Packet #12442796 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Sierra norte Madrid ⛰️🗼🌞 (SNM) to Venturada base test (999)

18
Total Receptions
18
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
33
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 12442796
Mesh Packet ID: 0x5e2d215d
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-09-27 13:38:28 UTC
From Node: Sierra norte Madrid ⛰️🗼🌞 (SNM)
To Node: Venturada base test (999)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: [TLG] 📡🌐🔋🔌 (tlg0)
Channel: MediumSlow
RSSI: -111 dBm
SNR: -7.75 dBm
Hop Info: 0/4 hops
Start: 4, Limit: 4
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 33 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) → Rigel🗼🌞 (RIG)
Hop Count: 1 hops
Status: Complete
SNR Towards: 7.5 dB -8.5 dB -7.25 dB
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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Sierra norte Madrid ⛰️🗼🌞 (SNM) Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) 33.83 km 7.5 dB Origin Hops
2 Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) Rigel🗼🌞 (RIG) 13.23 km -8.5 dB Destination Hops
Total Forward Distance
47.06 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:33 bytes
Gateway:!da638a24
Channel:MediumSlow
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:Unknown / 4
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Acknowledgment requested
+ 4 more...
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 !da638a24
Node ID format
channel_id MediumSlow
packet MeshPacket (33 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 1129719940
Source node ID 		uint32
to 1484567647
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 33 bytes size
hop_limit 4
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 4
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 0
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -111.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -7.75 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1758980307
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 1758980308.9875522
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
  • ✓ 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: !da638a24
Zero Hop Policy: Enabled
Direct gateway connection
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -111.0 dBm
SNR: -7.75 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:33 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 2687837872, 4258464776 ], "snr_towards": [ 7.5, -8.5, -7.25 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "2687837872": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "4258464776": "Rigel🗼🌞 (RIG)", "1129719940": "Sierra norte Madrid ⛰️🗼🌞 (SNM)", "1484567647": "Venturada base test (999)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 12442796, "timestamp": 1758980308.9875522, "from_node_id": 1129719940, "to_node_id": 1484567647, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!da638a24", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "mesh_packet_id": 1580015965, "rssi": -111, "snr": -7.75, "hop_limit": 4, "hop_start": 4, "payload_length": 33, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a08b02635a00804d3fd12151edeffffffffffffffff01e3ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1758980307, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 0, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-09-27 13:38:28", "hop_count": 0, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Sierra norte Madrid ⛰️🗼🌞 (SNM)", "to_node_name": "Venturada base test (999)", "gateway_name": "[TLG] 📡🌐🔋🔌 (tlg0)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 3663956516, "latitude": 40.4160512, "longitude": -3.6110336, "altitude": null, "timestamp": 1759386658.1355054, "timestamp_str": "2025-10-02 06:30:58", "display_name": "[TLG] 📡🌐🔋🔌", "long_name": "[TLG] 📡🌐🔋🔌", "short_name": "tlg0", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 12442796, "from_node_id": 1129719940, "to_node_id": 1484567647, "timestamp": 1758980308.9875522, "gateway_id": "!da638a24", "raw_payload": "0a08b02635a00804d3fd12151edeffffffffffffffff01e3ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 4, "hop_start": 4, "from_node_name": "Sierra norte Madrid ⛰️🗼🌞 (SNM)", "to_node_name": "Venturada base test (999)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 2687837872, 4258464776 ], "snr_towards": [ 7.5, -8.5, -7.25 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 1129719940, 2687837872, 4258464776 ], "node_names": [ "Sierra norte Madrid ⛰️🗼🌞 (SNM)", "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "Rigel🗼🌞 (RIG)" ], "snr_values": [ 7.5, -8.5, -7.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1129719940, "to_node_id": 2687837872, "from_node_name": "Sierra norte Madrid ⛰️🗼🌞 (SNM)", "to_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "snr": 7.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 33830.34308902897, "from_location_timestamp": 1758953833.5840776, "to_location_timestamp": 1758978936.9035726, "from_location_age_warning": "from 7.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 4258464776, "from_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "Rigel🗼🌞 (RIG)", "snr": -8.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 13225.803020975785, "from_location_timestamp": 1758978936.9035726, "to_location_timestamp": 1758953931.6374478, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 7.3h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 2 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 1484567647, 2687837872, 4258464776, 1129719940 ], "node_names": [ "Venturada base test (999)", "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "Rigel🗼🌞 (RIG)", "Sierra norte Madrid ⛰️🗼🌞 (SNM)" ], "snr_values": [ 7.5, -8.5, -7.