Packet #10276911 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Venturada base test (Vbt) to Meshtastic ab50 (ab50)

13
Total Receptions
13
Unique Gateways
3
Hop Count
56
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 10276911
Mesh Packet ID: 0x2ccd4fb1
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-09-12 12:33:39 UTC
From Node: Venturada base test (Vbt)
To Node: Meshtastic ab50 (ab50)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Suop πŸ“‘ 🌐 (SUOP)
Channel: MediumSlow
RSSI: -118 dBm
SNR: -12.25 dBm
Hop Info: 3/3 hops
Start: 3, Limit: 0
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 56 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: Venturada baseπŸ—ΌπŸŒ (Vb)
Hop Count: 0 hops
Status: Forward incomplete, Return in progress
SNR Towards: -15.25 dB 9.25 dB
Return Path: RigelπŸ—ΌπŸŒž (RIG) β†’ Meshtastic 1760 (1760) β†’ Meshtastic 18a4 (18a4)
SNR Back: -1.5 dB -12.0 dB 14.0 dB
Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Meshtastic ab50 (ab50) Venturada baseπŸ—ΌπŸŒ (Vb) 0 m -15.25 dB Origin Hops
2 Venturada baseπŸ—ΌπŸŒ (Vb) Venturada base test (Vbt) 5.83 km 9.25 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Return Path Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Venturada base test (Vbt) RigelπŸ—ΌπŸŒž (RIG) 14.62 km -1.5 dB Return Start Hops
2 RigelπŸ—ΌπŸŒž (RIG) Meshtastic 1760 (1760) 46.85 km -12.0 dB Return Relay Hops
3 Meshtastic 1760 (1760) Meshtastic 18a4 (18a4) 0 m 14.0 dB Return End Hops
Total Forward Distance
5.83 km
Total Return Distance
61.47 km
Combined Traceroute Graph
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Nodes
πŸ”„ Router Node
πŸ“‘ Gateway Node
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🎯 Target Node
Connections
RF Link
Gateway Connection
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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:56 bytes
Gateway:!e00ce114
Channel:MediumSlow
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:3 / 3
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
βœ“ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
βœ“ Acknowledgment requested
+ 3 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
⚠ Multi-hop path visible (3 hops)
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !e00ce114
Node ID format
channel_id MediumSlow
packet MeshPacket (56 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 1484567647
Source node ID
uint32
to 3677334352
Target node ID
uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP
enum
decoded.payload_length 56 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 -118.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr -12.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1757680419
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 164
Relay node ID
uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1757680419.742056
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:
  • βœ“ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
  • βœ“ Acknowledgment requested
  • βœ“ Targeted to specific node
  • βœ“ Custom channel: MediumSlow
  • βœ“ 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: !e00ce114
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -118.0 dBm
SNR: -12.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:56 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 796060780 ], "snr_towards": [ -15.25, 9.25 ], "route_back": [ 4258464776, 3234010976, 3234011300 ], "snr_back": [ -1.5, -12.0, 14.0 ], "route_node_names": { "3234010976": "Meshtastic 1760 (1760)", "3234011300": "Meshtastic 18a4 (18a4)", "4258464776": "RigelπŸ—ΌπŸŒž (RIG)", "796060780": "Venturada baseπŸ—ΌπŸŒ (Vb)", "3677334352": "Meshtastic ab50 (ab50)", "1484567647": "Venturada base test (Vbt)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 10276911, "timestamp": 1757680419.742056, "from_node_id": 1484567647, "to_node_id": 3677334352, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!e00ce114", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "mesh_packet_id": 751652785, "rssi": -118, "snr": -12.25, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 3, "payload_length": 56, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a046cec722f120bc3ffffffffffffffff01251a0c0804d3fd6017c3c0a418c3c02215faffffffffffffffff01d0ffffffffffffffff0138", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1757680419, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 164, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-09-12 12:33:39", "hop_count": 3, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Venturada base test (Vbt)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic ab50 (ab50)", "gateway_name": "Suop πŸ“‘ 🌐 (SUOP)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 3758940436, "latitude": 40.4553728, "longitude": -3.6765696, "altitude": 670, "timestamp": 1758169646.1544707, "timestamp_str": "2025-09-18 04:27:26", "display_name": "Suop πŸ“‘ 🌐", "long_name": "Suop πŸ“‘ 🌐", "short_name": "SUOP", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 10276911, "from_node_id": 1484567647, "to_node_id": 3677334352, "timestamp": 1757680419.742056, "gateway_id": "!e00ce114", "raw_payload": "0a046cec722f120bc3ffffffffffffffff01251a0c0804d3fd6017c3c0a418c3c02215faffffffffffffffff01d0ffffffffffffffff0138", "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 3, "from_node_name": "Venturada base test (Vbt)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic ab50 (ab50)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 796060780 ], "snr_towards": [ -15.25, 9.25 ], "route_back": [ 4258464776, 3234010976, 3234011300 ], "snr_back": [ -1.5, -12.0, 14.0 ] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward_with_return", "node_ids": [ 3677334352, 796060780, 1484567647 ], "node_names": [ "Meshtastic ab50 (ab50)", "Venturada baseπŸ—ΌπŸŒ (Vb)", "Venturada base test (Vbt)" ], "snr_values": [ -15.25, 9.