Packet #12287069 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Meshtastic 4e4c (4e4c) to Meshtastic 7e43 (7e43)

25
Total Receptions
25
Unique Gateways
4
Hop Count
51
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 12287069
Mesh Packet ID: 0x40340f32
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-09-26 16:43:59 UTC
From Node: Meshtastic 4e4c (4e4c)
To Node: Meshtastic 7e43 (7e43)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Meshtastic 18a4 (18a4)
Channel: MediumSlow
RSSI: -50 dBm
SNR: 13.25 dBm
Hop Info: 4/5 hops
Start: 5, Limit: 1
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 51 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: MouMes04-CL-868 (MMs4) → Meshtastic aa70 (aa70) → Rigel🗼🌞 (RIG) → Meshtastic 1760 (1760)
Hop Count: 3 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: 8.5 dB -14.75 dB -8.5 dB -4.0 dB
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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Meshtastic 4e4c (4e4c) MouMes04-CL-868 (MMs4) 1.98 km 8.5 dB Origin Hops
2 MouMes04-CL-868 (MMs4) Meshtastic aa70 (aa70) 7.33 km -14.75 dB Relay Hops
3 Meshtastic aa70 (aa70) Rigel🗼🌞 (RIG) 58.30 km -8.5 dB Relay Hops
4 Rigel🗼🌞 (RIG) Meshtastic 1760 (1760) 46.85 km -4.0 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
114.45 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:51 bytes
Gateway:!c0c318a4
Channel:MediumSlow
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:4 / 5
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 (4 hops)
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !c0c318a4
Node ID format
channel_id MediumSlow
packet MeshPacket (51 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 1128156748
Source node ID 		uint32
to 1287290435
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 51 bytes size
hop_limit 1
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 5
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 4
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -50.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 13.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1758905095
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 96
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1758905039.49436
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 (4 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !c0c318a4
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -50.0 dBm
SNR: 13.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:51 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 3424736861, 3677334128, 4258464776, 3234010976 ], "snr_towards": [ 8.5, -14.75, -8.5, -4.0 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "3234010976": "Meshtastic 1760 (1760)", "1287290435": "Meshtastic 7e43 (7e43)", "4258464776": "Rigel🗼🌞 (RIG)", "1128156748": "Meshtastic 4e4c (4e4c)", "3677334128": "Meshtastic aa70 (aa70)", "3424736861": "MouMes04-CL-868 (MMs4)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 12287069, "timestamp": 1758905039.49436, "from_node_id": 1128156748, "to_node_id": 1287290435, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!c0c318a4", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "mesh_packet_id": 1077153586, "rssi": -50, "snr": 13.25, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 5, "payload_length": 51, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a105d5621cc70aa2fdb0804d3fd6017c3c0121f22c5ffffffffffffffff01deffffffffffffffff01f0ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1758905095, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 96, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-09-26 16:43:59", "hop_count": 4, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 4e4c (4e4c)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 7e43 (7e43)", "gateway_name": "Meshtastic 18a4 (18a4)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 3234011300, "latitude": 40.4488192, "longitude": -3.6438016, "altitude": 720, "timestamp": 1759916585.230685, "timestamp_str": "2025-10-08 09:43:05", "display_name": "Meshtastic 18a4", "long_name": "Meshtastic 18a4", "short_name": "18a4", "hw_model": "TBEAM" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 12287069, "from_node_id": 1128156748, "to_node_id": 1287290435, "timestamp": 1758905039.49436, "gateway_id": "!c0c318a4", "raw_payload": "0a105d5621cc70aa2fdb0804d3fd6017c3c0121f22c5ffffffffffffffff01deffffffffffffffff01f0ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 5, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 4e4c (4e4c)", "to_node_name": "!4cba7e43", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 3424736861, 3677334128, 4258464776, 3234010976 ], "snr_towards": [ 8.5, -14.75, -8.5, -4.0 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 1128156748, 3424736861, 3677334128, 4258464776, 3234010976 ], "node_names": [ "Meshtastic 4e4c (4e4c)", "MouMes04-CL-868 (MMs4)", "Meshtastic aa70 (aa70)", "Rigel🗼🌞 (RIG)", "Meshtastic 1760 (1760)" ], "snr_values": [ 8.5, -14.75, -8.5, -4.