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1484567647, "to_node_id": 2687837872, "from_node_name": "Venturada base test (999)", "to_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "snr": 7.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 12466.497808844126, "from_location_timestamp": 1758979520.3762677, "to_location_timestamp": 1758978936.9035726, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 4258464776, "from_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "Rigel🗼🌞 (RIG)", "snr": -8.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 13225.803020975785, "from_location_timestamp": 1758978936.9035726, "to_location_timestamp": 1758953931.6374478, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 7.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 4258464776, "to_node_id": 1129719940, "from_node_name": "Rigel🗼🌞 (RIG)", "to_node_name": "Sierra norte Madrid ⛰️🗼🌞 (SNM)", "snr": -7.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 23042.022009531393, "from_location_timestamp": 1758953931.6374478, "to_location_timestamp": 1758953833.5840776, "from_location_age_warning": "from 7.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 7.4h ago" } ], "is_complete": true, "total_hops": 3 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": true, "forward_path_display": "Sierra norte Madrid ⛰️🗼🌞 (SNM) → Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) → Rigel🗼🌞 (RIG)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "Venturada base test (999) → Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) → Rigel🗼🌞 (RIG) → Sierra norte Madrid ⛰️🗼🌞 (SNM)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1129719940, "to_node_id": 2687837872, "from_node_name": "Sierra norte Madrid ⛰️🗼🌞 (SNM)", "to_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "snr": 7.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 33830.34308902897, "from_location_timestamp": 1758953833.5840776, "to_location_timestamp": 1758978936.9035726, "from_location_age_warning": "from 7.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 4258464776, "from_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "Rigel🗼🌞 (RIG)", "snr": -8.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 13225.803020975785, "from_location_timestamp": 1758978936.9035726, "to_location_timestamp": 1758953931.6374478, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 7.3h ago" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 47056.14611000475, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!da638a24", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1129719940, "to": 1484567647, "id": 1580015965, "rx_time": 1758980307, "rx_snr": -7.75, "rx_rssi": -111, "hop_limit": 4, "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": "0a08b02635a00804d3fd12151edeffffffffffffffff01e3ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 2687837872, 4258464776 ], "snr_towards": [ 30, -34, -29 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (33 bytes)
0a08b02635a00804d3fd12151edeffffffffffffffff01e3ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:33 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
[TLG] 📡🌐🔋🔌 (tlg0) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-111.0 dBm -7.75 dB 0 MediumSlow 2025-09-27 13:38:28 Current
Rodashtastic🗼🌐 (RDSt) +1.115s
After 		-117.0 dBm -9.00 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-09-27 13:38:30 View
Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) +1.747s
After 		-87.0 dBm 5.25 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-09-27 13:38:30 View
Meshtastic 1760 (1760) +1.986s
After 		-133.0 dBm -14.25 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-09-27 13:38:30 View
Meshtastic 18a4 (18a4) +2.340s
After 		Unknown Unknown 3 MediumSlow 2025-09-27 13:38:31 View
Malasaña Solar ☀️ (🌇) +3.146s
After 		-120.0 dBm -11.75 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-09-27 13:38:32 View
G71NCH3-NB-MAD-02 (G71B) +3.629s
After 		-38.0 dBm 8.75 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-09-27 13:38:32 View
Will - Azuqueca (WAzq) +3.942s
After 		-103.0 dBm 4.25 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-09-27 13:38:32 View
Mec Rocket Meco (MRM) +3.971s
After 		-80.0 dBm 9.50 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-09-27 13:38:32 View
Meshtastic c498📡🌐 (C498) +4.053s
After 		-117.0 dBm -15.00 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-09-27 13:38:33 View
Baldur Fijo (BalF) +4.055s
After 		-116.0 dBm -7.00 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-09-27 13:38:33 View
Glitchs Azuqueca 📡 (GltA) +4.258s
After 		-120.0 dBm -10.75 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-09-27 13:38:33 View
Naranjo C191 🌐 (FNL) +5.465s
After 		-124.0 dBm -16.25 dB 4 MediumSlow 2025-09-27 13:38:34 View
Fuenca fijo (c578) +6.598s
After 		-122.0 dBm -8.50 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-09-27 13:38:35 View
SkG@Somewhere 🤨 (SkG?) +6.634s
After 		-106.0 dBm Unknown 3 MediumSlow 2025-09-27 13:38:35 View
Machu Pichu (MaPi) +6.663s
After 		-94.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-09-27 13:38:35 View
SkG@Home 📡🌐 (SkGH) +6.712s
After 		-125.0 dBm -15.75 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-09-27 13:38:35 View
🌐Charly Unid Movil🛰 (C181) +8.340s
After 		-25.0 dBm 8.25 dB 4 MediumSlow 2025-09-27 13:38:37 View
18

Total Receptions

18

Unique Gateways