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3677334352, "to_node_id": 796060780, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic ab50 (ab50)", "to_node_name": "Venturada baseπŸ—ΌπŸŒ (Vb)", "snr": -15.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1757678519.2548592, "to_location_timestamp": 1757656710.0951185, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 6.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 796060780, "to_node_id": 1484567647, "from_node_name": "Venturada baseπŸ—ΌπŸŒ (Vb)", "to_node_name": "Venturada base test (Vbt)", "snr": 9.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 5829.816570061555, "from_location_timestamp": 1757656710.0951185, "to_location_timestamp": 1757622309.491501, "from_location_age_warning": "from 6.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 16.1h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 2 }, "return_path": { "path_type": "return", "node_ids": [ 1484567647, 4258464776, 3234010976, 3234011300 ], "node_names": [ "Venturada base test (Vbt)", "RigelπŸ—ΌπŸŒž (RIG)", "Meshtastic 1760 (1760)", "Meshtastic 18a4 (18a4)" ], "snr_values": [ -1.5, -12.0, 14.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1484567647, "to_node_id": 4258464776, "from_node_name": "Venturada base test (Vbt)", "to_node_name": "RigelπŸ—ΌπŸŒž (RIG)", "snr": -1.5, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 14622.350311117285, "from_location_timestamp": 1757622309.491501, "to_location_timestamp": 1757656699.1211193, "from_location_age_warning": "from 16.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 6.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 4258464776, "to_node_id": 3234010976, "from_node_name": "RigelπŸ—ΌπŸŒž (RIG)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 1760 (1760)", "snr": -12.0, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 46847.7453799128, "from_location_timestamp": 1757656699.1211193, "to_location_timestamp": 1757660255.1895826, "from_location_age_warning": "from 6.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 5.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 3234010976, "to_node_id": 3234011300, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 1760 (1760)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 18a4 (18a4)", "snr": 14.0, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1757660255.1895826, "to_location_timestamp": 1757679612.3319135, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 3 }, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "combined_rf", "node_ids": [ 3677334352, 796060780, 1484567647, 4258464776, 3234010976, 3234011300 ], "node_names": [ "Meshtastic ab50 (ab50)", "Venturada baseπŸ—ΌπŸŒ (Vb)", "Venturada base test (Vbt)", "RigelπŸ—ΌπŸŒž (RIG)", "Meshtastic 1760 (1760)", "Meshtastic 18a4 (18a4)" ], "snr_values": [ -15.25, 9.25, -1.5, -12.0, 14.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3677334352, "to_node_id": 796060780, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic ab50 (ab50)", "to_node_name": "Venturada baseπŸ—ΌπŸŒ (Vb)", "snr": -15.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1757678519.2548592, "to_location_timestamp": 1757656710.0951185, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 6.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 796060780, "to_node_id": 1484567647, "from_node_name": "Venturada baseπŸ—ΌπŸŒ (Vb)", "to_node_name": "Venturada base test (Vbt)", "snr": 9.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 5829.816570061555, "from_location_timestamp": 1757656710.0951185, "to_location_timestamp": 1757622309.491501, "from_location_age_warning": "from 6.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 16.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 1484567647, "to_node_id": 4258464776, "from_node_name": "Venturada base test (Vbt)", "to_node_name": "RigelπŸ—ΌπŸŒž (RIG)", "snr": -1.5, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 14622.350311117285, "from_location_timestamp": 1757622309.491501, "to_location_timestamp": 1757656699.1211193, "from_location_age_warning": "from 16.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 6.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 4258464776, "to_node_id": 3234010976, "from_node_name": "RigelπŸ—ΌπŸŒž (RIG)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 1760 (1760)", "snr": -12.0, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 46847.7453799128, "from_location_timestamp": 1757656699.1211193, "to_location_timestamp": 1757660255.1895826, "from_location_age_warning": "from 6.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 5.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 3234010976, "to_node_id": 3234011300, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 1760 (1760)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 18a4 (18a4)", "snr": 14.0, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1757660255.1895826, "to_location_timestamp": 1757679612.3319135, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 5 } }, "has_return_path": true, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Meshtastic ab50 (ab50) β†’ Venturada baseπŸ—ΌπŸŒ (Vb) β†’ Venturada base test (Vbt)", "return_path_display": "Venturada base test (Vbt) β†’ RigelπŸ—ΌπŸŒž (RIG) β†’ Meshtastic 1760 (1760) β†’ Meshtastic 18a4 (18a4)", "actual_rf_path_display": "Meshtastic ab50 (ab50) β†’ Venturada baseπŸ—ΌπŸŒ (Vb) β†’ Venturada base test (Vbt) β†’ RigelπŸ—ΌπŸŒž (RIG) β†’ Meshtastic 1760 (1760) β†’ Meshtastic 18a4 (18a4)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3677334352, "to_node_id": 796060780, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic ab50 (ab50)", "to_node_name": "Venturada baseπŸ—ΌπŸŒ (Vb)", "snr": -15.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1757678519.2548592, "to_location_timestamp": 1757656710.0951185, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 6.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 796060780, "to_node_id": 1484567647, "from_node_name": "Venturada baseπŸ—ΌπŸŒ (Vb)", "to_node_name": "Venturada base test (Vbt)", "snr": 9.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 5829.816570061555, "from_location_timestamp": 1757656710.0951185, "to_location_timestamp": 1757622309.491501, "from_location_age_warning": "from 6.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 16.1h ago" } ], "return_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1484567647, "to_node_id": 4258464776, "from_node_name": "Venturada base test (Vbt)", "to_node_name": "RigelπŸ—ΌπŸŒž (RIG)", "snr": -1.5, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 14622.350311117285, "from_location_timestamp": 1757622309.491501, "to_location_timestamp": 1757656699.1211193, "from_location_age_warning": "from 16.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 6.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 4258464776, "to_node_id": 3234010976, "from_node_name": "RigelπŸ—ΌπŸŒž (RIG)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 1760 (1760)", "snr": -12.0, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 46847.7453799128, "from_location_timestamp": 1757656699.1211193, "to_location_timestamp": 1757660255.1895826, "from_location_age_warning": "from 6.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 5.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 3234010976, "to_node_id": 3234011300, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 1760 (1760)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 18a4 (18a4)", "snr": 14.0, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1757660255.1895826, "to_location_timestamp": 1757679612.3319135, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago" } ], "total_forward_distance": 5829.816570061555, "total_return_distance": 61470.09569103008 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!e00ce114", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1484567647, "to": 3677334352, "id": 751652785, "rx_time": 1757680419, "rx_snr": -12.25, "rx_rssi": -118, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 3, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 164, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a046cec722f120bc3ffffffffffffffff01251a0c0804d3fd6017c3c0a418c3c02215faffffffffffffffff01d0ffffffffffffffff0138", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 796060780 ], "snr_towards": [ -61, 37 ], "route_back": [ 4258464776, 3234010976, 3234011300 ], "snr_back": [ -6, -48, 56 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (56 bytes)
0a046cec722f120bc3ffffffffffffffff01251a0c0804d3fd6017c3c0a418c3c02215faffffffffffffffff01d0ffffffffffffffff0138
Hex Analysis:
Size:56 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 Channel Timestamp Actions
Suop πŸ“‘ 🌐 (SUOP) Primary 0.000s
Reference
-118.0 dBm -12.25 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-09-12 12:33:39 Current
Venturada baseπŸ—ΌπŸŒ (Vb) -5.223s
Before
-47.0 dBm 8.25 dB 0 MediumSlow 2025-09-12 12:33:34 View
Venturada2πŸ—ΌπŸŒβ˜€οΈ (Vb2) -4.495s
Before
-91.0 dBm 5.00 dB 0 MediumSlow 2025-09-12 12:33:35 View
GRN1-BaseπŸ—ΌπŸŒ (GRN1) -3.999s
Before
-114.0 dBm -7.00 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-09-12 12:33:35 View
Tlgo πŸ“‘πŸŒπŸ”‹πŸ”Œ (TLG0) -3.988s
Before
-120.0 dBm -16.00 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-09-12 12:33:35 View
Perseo πŸ“‘ 🌐 (nvm1) -3.874s
Before
-111.0 dBm -14.25 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-09-12 12:33:35 View
Machu Pichu (MaPi) -3.639s
Before
-106.0 dBm -11.25 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-09-12 12:33:36 View
Meshtastic fbec (fbec) -3.573s
Before
-131.0 dBm -11.25 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-09-12 12:33:36 View
Mec Rocket Meco (MRM) -2.716s
Before
-32.0 dBm 8.75 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-09-12 12:33:37 View
@lazynoda cocidito πŸ₯΅ πŸ—ΌπŸŒ (LNCM) -2.641s
Before
-112.0 dBm -2.50 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-09-12 12:33:37 View
SkG@Home πŸ“‘πŸŒ (SkGH) -2.381s
Before
-121.0 dBm -13.00 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-09-12 12:33:37 View
Meshtastic 9f30 (9f30) -2.209s
Before
-118.0 dBm -13.50 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-09-12 12:33:37 View
Villalbilla02 (VBV2) +993.383s
After
-116.0 dBm -7.75 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-09-12 12:50:13 View
13

Total Receptions

13

Unique Gateways