Packet #13877518 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Flutter 🦄 📡🔌🔋 (Jen1) to Jolu base (JL1)

15
Total Receptions
15
Unique Gateways
2
Hop Count
32
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 13877518
Mesh Packet ID: 0x69bd51bd
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-10-06 15:57:36 UTC
From Node: Flutter 🦄 📡🔌🔋 (Jen1)
To Node: Jolu base (JL1)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Meshtastic 18a4 (18a4)
Channel: MediumSlow
RSSI: -52 dBm
SNR: 14.0 dBm
Hop Info: 2/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 5
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 32 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) → Meshtastic 1760 (1760)
Hop Count: 1 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: -2.0 dB -11.0 dB
Route Visualization

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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Flutter 🦄 📡🔌🔋 (Jen1) Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) 26.33 km -2.0 dB Origin Hops
2 Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) Meshtastic 1760 (1760) 47.47 km -11.0 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
73.80 km
Combined Traceroute Graph
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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:!c0c318a4
Channel:MediumSlow
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:2 / 7
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Targeted to specific node
+ 2 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
⚠ Multi-hop path visible (2 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 (32 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 3677296576
Source node ID 		uint32
to 2697666748
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 32 bytes size
hop_limit 5
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 7
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 2
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -52.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 14.00 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1759766328
Receive timestamp 		fixed32
via_mqtt False
Direct LoRa transmission 		bool
want_ack False
No ACK 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 1759766256.5519204
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)
  • ✓ Targeted to specific node
  • ✓ Custom channel: MediumSlow
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (2 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !c0c318a4
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -52.0 dBm
SNR: 14.00 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": [ 2687837872, 3234010976 ], "snr_towards": [ -2.0, -11.0 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "2687837872": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "2697666748": "Jolu base (JL1)", "3234010976": "Meshtastic 1760 (1760)", "3677296576": "Flutter 🦄 📡🔌🔋 (Jen1)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 13877518, "timestamp": 1759766256.5519204, "from_node_id": 3677296576, "to_node_id": 2697666748, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!c0c318a4", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "mesh_packet_id": 1774014909, "rssi": -52, "snr": 14.0, "hop_limit": 5, "hop_start": 7, "payload_length": 32, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a08b02635a06017c3c01214f8ffffffffffffffff01d4ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1759766328, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 96, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-10-06 15:57:36", "hop_count": 2, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Flutter 🦄 📡🔌🔋 (Jen1)", "to_node_name": "Jolu base (JL1)", "gateway_name": "Meshtastic 18a4 (18a4)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 3234011300, "latitude": 40.4488192, "longitude": -3.6438016, "altitude": 720, "timestamp": 1759811887.9357586, "timestamp_str": "2025-10-07 04:38:07", "display_name": "Meshtastic 18a4", "long_name": "Meshtastic 18a4", "short_name": "18a4", "hw_model": "TBEAM" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 13877518, "from_node_id": 3677296576, "to_node_id": 2697666748, "timestamp": 1759766256.5519204, "gateway_id": "!c0c318a4", "raw_payload": "0a08b02635a06017c3c01214f8ffffffffffffffff01d4ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 5, "hop_start": 7, "from_node_name": "Flutter 🦄 📡🔌🔋 (Jen1)", "to_node_name": "!a0cb20bc", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 2687837872, 3234010976 ], "snr_towards": [ -2.0, -11.0 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 3677296576, 2687837872, 3234010976 ], "node_names": [ "Flutter 🦄 📡🔌🔋 (Jen1)", "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "Meshtastic 1760 (1760)" ], "snr_values": [ -2.0, -11.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3677296576, "to_node_id": 2687837872, "from_node_name": "Flutter 🦄 📡🔌🔋 (Jen1)", "to_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "snr": -2.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 26326.94706243862, "from_location_timestamp": 1757807939.9176958, "to_location_timestamp": 1759746089.6599422, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.2w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 5.