Packet #14055284 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Ripley01 📟 (👽) to XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)

9
Total Receptions
9
Unique Gateways
1
Hop Count
41
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 14055284
Mesh Packet ID: 0xf52d1550
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-10-07 19:43:08 UTC
From Node: Ripley01 📟 (👽)
To Node: XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: [TLG] 📡🌐🔋🔌 (tlg0)
Channel: MediumSlow
RSSI: -87 dBm
SNR: 7.5 dBm
Hop Info: 1/2 hops
Start: 2, Limit: 1
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 41 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8) → Ripley01 📟 (👽)
Hop Count: 1 hops
Status: Forward incomplete, Return in progress
SNR Towards: 0.0 dB -8.25 dB
Return Path: Aincrad_big_74fc (74fc)
SNR Back: -17.25 dB
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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8) XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8) 0 m 0.0 dB Origin Hops
2 XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8) Ripley01 📟 (👽) 2.62 km -8.25 dB Relay Hops
3 Ripley01 📟 (👽) Ripley01 📟 (👽) 0 m Unknown Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Return Path Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Ripley01 📟 (👽) Aincrad_big_74fc (74fc) 2.75 km -17.25 dB Return Start Hops
Total Forward Distance
2.62 km
Total Return Distance
2.75 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:41 bytes
Gateway:!da638a24
Channel:MediumSlow
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:1 / 2
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 (1 hops)
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MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !da638a24
Node ID format
channel_id MediumSlow
packet MeshPacket (41 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2362596786
Source node ID 		uint32
to 864535752
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 41 bytes size
hop_limit 1
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 2
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 1
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -87.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 7.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1759866186
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 252
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1759866188.3273473
Unix timestamp 		uint32
MQTT Privacy & Exposure Analysis

