Packet #10772607 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Meshtastic 858c (858c) to JoSk

1
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
2
Hop Count
102
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 10772607
Mesh Packet ID: 0xdd80c9fa
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-09-15 21:47:34 UTC
From Node: Meshtastic 858c (858c)
To Node: JoSk (3efe)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΈLanselot Metric (Lans)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -119 dBm
SNR: -14.75 dBm
Hop Info: 2/4 hops
Start: 4, Limit: 2
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 102 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: !b03d11b8 β†’ !1570575c β†’ EA7-CA-016 πŸ“‘β˜€οΈ (CA16) β†’ !e4cd6f9c
Hop Count: 3 hops
Status: Forward complete, Return in progress
SNR Towards: -13.25 dB -16.25 dB -19.25 dB -10.25 dB -14.0 dB
Return Path: JoCa (Auto) (0e02) β†’ !1570575c
SNR Back: -19.0 dB -10.5 dB
Route Visualization
Loading...

Loading route map...

Map shows the geographic path if nodes have shared location data.
Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 JoSk !b03d11b8 Unknown -13.25 dB Origin Hops
2 !b03d11b8 !1570575c Unknown -16.25 dB Relay Hops
3 !1570575c EA7-CA-016 πŸ“‘β˜€οΈ (CA16) Unknown -19.25 dB Relay Hops
4 EA7-CA-016 πŸ“‘β˜€οΈ (CA16) !e4cd6f9c Unknown -10.25 dB Relay Hops
5 !e4cd6f9c Meshtastic 858c (858c) Unknown -14.0 dB Destination Hops
Return Path Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Meshtastic 858c (858c) JoCa (Auto) (0e02) Unknown -19.0 dB Return Start Hops
2 JoCa (Auto) (0e02) !1570575c Unknown -10.5 dB Return End Hops
Combined Traceroute Graph
Controls: Drag nodes to rearrange β€’ Mouse wheel to zoom β€’ Click and drag background to pan β€’ Hover for details
Loading graph...

Building graph...