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 3234010976, "from_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 1760 (1760)", "snr": -11.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 47469.85173331046, "from_location_timestamp": 1759746089.6599422, "to_location_timestamp": 1759765205.6679783, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 2 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 3677296576, 2687837872, 3234010976 ], "node_names": [ "Flutter 🦄 📡🔌🔋 (Jen1)", "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "Meshtastic 1760 (1760)" ], "snr_values": [ -2.0, -11.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3677296576, "to_node_id": 2687837872, "from_node_name": "Flutter 🦄 📡🔌🔋 (Jen1)", "to_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "snr": -2.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 26326.94706243862, "from_location_timestamp": 1757807939.9176958, "to_location_timestamp": 1759746089.6599422, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.2w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 5.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 3234010976, "from_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 1760 (1760)", "snr": -11.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 47469.85173331046, "from_location_timestamp": 1759746089.6599422, "to_location_timestamp": 1759765205.6679783, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 2 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Flutter 🦄 📡🔌🔋 (Jen1) → Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) → Meshtastic 1760 (1760)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "Flutter 🦄 📡🔌🔋 (Jen1) → Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) → Meshtastic 1760 (1760)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3677296576, "to_node_id": 2687837872, "from_node_name": "Flutter 🦄 📡🔌🔋 (Jen1)", "to_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "snr": -2.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 26326.94706243862, "from_location_timestamp": 1757807939.9176958, "to_location_timestamp": 1759746089.6599422, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.2w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 5.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 3234010976, "from_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 1760 (1760)", "snr": -11.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 47469.85173331046, "from_location_timestamp": 1759746089.6599422, "to_location_timestamp": 1759765205.6679783, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 73796.79879574908, "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": 3677296576, "to": 2697666748, "id": 1774014909, "rx_time": 1759766328, "rx_snr": 14.0, "rx_rssi": -52, "hop_limit": 5, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 96, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a08b02635a06017c3c01214f8ffffffffffffffff01d4ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 2687837872, 3234010976 ], "snr_towards": [ -8, -44 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (32 bytes)
0a08b02635a06017c3c01214f8ffffffffffffffff01d4ffffffffffffffff01
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
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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 		-52.0 dBm 14.00 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-06 15:57:36 Current
Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) -1.917s
Before 		-101.0 dBm -2.00 dB 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-06 15:57:34 View
Meshtastic 1760 (1760) -1.132s
Before 		-129.0 dBm -11.00 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-06 15:57:35 View
Villalbilla02 (VBV2) -0.581s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -0.25 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-06 15:57:35 View
Baldur Fijo (BalF) -0.255s
Before 		-116.0 dBm -9.50 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-06 15:57:36 View
tizon (Sylv) -0.235s
Before 		-107.0 dBm 1.25 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-06 15:57:36 View
Meshtastic 53fc (53fc) -0.220s
Before 		-121.0 dBm -8.25 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-06 15:57:36 View
Monolito (MoN) +0.270s
After 		-70.0 dBm 8.25 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-10-06 15:57:36 View
Rodashtastic🗼🌐 (RDSt) +0.790s
After 		-115.0 dBm -8.50 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-06 15:57:37 View
Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) +1.197s
After 		-88.0 dBm 4.00 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-10-06 15:57:37 View
[TLG] 📡🌐🔋🔌 (tlg0) +1.285s
After 		-120.0 dBm -14.00 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-06 15:57:37 View
Carbon EA4HKU (C) +1.975s
After 		-111.0 dBm -3.75 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-06 15:57:38 View
Meshtastic 870c📡🌐 (870c) +2.286s
After 		-95.0 dBm 4.25 dB 4 MediumSlow 2025-10-06 15:57:38 View
Mec Rocket Meco (MRM) +2.373s
After 		-108.0 dBm -7.50 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-06 15:57:38 View
Oxygen EA4HKU (O) +3.239s
After 		-13.0 dBm 8.25 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-10-06 15:57:39 View
15

Total Receptions

15

Unique Gateways