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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 (1 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !da638a24
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -87.0 dBm
SNR: 7.50 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:41 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 864535752, 2362596786 ], "snr_towards": [ 0.0, -8.25 ], "route_back": [ 305427708 ], "snr_back": [ -17.25 ], "route_node_names": { "864535752": "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)", "2362596786": "Ripley01 📟 (👽)", "305427708": "Aincrad_big_74fc (74fc)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 14055284, "timestamp": 1759866188.3273473, "from_node_id": 2362596786, "to_node_id": 864535752, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!da638a24", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "mesh_packet_id": 4113372496, "rssi": -87, "snr": 7.5, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 2, "payload_length": 41, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a08c8c48733b25dd28c120b00dfffffffffffffffff011a04fc743412220abbffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1759866186, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 252, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-10-07 19:43:08", "hop_count": 1, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Ripley01 📟 (👽)", "to_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)", "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": 14055284, "from_node_id": 2362596786, "to_node_id": 864535752, "timestamp": 1759866188.3273473, "gateway_id": "!da638a24", "raw_payload": "0a08c8c48733b25dd28c120b00dfffffffffffffffff011a04fc743412220abbffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 2, "from_node_name": "Ripley01 📟 (👽)", "to_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 864535752, 2362596786 ], "snr_towards": [ 0.0, -8.25 ], "route_back": [ 305427708 ], "snr_back": [ -17.25 ] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward_with_return", "node_ids": [ 864535752, 864535752, 2362596786, 2362596786 ], "node_names": [ "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)", "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)", "Ripley01 📟 (👽)", "Ripley01 📟 (👽)" ], "snr_values": [ 0.0, -8.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 864535752, "to_node_id": 864535752, "from_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)", "to_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)", "snr": 0.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1759864734.2171009, "to_location_timestamp": 1759864734.2171009, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 864535752, "to_node_id": 2362596786, "from_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)", "to_node_name": "Ripley01 📟 (👽)", "snr": -8.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2624.781139263936, "from_location_timestamp": 1759864734.2171009, "to_location_timestamp": 1759866087.3819656, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.0h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 2362596786, "to_node_id": 2362596786, "from_node_name": "Ripley01 📟 (👽)", "to_node_name": "Ripley01 📟 (👽)", "snr": null, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1759866087.3819656, "to_location_timestamp": 1759866087.3819656, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.0h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 3 }, "return_path": { "path_type": "return", "node_ids": [ 2362596786, 305427708 ], "node_names": [ "Ripley01 📟 (👽)", "Aincrad_big_74fc (74fc)" ], "snr_values": [ -17.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2362596786, "to_node_id": 305427708, "from_node_name": "Ripley01 📟 (👽)", "to_node_name": "Aincrad_big_74fc (74fc)", "snr": -17.25, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2747.842288389878, "from_location_timestamp": 1759866087.3819656, "to_location_timestamp": 1759865596.1121953, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 1 }, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "combined_rf", "node_ids": [ 864535752, 2362596786, 305427708 ], "node_names": [ "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)", "Ripley01 📟 (👽)", "Aincrad_big_74fc (74fc)" ], "snr_values": [ 0.0, -8.25, -17.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 864535752, "to_node_id": 864535752, "from_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)", "to_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)", "snr": 0.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1759864734.2171009, "to_location_timestamp": 1759864734.2171009, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 864535752, "to_node_id": 2362596786, "from_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)", "to_node_name": "Ripley01 📟 (👽)", "snr": -8.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2624.781139263936, "from_location_timestamp": 1759864734.2171009, "to_location_timestamp": 1759866087.3819656, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.0h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 2362596786, "to_node_id": 305427708, "from_node_name": "Ripley01 📟 (👽)", "to_node_name": "Aincrad_big_74fc (74fc)", "snr": -17.25, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2747.842288389878, "from_location_timestamp": 1759866087.3819656, "to_location_timestamp": 1759865596.1121953, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 3 } }, "has_return_path": true, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8) → XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8) → Ripley01 📟 (👽) → Ripley01 📟 (👽)", "return_path_display": "Ripley01 📟 (👽) → Aincrad_big_74fc (74fc)", "actual_rf_path_display": "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8) → Ripley01 📟 (👽) → Aincrad_big_74fc (74fc)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 864535752, "to_node_id": 864535752, "from_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)", "to_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)", "snr": 0.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1759864734.2171009, "to_location_timestamp": 1759864734.2171009, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 864535752, "to_node_id": 2362596786, "from_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)", "to_node_name": "Ripley01 📟 (👽)", "snr": -8.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2624.781139263936, "from_location_timestamp": 1759864734.2171009, "to_location_timestamp": 1759866087.3819656, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.0h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 2362596786, "to_node_id": 2362596786, "from_node_name": "Ripley01 📟 (👽)", "to_node_name": "Ripley01 📟 (👽)", "snr": null, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1759866087.3819656, "to_location_timestamp": 1759866087.3819656, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.0h ago" } ], "return_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2362596786, "to_node_id": 305427708, "from_node_name": "Ripley01 📟 (👽)", "to_node_name": "Aincrad_big_74fc (74fc)", "snr": -17.25, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2747.842288389878, "from_location_timestamp": 1759866087.3819656, "to_location_timestamp": 1759865596.1121953, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago" } ], "total_forward_distance": 2624.781139263936, "total_return_distance": 2747.842288389878 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!da638a24", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2362596786, "to": 864535752, "id": 4113372496, "rx_time": 1759866186, "rx_snr": 7.5, "rx_rssi": -87, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 2, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 252, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a08c8c48733b25dd28c120b00dfffffffffffffffff011a04fc743412220abbffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 864535752, 2362596786 ], "snr_towards": [ 0, -33 ], "route_back": [ 305427708 ], "snr_back": [ -69 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (41 bytes)
0a08c8c48733b25dd28c120b00dfffffffffffffffff011a04fc743412220abbffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:41 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 		-87.0 dBm 7.50 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:43:08 Current
Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) -0.327s
Before 		-87.0 dBm 4.75 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:43:08 View
XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8) +0.292s
After 		-98.0 dBm 6.50 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:43:08 View
Arganda C191 🌐 (ARG) +0.561s
After 		-121.0 dBm -10.00 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:43:08 View
Mec Rocket Meco (MRM) +0.755s
After 		-34.0 dBm 8.00 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:43:09 View
Rodashtastic🗼🌐 (RDSt) +0.934s
After 		-122.0 dBm -14.50 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:43:09 View
Machu Pichu (MaPi) +1.447s
After 		-103.0 dBm -5.00 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:43:09 View
Meshtastic 1760 (1760) +1.450s
After 		-131.0 dBm -13.50 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:43:09 View
GRN1-Base🗼🌐 (GRN1) +1.480s
After 		-89.0 dBm 4.75 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:43:09 View
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Total Receptions

9

Unique Gateways