Packet #10685307 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from GH2_Cañaveral (GH2) to Zrkt

20
Total Receptions
20
Unique Gateways
3
Hop Count
65
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 10685307
Mesh Packet ID: 0xac2d5e7e
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-09-15 08:59:46 UTC
From Node: GH2_Cañaveral (GH2)
To Node: Zrkt (0424)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Rodashtastic🗼🌐 (RDSt)
Channel: MediumSlow
RSSI: -124 dBm
SNR: -16.5 dBm
Hop Info: 3/3 hops
Start: 3, Limit: 0
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 65 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: thgn018 (thg8)
Hop Count: 0 hops
Status: Forward incomplete, Return in progress
SNR Towards: -17.0 dB 14.25 dB
Return Path: Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) The Clan Solar 😎 (TCLS) GRN1-Base🗼🌐 (GRN1)
SNR Back: -10.5 dB -10.5 dB -17.5 dB
Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Zrkt thgn018 (thg8) 17.69 km -17.0 dB Origin Hops
2 thgn018 (thg8) GH2_Cañaveral (GH2) 0 m 14.25 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Return Path Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 GH2_Cañaveral (GH2) Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) 52.47 km -10.5 dB Return Start Hops
2 Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) The Clan Solar 😎 (TCLS) 36.08 km -10.5 dB Return Relay Hops
3 The Clan Solar 😎 (TCLS) GRN1-Base🗼🌐 (GRN1) 24.91 km -17.5 dB Return End Hops
Total Forward Distance
17.69 km
Total Return Distance
113.46 km
Combined Traceroute Graph
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Nodes
🔄 Router Node
📡 Gateway Node
🚀 Source Node
🎯 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) → MeshPacket (Mesh layer) → Decoded Payload (Application data)
Total Size:65 bytes
Gateway:!849acd88
Channel:MediumSlow
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