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1128156748, "to_node_id": 3424736861, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 4e4c (4e4c)", "to_node_name": "MouMes04-CL-868 (MMs4)", "snr": 8.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1977.710970826601, "from_location_timestamp": 1758840087.3986046, "to_location_timestamp": 1758903190.4818673, "from_location_age_warning": "from 18.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.5h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 3424736861, "to_node_id": 3677334128, "from_node_name": "MouMes04-CL-868 (MMs4)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic aa70 (aa70)", "snr": -14.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 7329.019086959784, "from_location_timestamp": 1758903190.4818673, "to_location_timestamp": 1758886220.5294747, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 5.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 3677334128, "to_node_id": 4258464776, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic aa70 (aa70)", "to_node_name": "Rigel🗼🌞 (RIG)", "snr": -8.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 58298.165700622616, "from_location_timestamp": 1758886220.5294747, "to_location_timestamp": 1758888428.898136, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 4.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 4258464776, "to_node_id": 3234010976, "from_node_name": "Rigel🗼🌞 (RIG)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 1760 (1760)", "snr": -4.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 46847.7453799128, "from_location_timestamp": 1758888428.898136, "to_location_timestamp": 1758903081.8348074, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.5h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 4 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 1128156748, 3424736861, 3677334128, 4258464776, 3234010976 ], "node_names": [ "Meshtastic 4e4c (4e4c)", "MouMes04-CL-868 (MMs4)", "Meshtastic aa70 (aa70)", "Rigel🗼🌞 (RIG)", "Meshtastic 1760 (1760)" ], "snr_values": [ 8.5, -14.75, -8.5, -4.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1128156748, "to_node_id": 3424736861, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 4e4c (4e4c)", "to_node_name": "MouMes04-CL-868 (MMs4)", "snr": 8.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1977.710970826601, "from_location_timestamp": 1758840087.3986046, "to_location_timestamp": 1758903190.4818673, "from_location_age_warning": "from 18.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.5h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 3424736861, "to_node_id": 3677334128, "from_node_name": "MouMes04-CL-868 (MMs4)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic aa70 (aa70)", "snr": -14.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 7329.019086959784, "from_location_timestamp": 1758903190.4818673, "to_location_timestamp": 1758886220.5294747, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 5.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 3677334128, "to_node_id": 4258464776, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic aa70 (aa70)", "to_node_name": "Rigel🗼🌞 (RIG)", "snr": -8.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 58298.165700622616, "from_location_timestamp": 1758886220.5294747, "to_location_timestamp": 1758888428.898136, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 4.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 4258464776, "to_node_id": 3234010976, "from_node_name": "Rigel🗼🌞 (RIG)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 1760 (1760)", "snr": -4.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 46847.7453799128, "from_location_timestamp": 1758888428.898136, "to_location_timestamp": 1758903081.8348074, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.5h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 4 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Meshtastic 4e4c (4e4c) → MouMes04-CL-868 (MMs4) → Meshtastic aa70 (aa70) → Rigel🗼🌞 (RIG) → Meshtastic 1760 (1760)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "Meshtastic 4e4c (4e4c) → MouMes04-CL-868 (MMs4) → Meshtastic aa70 (aa70) → Rigel🗼🌞 (RIG) → Meshtastic 1760 (1760)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1128156748, "to_node_id": 3424736861, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 4e4c (4e4c)", "to_node_name": "MouMes04-CL-868 (MMs4)", "snr": 8.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1977.710970826601, "from_location_timestamp": 1758840087.3986046, "to_location_timestamp": 1758903190.4818673, "from_location_age_warning": "from 18.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.5h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 3424736861, "to_node_id": 3677334128, "from_node_name": "MouMes04-CL-868 (MMs4)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic aa70 (aa70)", "snr": -14.