f0d35ddffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1757489010, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 60, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-09-10 10:23:32", "hop_count": 0, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Snagles LZ1S SWATbg πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬ πŸƒ (ECHO)", "to_node_name": "Snagles LZ1S SWATbg πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬ ⛑️ (ZULU)", "gateway_name": "SFBSRI72 LZ1S/r SWATbg πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬ 🏠 (KILO)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 3663968488, "latitude": 42.6622976, "longitude": 23.2767488, "altitude": 638, "timestamp": 1757470252.0619118, "timestamp_str": "2025-09-10 05:10:52", "display_name": "SFBSRI72 LZ1S/r SWATbg πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬ 🏠", "long_name": "SFBSRI72 LZ1S/r SWATbg πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬ 🏠", "short_name": "KILO", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 173095, "from_node_id": 3806701884, "to_node_id": 2915867514, "timestamp": 1757489012.2913425, "gateway_id": "!da63b8e8", "raw_payload": "0a0c28a2cf1671af34d2cec9883a120d2f0d35ddffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 2, "from_node_name": "Snagles LZ1S SWATbg πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬ πŸƒ (ECHO)", "to_node_name": "Snagles LZ1S SWATbg πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬ ⛑️ (ZULU)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 382706216, 3526668145, 982043086 ], "snr_towards": [ 11.75, 3.25, 13.25, -8.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 3806701884, 382706216, 3526668145, 982043086 ], "node_names": [ "Snagles LZ1S SWATbg πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬ πŸƒ (ECHO)", "Snagles LZ1S SWATbg πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬ πŸš‘ (LIMA)", "ΠŸΠΈΡ‚ΠΎΠ½ΡŠΡ‚ Π›ΡŽΡ†ΠΊΠ°Π½ (🐍)", "OMEGA-STA-1 (🐍)" ], "snr_values": [ 11.75, 3.25, 13.25, -8.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3806701884, "to_node_id": 382706216, "from_node_name": "Snagles LZ1S SWATbg πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬ πŸƒ (ECHO)", "to_node_name": "Snagles LZ1S SWATbg πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬ πŸš‘ (LIMA)", "snr": 11.75, "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": 2, "from_node_id": 382706216, "to_node_id": 3526668145, "from_node_name": "Snagles LZ1S SWATbg πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬ πŸš‘ (LIMA)", "to_node_name": "ΠŸΠΈΡ‚ΠΎΠ½ΡŠΡ‚ Π›ΡŽΡ†ΠΊΠ°Π½ (🐍)", "snr": 3.25, "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" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 3526668145, "to_node_id": 982043086, "from_node_name": "ΠŸΠΈΡ‚ΠΎΠ½ΡŠΡ‚ Π›ΡŽΡ†ΠΊΠ°Π½ (🐍)", "to_node_name": "OMEGA-STA-1 (🐍)", "snr": 13.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2250.903782832687, "from_location_timestamp": 1757488730.3043716, "to_location_timestamp": 1757486171.5556073, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.8h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 3 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 2915867514, 382706216, 3526668145, 982043086, 3806701884 ], "node_names": [ "Snagles LZ1S SWATbg πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬ ⛑️ (ZULU)", "Snagles LZ1S SWATbg πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬ πŸš‘ (LIMA)", "ΠŸΠΈΡ‚ΠΎΠ½ΡŠΡ‚ Π›ΡŽΡ†ΠΊΠ°Π½ (🐍)", "OMEGA-STA-1 (🐍)", "Snagles LZ1S SWATbg πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬ πŸƒ (ECHO)" ], "snr_values": [ 11.75, 3.25, 13.25, -8.