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !849acd88
Node ID format
channel_id MediumSlow
packet MeshPacket (65 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 681023788
Source node ID
uint32
to 1819542564
Target node ID
uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP
enum
decoded.payload_length 65 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 -124.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr -16.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1757926785
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 232
Relay node ID
uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1757926786.472185
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:
  • ✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
  • ✓ Acknowledgment requested
  • ✓ Targeted to specific node
  • ✓ Custom channel: MediumSlow
  • ✓ 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: !849acd88
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -124.0 dBm
SNR: -16.50 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:65 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 1819541900 ], "snr_towards": [ -17.0, 14.25 ], "route_back": [ 2687837872, 1294301078, 1136068328 ], "snr_back": [ -10.5, -10.5, -17.5 ], "route_node_names": { "1819542564": "Zrkt", "1136068328": "GRN1-Base🗼🌐 (GRN1)", "1819541900": "thgn018 (thg8)", "681023788": "GH2_Cañaveral (GH2)", "2687837872": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "1294301078": "The Clan Solar 😎 (TCLS)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 10685307, "timestamp": 1757926786.472185, "from_node_id": 681023788, "to_node_id": 1819542564, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!849acd88", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "mesh_packet_id": 2888654462, "rssi": -124, "snr": -16.5, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 3, "payload_length": 65, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a048c01746c120bbcffffffffffffffff01391a0cb02635a09677254de806b743221ed6ffffffffffffffff01d6ffffffffffffffff01baffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1757926785, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 232, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-09-15 08:59:46", "hop_count": 3, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "GH2_Cañaveral (GH2)", "to_node_name": "Zrkt", "gateway_name": "Rodashtastic🗼🌐 (RDSt)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 2224737672, "latitude": 40.4488192, "longitude": -3.3816576, "altitude": 680, "timestamp": 1759858365.4647086, "timestamp_str": "2025-10-07 17:32:45", "display_name": "Rodashtastic🗼🌐", "long_name": "Rodashtastic🗼🌐", "short_name": "RDSt", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 10685307, "from_node_id": 681023788, "to_node_id": 1819542564, "timestamp": 1757926786.472185, "gateway_id": "!849acd88", "raw_payload": "0a048c01746c120bbcffffffffffffffff01391a0cb02635a09677254de806b743221ed6ffffffffffffffff01d6ffffffffffffffff01baffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 3, "from_node_name": "GH2_Cañaveral (GH2)", "to_node_name": "Zrkt", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 1819541900 ], "snr_towards": [ -17.0, 14.25 ], "route_back": [ 2687837872, 1294301078, 1136068328 ], "snr_back": [ -10.5, -10.5, -17.5 ] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward_with_return", "node_ids": [ 1819542564, 1819541900, 681023788 ], "node_names": [ "Zrkt", "thgn018 (thg8)", "GH2_Cañaveral (GH2)" ], "snr_values": [ -17.0, 14.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1819542564, "to_node_id": 1819541900, "from_node_name": "Zrkt", "to_node_name": "thgn018 (thg8)", "snr": -17.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 17694.13046993092, "from_location_timestamp": 1757924470.1733975, "to_location_timestamp": 1757925428.5870624, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1819541900, "to_node_id": 681023788, "from_node_name": "thgn018 (thg8)", "to_node_name": "GH2_Cañaveral (GH2)", "snr": 14.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1757925428.5870624, "to_location_timestamp": 1757877195.592548, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 13.8h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 2 }, "return_path": { "path_type": "return", "node_ids": [ 681023788, 2687837872, 1294301078, 1136068328 ], "node_names": [ "GH2_Cañaveral (GH2)", "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "The Clan Solar 😎 (TCLS)", "GRN1-Base🗼🌐 (GRN1)" ], "snr_values": [ -10.5, -10.5, -17.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 681023788, "to_node_id": 2687837872, "from_node_name": "GH2_Cañaveral (GH2)", "to_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "snr": -10.5, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 52468.34913055965, "from_location_timestamp": 1757877195.592548, "to_location_timestamp": 1757917059.7741027, "from_location_age_warning": "from 13.8h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.7h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 1294301078, "from_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "The Clan Solar 😎 (TCLS)", "snr": -10.5, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 36078.1791243581, "from_location_timestamp": 1757917059.7741027, "to_location_timestamp": 1757926586.0459955, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 1294301078, "to_node_id": 1136068328, "from_node_name": "The Clan Solar 😎 (TCLS)", "to_node_name": "GRN1-Base🗼🌐 (GRN1)", "snr": -17.5, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 24910.676230994322, "from_location_timestamp": 1757926586.0459955, "to_location_timestamp": 1757925483.3785412, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 3 }, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "combined_rf", "node_ids": [ 1819542564, 1819541900, 681023788, 2687837872, 1294301078, 1136068328 ], "node_names": [ "Zrkt", "thgn018 (thg8)", "GH2_Cañaveral (GH2)", "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "The Clan Solar 😎 (TCLS)", "GRN1-Base🗼🌐 (GRN1)" ], "snr_values": [ -17.0, 14.25, -10.5, -10.5, -17.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1819542564, "to_node_id": 1819541900, "from_node_name": "Zrkt", "to_node_name": "thgn018 (thg8)", "snr": -17.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 17694.13046993092, "from_location_timestamp": 1757924470.1733975, "to_location_timestamp": 1757925428.5870624, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1819541900, "to_node_id": 681023788, "from_node_name": "thgn018 (thg8)", "to_node_name": "GH2_Cañaveral (GH2)", "snr": 14.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1757925428.5870624, "to_location_timestamp": 1757877195.592548, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 13.8h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 681023788, "to_node_id": 2687837872, "from_node_name": "GH2_Cañaveral (GH2)", "to_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "snr": -10.5, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 52468.34913055965, "from_location_timestamp": 1757877195.592548, "to_location_timestamp": 1757917059.7741027, "from_location_age_warning": "from 13.8h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.7h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 1294301078, "from_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "The Clan Solar 😎 (TCLS)", "snr": -10.5, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 36078.1791243581, "from_location_timestamp": 1757917059.7741027, "to_location_timestamp": 1757926586.0459955, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 1294301078, "to_node_id": 1136068328, "from_node_name": "The Clan Solar 😎 (TCLS)", "to_node_name": "GRN1-Base🗼🌐 (GRN1)", "snr": -17.5, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 24910.676230994322, "from_location_timestamp": 1757926586.0459955, "to_location_timestamp": 1757925483.3785412, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 5 } }, "has_return_path": true, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Zrkt → thgn018 (thg8) → GH2_Cañaveral (GH2)", "return_path_display": "GH2_Cañaveral (GH2) → Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) → The Clan Solar 😎 (TCLS) → GRN1-Base🗼🌐 (GRN1)", "actual_rf_path_display": "Zrkt → thgn018 (thg8) → GH2_Cañaveral (GH2) → Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) → The Clan Solar 😎 (TCLS) → GRN1-Base🗼🌐 (GRN1)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1819542564, "to_node_id": 1819541900, "from_node_name": "Zrkt", "to_node_name": "thgn018 (thg8)", "snr": -17.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 17694.13046993092, "from_location_timestamp": 1757924470.1733975, "to_location_timestamp": 1757925428.5870624, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1819541900, "to_node_id": 681023788, "from_node_name": "thgn018 (thg8)", "to_node_name": "GH2_Cañaveral (GH2)", "snr": 14.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1757925428.5870624, "to_location_timestamp": 1757877195.592548, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 13.8h ago" } ], "return_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 681023788, "to_node_id": 2687837872, "from_node_name": "GH2_Cañaveral (GH2)", "to_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "snr": -10.5, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 52468.34913055965, "from_location_timestamp": 1757877195.592548, "to_location_timestamp": 1757917059.7741027, "from_location_age_warning": "from 13.8h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.7h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 1294301078, "from_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "The Clan Solar 😎 (TCLS)", "snr": -10.5, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 36078.1791243581, "from_location_timestamp": 1757917059.7741027, "to_location_timestamp": 1757926586.0459955, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 1294301078, "to_node_id": 1136068328, "from_node_name": "The Clan Solar 😎 (TCLS)", "to_node_name": "GRN1-Base🗼🌐 (GRN1)", "snr": -17.5, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 24910.676230994322, "from_location_timestamp": 1757926586.0459955, "to_location_timestamp": 1757925483.3785412, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago" } ], "total_forward_distance": 17694.13046993092, "total_return_distance": 113457.20448591208 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!849acd88", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 681023788, "to": 1819542564, "id": 2888654462, "rx_time": 1757926785, "rx_snr": -16.5, "rx_rssi": -124, "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": 232, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a048c01746c120bbcffffffffffffffff01391a0cb02635a09677254de806b743221ed6ffffffffffffffff01d6ffffffffffffffff01baffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 1819541900 ], "snr_towards": [ -68, 57 ], "route_back": [ 2687837872, 1294301078, 1136068328 ], "snr_back": [ -42, -42, -70 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (65 bytes)
0a048c01746c120bbcffffffffffffffff01391a0cb02635a09677254de806b743221ed6ffffffffffffffff01d6ffffffffffffffff01baffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:65 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
Rodashtastic🗼🌐 (RDSt) Primary 0.000s
Reference
-124.0 dBm -16.50 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-09-15 08:59:46 Current
Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) -3.952s
Before
-109.0 dBm -10.50 dB 0 MediumSlow 2025-09-15 08:59:42 View
Perseo 📡🌐☀ (nvm1) -3.029s
Before
-101.0 dBm -9.00 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-09-15 08:59:43 View
Meshtastic 1760 (1760) -2.752s
Before
-130.0 dBm -12.00 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-09-15 08:59:43 View
Meshtastic fbec (fbec) -2.724s
Before
-129.0 dBm -10.25 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-09-15 08:59:43 View
GRN1-Base🗼🌐 (GRN1) -1.090s
Before
-126.0 dBm -17.50 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-09-15 08:59:45 View
Venturada base🗼🌐 (Vb) -1.067s
Before
-115.0 dBm -6.00 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-09-15 08:59:45 View
Meshtastic 18a4 (18a4) -0.996s
Before
-56.0 dBm 14.00 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-09-15 08:59:45 View
Ocumare_Base_🗼🌐 (CATA) -0.520s
Before
-89.0 dBm 9.50 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-09-15 08:59:45 View
Muev.E 📱🧭 (MVE) +0.269s
After
-98.0 dBm -15.50 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-09-15 08:59:46 View
Will - Azuqueca (WAzq) +0.390s
After
-110.0 dBm -11.50 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-09-15 08:59:46 View
[TLG] 📡🌐🔋🔌 (tlg0) +0.695s
After
-114.0 dBm -6.75 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-09-15 08:59:47 View
@lazynoda cocidito 🥵 🗼🌐 (LNCM) +0.785s
After
-108.0 dBm 3.00 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-09-15 08:59:47 View
Vaguada Portable (Vgda) +0.945s
After
-102.0 dBm 0.75 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-09-15 08:59:47 View
Mec Rocket Meco (MRM) +1.544s
After
-34.0 dBm 9.50 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-09-15 08:59:48 View
MeshPrepper (MP) +1.757s
After
-124.0 dBm -17.00 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-09-15 08:59:48 View
Zion 🗼 (Zion) +2.589s
After
-112.0 dBm -16.75 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-09-15 08:59:49 View
Meshtastic a500 (a500) +21.554s
After
-104.0 dBm 4.50 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-09-15 09:00:08 View
🌐Charly Unid Movil🛰 (C181) +53.635s
After
-118.0 dBm -15.00 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-09-15 09:00:40 View
Armitage (LREC) +62.702s
After
-122.0 dBm -6.00 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-09-15 09:00:49 View
20

Total Receptions

20

Unique Gateways