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 7329.019086959784, "from_location_timestamp": 1758903190.4818673, "to_location_timestamp": 1758886220.5294747, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 5.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 3677334128, "to_node_id": 4258464776, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic aa70 (aa70)", "to_node_name": "Rigel🗼🌞 (RIG)", "snr": -8.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 58298.165700622616, "from_location_timestamp": 1758886220.5294747, "to_location_timestamp": 1758888428.898136, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 4.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 4258464776, "to_node_id": 3234010976, "from_node_name": "Rigel🗼🌞 (RIG)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 1760 (1760)", "snr": -4.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 46847.7453799128, "from_location_timestamp": 1758888428.898136, "to_location_timestamp": 1758903081.8348074, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.5h ago" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 114452.6411383218, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!c0c318a4", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1128156748, "to": 1287290435, "id": 1077153586, "rx_time": 1758905095, "rx_snr": 13.25, "rx_rssi": -50, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 5, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 96, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a105d5621cc70aa2fdb0804d3fd6017c3c0121f22c5ffffffffffffffff01deffffffffffffffff01f0ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 3424736861, 3677334128, 4258464776, 3234010976 ], "snr_towards": [ 34, -59, -34, -16 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (51 bytes)
0a105d5621cc70aa2fdb0804d3fd6017c3c0121f22c5ffffffffffffffff01deffffffffffffffff01f0ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:51 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
Meshtastic 18a4 (18a4) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-50.0 dBm 13.25 dB 4 MediumSlow 2025-09-26 16:43:59 Current
MouMesBase-CLM-868 (MMsB) -5.383s
Before 		-29.0 dBm 8.50 dB 0 MediumSlow 2025-09-26 16:43:54 View
Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) -1.565s
Before 		-95.0 dBm -0.25 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-09-26 16:43:57 View
Will - Azuqueca (WAzq) -1.560s
Before 		-108.0 dBm -6.75 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-09-26 16:43:57 View
Mec Rocket Meco (MRM) -1.524s
Before 		-117.0 dBm -16.25 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-09-26 16:43:57 View
Machu Pichu (MaPi) -1.312s
Before 		-93.0 dBm -0.25 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-09-26 16:43:58 View
Meshtastic c498📡🌐 (C498) -1.309s
Before 		-120.0 dBm -15.75 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-09-26 16:43:58 View
Rodashtastic🗼🌐 (RDSt) -1.299s
Before 		-113.0 dBm -6.50 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-09-26 16:43:58 View
Meshtastic 1760 (1760) -1.296s
Before 		-123.0 dBm -4.00 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-09-26 16:43:58 View
Baldur Fijo (BalF) -1.287s
Before 		-117.0 dBm -11.00 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-09-26 16:43:58 View
Naranjo C191 🌐 (FNL) -1.269s
Before 		-113.0 dBm -5.25 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-09-26 16:43:58 View
[TLG] 📡🌐🔋🔌 (tlg0) -1.258s
Before 		-108.0 dBm -3.25 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-09-26 16:43:58 View
Ocumare_Base_🗼🌐 (CATA) -1.124s
Before 		-116.0 dBm -16.00 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-09-26 16:43:58 View
Meshtastic 9b88 (9b88) -1.088s
Before 		-118.0 dBm -17.00 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-09-26 16:43:58 View
GRN1-Base🗼🌐 (GRN1) -0.731s
Before 		-100.0 dBm -5.25 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-09-26 16:43:58 View
TO_Cala_Base2🗼🌐☀️ (33C8) -0.386s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -13.00 dB 4 MediumSlow 2025-09-26 16:43:59 View
Wis 7d99 (7d99) -0.177s
Before 		-45.0 dBm 9.00 dB 4 MediumSlow 2025-09-26 16:43:59 View
g1bal (g1b0) +0.095s
After 		-100.0 dBm 3.25 dB 4 MediumSlow 2025-09-26 16:43:59 View
Quass001 ☄️ (Q001) +0.107s
After 		-115.0 dBm -5.00 dB 4 MediumSlow 2025-09-26 16:43:59 View
Alma Tracker (AGPS) +0.190s
After 		-104.0 dBm -14.50 dB 4 MediumSlow 2025-09-26 16:43:59 View
Skynet_Mov_CLM (SkyM) +0.657s
After 		-118.0 dBm -12.50 dB 5 MediumSlow 2025-09-26 16:44:00 View
Monolito (MoN) +0.661s
After 		-69.0 dBm 8.50 dB 4 MediumSlow 2025-09-26 16:44:00 View
SkG@Home 📡🌐 (SkGH) +0.908s
After 		-115.0 dBm -5.50 dB 4 MediumSlow 2025-09-26 16:44:00 View
Fuenca fijo (c578) +29.034s
After 		-123.0 dBm -10.75 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-09-26 16:44:28 View
🌐Charly Unid Movil🛰 (C181) +1872.998s
After 		-117.0 dBm -13.50 dB 4 MediumSlow 2025-09-26 17:15:12 View
25

Total Receptions

25

Unique Gateways