Legend & Paths
Nodes
πŸ”„ Router Node
πŸ“‘ Gateway Node
πŸš€ Source Node
🎯 Target Node
Connections
RF Link
Gateway Connection
Direct Reception (0 hops)
Packet Paths
Loading paths...
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:102 bytes
Gateway:!bd503888
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:2 / 4
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
βœ“ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
βœ“ Acknowledgment requested
+ 2 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Default channel - no encryption
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 2 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !bd503888
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (102 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2224784780
Source node ID
uint32
to 1069039358
Target node ID
uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP
enum
decoded.payload_length 102 bytes size
hop_limit 2
Remaining hops allowed
uint32
hop_start 4
Initial hop limit
uint32
hops_taken 2
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit
derived
rx_rssi -119.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr -14.75 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1757972853
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 Not set uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1757972854.7887464
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“ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Default channel - no encryption
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (2 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !bd503888
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -119.0 dBm
SNR: -14.75 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:102 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 2956792248, 359683932, 3581648169, 3838668700 ], "snr_towards": [ -13.25, -16.25, -19.25, -10.25, -14.0 ], "route_back": [ 1354763778, 359683932 ], "snr_back": [ -19.0, -10.5 ], "route_node_names": { "1354763778": "JoCa (Auto) (0e02)", "3581648169": "EA7-CA-016 πŸ“‘β˜€οΈ (CA16)", "3838668700": "!e4cd6f9c", "2224784780": "Meshtastic 858c (858c)", "2956792248": "!b03d11b8", "359683932": "!1570575c", "1069039358": "JoSk" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 10772607, "timestamp": 1757972854.7887464, "from_node_id": 2224784780, "to_node_id": 1069039358, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!bd503888", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 3716205050, "rssi": -119, "snr": -14.75, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 4, "payload_length": 102, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a10b8113db05c577015299d7bd59c6fcde41232cbffffffffffffffff01bfffffffffffffffff01b3ffffffffffffffff01d7ffffffffffffffff01c8ffffffffffffffff011a08020ec0505c5770152214b4ffffffffffffffff01d6ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1757972853, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 0, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-09-15 21:47:34", "hop_count": 2, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 858c (858c)", "to_node_name": "JoSk", "gateway_name": "πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΈLanselot Metric (Lans)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 3176151176, "latitude": 36.4231384, "longitude": -6.146651, "altitude": 5, "timestamp": 1758142622.342835, "timestamp_str": "2025-09-17 20:57:02", "display_name": "πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΈLanselot Metric", "long_name": "πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΈLanselot Metric", "short_name": "Lans", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 10772607, "from_node_id": 2224784780, "to_node_id": 1069039358, "timestamp": 1757972854.7887464, "gateway_id": "!bd503888", "raw_payload": "0a10b8113db05c577015299d7bd59c6fcde41232cbffffffffffffffff01bfffffffffffffffff01b3ffffffffffffffff01d7ffffffffffffffff01c8ffffffffffffffff011a08020ec0505c5770152214b4ffffffffffffffff01d6ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 4, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 858c (858c)", "to_node_name": "JoSk", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 2956792248, 359683932, 3581648169, 3838668700 ], "snr_towards": [ -13.25, -16.25, -19.25, -10.25, -14.0 ], "route_back": [ 1354763778, 359683932 ], "snr_back": [ -19.0, -10.5 ] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward_with_return", "node_ids": [ 1069039358, 2956792248, 359683932, 3581648169, 3838668700, 2224784780 ], "node_names": [ "JoSk", "!b03d11b8", "!1570575c", "EA7-CA-016 πŸ“‘β˜€οΈ (CA16)", "!e4cd6f9c", "Meshtastic 858c (858c)" ], "snr_values": [ -13.25, -16.25, -19.25, -10.25, -14.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1069039358, "to_node_id": 2956792248, "from_node_name": "JoSk", "to_node_name": "!b03d11b8", "snr": -13.25, "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": 2, "from_node_id": 2956792248, "to_node_id": 359683932, "from_node_name": "!b03d11b8", "to_node_name": "!1570575c", "snr": -16.25, "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": 359683932, "to_node_id": 3581648169, "from_node_name": "!1570575c", "to_node_name": "EA7-CA-016 πŸ“‘β˜€οΈ (CA16)", "snr": -19.25, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 3581648169, "to_node_id": 3838668700, "from_node_name": "EA7-CA-016 πŸ“‘β˜€οΈ (CA16)", "to_node_name": "!e4cd6f9c", "snr": -10.25, "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": 5, "from_node_id": 3838668700, "to_node_id": 2224784780, "from_node_name": "!e4cd6f9c", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 858c (858c)", "snr": -14.0, "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": 5 }, "return_path": { "path_type": "return", "node_ids": [ 2224784780, 1354763778, 359683932 ], "node_names": [ "Meshtastic 858c (858c)", "JoCa (Auto) (0e02)", "!1570575c" ], "snr_values": [ -19.0, -10.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2224784780, "to_node_id": 1354763778, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 858c (858c)", "to_node_name": "JoCa (Auto) (0e02)", "snr": -19.0, "direction": "return", "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": 1354763778, "to_node_id": 359683932, "from_node_name": "JoCa (Auto) (0e02)", "to_node_name": "!1570575c", "snr": -10.5, "direction": "return", "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": 2 }, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "combined_rf", "node_ids": [ 1069039358, 2956792248, 359683932, 3581648169, 3838668700, 2224784780, 1354763778 ], "node_names": [ "JoSk", "!b03d11b8", "!1570575c", "EA7-CA-016 πŸ“‘β˜€οΈ (CA16)", "!e4cd6f9c", "Meshtastic 858c (858c)", "JoCa (Auto) (0e02)" ], "snr_values": [ -13.25, -16.25, -19.25, -10.25, -14.0, -19.0, -10.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1069039358, "to_node_id": 2956792248, "from_node_name": "JoSk", "to_node_name": "!b03d11b8", "snr": -13.25, "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": 2, "from_node_id": 2956792248, "to_node_id": 359683932, "from_node_name": "!b03d11b8", "to_node_name": "!1570575c", "snr": -16.25, "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": 359683932, "to_node_id": 3581648169, "from_node_name": "!1570575c", "to_node_name": "EA7-CA-016 πŸ“‘β˜€οΈ (CA16)", "snr": -19.25, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 3581648169, "to_node_id": 3838668700, "from_node_name": "EA7-CA-016 πŸ“‘β˜€οΈ (CA16)", "to_node_name": "!e4cd6f9c", "snr": -10.25, "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": 5, "from_node_id": 3838668700, "to_node_id": 2224784780, "from_node_name": "!e4cd6f9c", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 858c (858c)", "snr": -14.0, "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": 2224784780, "to_node_id": 1354763778, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 858c (858c)", "to_node_name": "JoCa (Auto) (0e02)", "snr": -19.0, "direction": "return_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": 7, "from_node_id": 1354763778, "to_node_id": 359683932, "from_node_name": "JoCa (Auto) (0e02)", "to_node_name": "!1570575c", "snr": -10.5, "direction": "return_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": 7 } }, "has_return_path": true, "is_complete": true, "forward_path_display": "JoSk β†’ !b03d11b8 β†’ !1570575c β†’ EA7-CA-016 πŸ“‘β˜€οΈ (CA16) β†’ !e4cd6f9c β†’ Meshtastic 858c (858c)", "return_path_display": "Meshtastic 858c (858c) β†’ JoCa (Auto) (0e02) β†’ !1570575c", "actual_rf_path_display": "JoSk β†’ !b03d11b8 β†’ !1570575c β†’ EA7-CA-016 πŸ“‘β˜€οΈ (CA16) β†’ !e4cd6f9c β†’ Meshtastic 858c (858c) β†’ JoCa (Auto) (0e02)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1069039358, "to_node_id": 2956792248, "from_node_name": "JoSk", "to_node_name": "!b03d11b8", "snr": -13.25, "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": 2, "from_node_id": 2956792248, "to_node_id": 359683932, "from_node_name": "!b03d11b8", "to_node_name": "!1570575c", "snr": -16.25, "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": 359683932, "to_node_id": 3581648169, "from_node_name": "!1570575c", "to_node_name": "EA7-CA-016 πŸ“‘β˜€οΈ (CA16)", "snr": -19.25, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 3581648169, "to_node_id": 3838668700, "from_node_name": "EA7-CA-016 πŸ“‘β˜€οΈ (CA16)", "to_node_name": "!e4cd6f9c", "snr": -10.25, "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": 5, "from_node_id": 3838668700, "to_node_id": 2224784780, "from_node_name": "!e4cd6f9c", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 858c (858c)", "snr": -14.0, "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": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2224784780, "to_node_id": 1354763778, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 858c (858c)", "to_node_name": "JoCa (Auto) (0e02)", "snr": -19.0, "direction": "return", "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": 1354763778, "to_node_id": 359683932, "from_node_name": "JoCa (Auto) (0e02)", "to_node_name": "!1570575c", "snr": -10.5, "direction": "return", "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" } ], "total_forward_distance": 0, "total_return_distance": 0 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!bd503888", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2224784780, "to": 1069039358, "id": 3716205050, "rx_time": 1757972853, "rx_snr": -14.75, "rx_rssi": -119, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 4, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 0, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a10b8113db05c577015299d7bd59c6fcde41232cbffffffffffffffff01bfffffffffffffffff01b3ffffffffffffffff01d7ffffffffffffffff01c8ffffffffffffffff011a08020ec0505c5770152214b4ffffffffffffffff01d6ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 2956792248, 359683932, 3581648169, 3838668700 ], "snr_towards": [ -53, -65, -77, -41, -56 ], "route_back": [ 1354763778, 359683932 ], "snr_back": [ -76, -42 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (102 bytes)
0a10b8113db05c577015299d7bd59c6fcde41232cbffffffffffffffff01bfffffffffffffffff01b3ffffffffffffffff01d7ffffffffffffffff01c8ffffffffffffffff011a08020ec0505c5770152214b4ffffffffffffffff01d6ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:102 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 Channel Timestamp Actions
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΈLanselot Metric (Lans) Primary 0.000s
Reference
-119.0 dBm -14.75 dB 2 LongFast 2025-09-15 21:47:34 Current
No other receptions found within Β±2 seconds
1

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways