Packet #12592589 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Arganda C191 🌐 (ARG) to Rigel🗼🌞 (RIG)

6
Total Receptions
6
Unique Gateways
4
Hop Count
32
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 12592589
Mesh Packet ID: 0x23406603
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-09-28 12:36:41 UTC
From Node: Arganda C191 🌐 (ARG)
To Node: Rigel🗼🌞 (RIG)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: myounges2 (2794)
Channel: Iberia
RSSI: -128 dBm
SNR: -5.0 dBm
Hop Info: 4/4 hops
Start: 4, Limit: 0
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 32 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: !ffffffff → GRN1-Base🗼🌐 (GRN1)
Hop Count: 1 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: -32.0 dB -3.75 dB
Route Visualization

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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Arganda C191 🌐 (ARG) !ffffffff Unknown -32.0 dB Origin Hops
2 !ffffffff GRN1-Base🗼🌐 (GRN1) Unknown -3.75 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
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Nodes
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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:32 bytes
Gateway:!e0ce2794
Channel:Iberia
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:4 / 4
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)
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MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !e0ce2794
Node ID format
channel_id Iberia
packet MeshPacket (32 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2665977088
Source node ID 		uint32
to 4258464776
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 32 bytes size
hop_limit Not set uint32
hop_start 4
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 4
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -128.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -5.00 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1759062998
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 1759063001.1878095
Unix timestamp 		uint32
MQTT Privacy & Exposure Analysis

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Exposure Level: Direct Message
Privacy Features:
  • ✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
  • ✓ Acknowledgment requested
  • ✓ Targeted to specific node
  • ✓ Custom channel: Iberia
  • ✓ 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: !e0ce2794
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -128.0 dBm
SNR: -5.00 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:32 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 4294967295, 1136068328 ], "snr_towards": [ -32.0, -3.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "1136068328": "GRN1-Base🗼🌐 (GRN1)", "2665977088": "Arganda C191 🌐 (ARG)", "4258464776": "Rigel🗼🌞 (RIG)", "4294967295": "!ffffffff" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 12592589, "timestamp": 1759063001.1878095, "from_node_id": 2665977088, "to_node_id": 4258464776, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!e0ce2794", "channel_id": "Iberia", "mesh_packet_id": 591422979, "rssi": -128, "snr": -5.0, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 4, "payload_length": 32, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a08ffffffffe806b743121480ffffffffffffffff01f1ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1759062998, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 0, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-09-28 12:36:41", "hop_count": 4, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Arganda C191 🌐 (ARG)", "to_node_name": "Rigel🗼🌞 (RIG)", "gateway_name": "myounges2 (2794)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 3771606932, "latitude": 40.6061056, "longitude": -3.2768, "altitude": 715, "timestamp": 1759836596.4588912, "timestamp_str": "2025-10-07 11:29:56", "display_name": "myounges2", "long_name": "myounges2", "short_name": "2794", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V2_0" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 12592589, "from_node_id": 2665977088, "to_node_id": 4258464776, "timestamp": 1759063001.1878095, "gateway_id": "!e0ce2794", "raw_payload": "0a08ffffffffe806b743121480ffffffffffffffff01f1ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 4, "from_node_name": "Arganda C191 🌐 (ARG)", "to_node_name": "!fdd30408", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 4294967295, 1136068328 ], "snr_towards": [ -32.0, -3.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 2665977088, 4294967295, 1136068328 ], "node_names": [ "Arganda C191 🌐 (ARG)", "!ffffffff", "GRN1-Base🗼🌐 (GRN1)" ], "snr_values": [ -32.0, -3.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2665977088, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "Arganda C191 🌐 (ARG)", "to_node_name": "!ffffffff", "snr": -32.0, "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" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 1136068328, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "GRN1-Base🗼🌐 (GRN1)", "snr": -3.75, "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": 2 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 2665977088, 4294967295, 1136068328 ], "node_names": [ "Arganda C191 🌐 (ARG)", "!ffffffff", "GRN1-Base🗼🌐 (GRN1)" ], "snr_values": [ -32.0, -3.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2665977088, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "Arganda C191 🌐 (ARG)", "to_node_name": "!ffffffff", "snr": -32.0, "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": 2, "from_node_id": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 1136068328, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "GRN1-Base🗼🌐 (GRN1)", "snr": -3.75, "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" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 2 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Arganda C191 🌐 (ARG) → !ffffffff → GRN1-Base🗼🌐 (GRN1)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "Arganda C191 🌐 (ARG) → !ffffffff → GRN1-Base🗼🌐 (GRN1)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2665977088, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "Arganda C191 🌐 (ARG)", "to_node_name": "!ffffffff", "snr": -32.0, "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" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 1136068328, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "GRN1-Base🗼🌐 (GRN1)", "snr": -3.75, "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": [], "total_forward_distance": 0, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!e0ce2794", "channel_id": "Iberia", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2665977088, "to": 4258464776, "id": 591422979, "rx_time": 1759062998, "rx_snr": -5.0, "rx_rssi": -128, "hop_limit": 0, "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": "0a08ffffffffe806b743121480ffffffffffffffff01f1ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 4294967295, 1136068328 ], "snr_towards": [ -128, -15 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (32 bytes)
0a08ffffffffe806b743121480ffffffffffffffff01f1ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:32 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
myounges2 (2794) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-128.0 dBm -5.00 dB 4 Iberia 2025-09-28 12:36:41 Current
Arganda C191 🌐 (ARG) -13.525s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 Iberia 2025-09-28 12:36:27 View
jago1 Cañaveral (jago) -11.879s
Before 		-113.0 dBm -7.75 dB 1 Iberia 2025-09-28 12:36:29 View
GH2_Cañaveral (GH2) -11.686s
Before 		-133.0 dBm -14.00 dB 0 Iberia 2025-09-28 12:36:29 View
Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) -9.617s
Before 		-97.0 dBm 1.00 dB 2 Iberia 2025-09-28 12:36:31 View
📟Lulo_N2📟 (L_N2) -6.770s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 3 Iberia 2025-09-28 12:36:34 View
6

Total Receptions

6

Unique Gateways