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2915867514, "to_node_id": 382706216, "from_node_name": "Snagles LZ1S SWATbg πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬ ⛑️ (ZULU)", "to_node_name": "Snagles LZ1S SWATbg πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬ πŸš‘ (LIMA)", "snr": 11.75, "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": 2, "from_node_id": 382706216, "to_node_id": 3526668145, "from_node_name": "Snagles LZ1S SWATbg πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬ πŸš‘ (LIMA)", "to_node_name": "ΠŸΠΈΡ‚ΠΎΠ½ΡŠΡ‚ Π›ΡŽΡ†ΠΊΠ°Π½ (🐍)", "snr": 3.25, "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" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 3526668145, "to_node_id": 982043086, "from_node_name": "ΠŸΠΈΡ‚ΠΎΠ½ΡŠΡ‚ Π›ΡŽΡ†ΠΊΠ°Π½ (🐍)", "to_node_name": "OMEGA-STA-1 (🐍)", "snr": 13.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2250.903782832687, "from_location_timestamp": 1757488730.3043716, "to_location_timestamp": 1757486171.5556073, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.8h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 982043086, "to_node_id": 3806701884, "from_node_name": "OMEGA-STA-1 (🐍)", "to_node_name": "Snagles LZ1S SWATbg πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬ πŸƒ (ECHO)", "snr": -8.75, "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": true, "total_hops": 4 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": true, "forward_path_display": "Snagles LZ1S SWATbg πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬ πŸƒ (ECHO) β†’ Snagles LZ1S SWATbg πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬ πŸš‘ (LIMA) β†’ ΠŸΠΈΡ‚ΠΎΠ½ΡŠΡ‚ Π›ΡŽΡ†ΠΊΠ°Π½ (🐍) β†’ OMEGA-STA-1 (🐍)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "Snagles LZ1S SWATbg πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬ ⛑️ (ZULU) β†’ Snagles LZ1S SWATbg πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬ πŸš‘ (LIMA) β†’ ΠŸΠΈΡ‚ΠΎΠ½ΡŠΡ‚ Π›ΡŽΡ†ΠΊΠ°Π½ (🐍) β†’ OMEGA-STA-1 (🐍) β†’ Snagles LZ1S SWATbg πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬ πŸƒ (ECHO)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3806701884, "to_node_id": 382706216, "from_node_name": "Snagles LZ1S SWATbg πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬ πŸƒ (ECHO)", "to_node_name": "Snagles LZ1S SWATbg πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬ πŸš‘ (LIMA)", "snr": 11.75, "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": 2, "from_node_id": 382706216, "to_node_id": 3526668145, "from_node_name": "Snagles LZ1S SWATbg πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬ πŸš‘ (LIMA)", "to_node_name": "ΠŸΠΈΡ‚ΠΎΠ½ΡŠΡ‚ Π›ΡŽΡ†ΠΊΠ°Π½ (🐍)", "snr": 3.25, "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" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 3526668145, "to_node_id": 982043086, "from_node_name": "ΠŸΠΈΡ‚ΠΎΠ½ΡŠΡ‚ Π›ΡŽΡ†ΠΊΠ°Π½ (🐍)", "to_node_name": "OMEGA-STA-1 (🐍)", "snr": 13.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2250.903782832687, "from_location_timestamp": 1757488730.3043716, "to_location_timestamp": 1757486171.5556073, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.8h ago" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 2250.903782832687, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!da63b8e8", "channel_id": "Bulgaria", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 3806701884, "to": 2915867514, "id": 3580550148, "rx_time": 1757489010, "rx_snr": 13.5, "rx_rssi": -31, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 2, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 60, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a0c28a2cf1671af34d2cec9883a120d2f0d35ddffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 382706216, 3526668145, 982043086 ], "snr_towards": [ 47, 13, 53, -35 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (29 bytes)
0a0c28a2cf1671af34d2cec9883a120d2f0d35ddffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:29 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 Channel Timestamp Actions
SFBSRI72 LZ1S/r SWATbg πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬ 🏠 (KILO) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-31.0 dBm 13.50 dB 0 Bulgaria 2025-09-10 10:23:32 Current
SFBSRI72 LZ1S/r SWATbg πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬ 🏠 (KILO) -0.147s
Before 		-31.0 dBm 13.50 dB 0 Bulgaria 2025-09-10 10:23:32 View
2

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways