Packet #14055317 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Venturada2πŸ—ΌπŸŒβ˜€οΈ (Vb2) to XiaoWatt c4c8 πŸŒπŸ”Œ (c4c8)

16
Total Receptions
16
Unique Gateways
2
Hop Count
55
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 14055317
Mesh Packet ID: 0x54064f54
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-10-07 19:43:12 UTC
From Node: Venturada2πŸ—ΌπŸŒβ˜€οΈ (Vb2)
To Node: XiaoWatt c4c8 πŸŒπŸ”Œ (c4c8)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Arganda C191 🌐 (ARG)
Channel: MediumSlow
RSSI: -110 dBm
SNR: 0.25 dBm
Hop Info: 2/2 hops
Start: 2, Limit: 0
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 55 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: XiaoWatt c4c8 πŸŒπŸ”Œ (c4c8) β†’ Venturada2πŸ—ΌπŸŒβ˜€οΈ (Vb2)
Hop Count: 1 hops
Status: Forward incomplete, Return in progress
SNR Towards: 0.0 dB -3.25 dB
Return Path: The Clan Solar 😎 (TCLS) β†’ Perseo πŸ“‘πŸŒβ˜€ (nvm1)
SNR Back: -9.25 dB -13.5 dB
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Traceroute Steps
Return Path Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Venturada2πŸ—ΌπŸŒβ˜€οΈ (Vb2) The Clan Solar 😎 (TCLS) 36.08 km -9.25 dB Return Start Hops
2 The Clan Solar 😎 (TCLS) Perseo πŸ“‘πŸŒβ˜€ (nvm1) 42.61 km -13.5 dB Return End Hops
Total Forward Distance
49.29 km
Total Return Distance
78.69 km
Combined Traceroute Graph
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Nodes
πŸ”„ Router Node
πŸ“‘ Gateway Node
πŸš€ Source Node
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RF Link
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Raw Packet Analysis
Complete field breakdown and MQTT privacy/exposure analysis
Packet Structure
MQTT Packet Flow:
ServiceEnvelope (MQTT layer) β†’ MeshPacket (Mesh layer) β†’ Decoded Payload (Application data)
Total Size:55 bytes
Gateway:!9ee79500
Channel:MediumSlow
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:2 / 2
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
βœ“ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
βœ“ 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 !9ee79500
Node ID format
channel_id MediumSlow
packet MeshPacket (55 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2687837872
Source node ID
uint32
to 864535752
Target node ID
uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP
enum
decoded.payload_length 55 bytes size
hop_limit Not set uint32
hop_start 2
Initial hop limit
uint32
hops_taken 2
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit
derived
rx_rssi -110.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr 0.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1759866191
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 136
Relay node ID
uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1759866192.4698637
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:
  • βœ“ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
  • βœ“ Targeted to specific node
  • βœ“ Custom channel: MediumSlow
  • βœ“ 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: !9ee79500
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -110.0 dBm
SNR: 0.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:55 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 864535752, 2687837872 ], "snr_towards": [ 0.0, -3.25 ], "route_back": [ 1294301078, 2687838088 ], "snr_back": [ -9.25, -13.5 ], "route_node_names": { "864535752": "XiaoWatt c4c8 πŸŒπŸ”Œ (c4c8)", "1294301078": "The Clan Solar 😎 (TCLS)", "2687838088": "Perseo πŸ“‘πŸŒβ˜€ (nvm1)", "2687837872": "Venturada2πŸ—ΌπŸŒβ˜€οΈ (Vb2)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 14055317, "timestamp": 1759866192.4698637, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 864535752, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!9ee79500", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "mesh_packet_id": 1409699668, "rssi": -110, "snr": 0.25, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 2, "payload_length": 55, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a08c8c48733b02635a0120b00f3ffffffffffffffff011a089677254d882735a02214dbffffffffffffffff01caffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1759866191, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 136, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-10-07 19:43:12", "hop_count": 2, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Venturada2πŸ—ΌπŸŒβ˜€οΈ (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 πŸŒπŸ”Œ (c4c8)", "gateway_name": "Arganda C191 🌐 (ARG)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 2665977088, "latitude": 40.2997248, "longitude": -3.4390016, "altitude": null, "timestamp": 1760055431.7748275, "timestamp_str": "2025-10-10 00:17:11", "display_name": "Arganda C191 🌐", "long_name": "Arganda C191 🌐", "short_name": "ARG", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 14055317, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 864535752, "timestamp": 1759866192.4698637, "gateway_id": "!9ee79500", "raw_payload": "0a08c8c48733b02635a0120b00f3ffffffffffffffff011a089677254d882735a02214dbffffffffffffffff01caffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 2, "from_node_name": "Venturada2πŸ—ΌπŸŒβ˜€οΈ (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 πŸŒπŸ”Œ (c4c8)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 864535752, 2687837872 ], "snr_towards": [ 0.0, -3.25 ], "route_back": [ 1294301078, 2687838088 ], "snr_back": [ -9.25, -13.5 ] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward_with_return", "node_ids": [ 864535752, 864535752, 2687837872, 2687837872 ], "node_names": [ "XiaoWatt c4c8 πŸŒπŸ”Œ (c4c8)", "XiaoWatt c4c8 πŸŒπŸ”Œ (c4c8)", "Venturada2πŸ—ΌπŸŒβ˜€οΈ (Vb2)", "Venturada2πŸ—ΌπŸŒβ˜€οΈ (Vb2)" ], "snr_values": [ 0.0, -3.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 864535752, "to_node_id": 864535752, "from_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 πŸŒπŸ”Œ (c4c8)", "to_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 πŸŒπŸ”Œ (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": 2687837872, "from_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 πŸŒπŸ”Œ (c4c8)", "to_node_name": "Venturada2πŸ—ΌπŸŒβ˜€οΈ (Vb2)", "snr": -3.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 49291.07158083809, "from_location_timestamp": 1759864734.2171009, "to_location_timestamp": 1759864409.5851815, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.5h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 2687837872, "from_node_name": "Venturada2πŸ—ΌπŸŒβ˜€οΈ (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "Venturada2πŸ—ΌπŸŒβ˜€οΈ (Vb2)", "snr": null, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1759864409.5851815, "to_location_timestamp": 1759864409.5851815, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.5h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 3 }, "return_path": { "path_type": "return", "node_ids": [ 2687837872, 1294301078, 2687838088 ], "node_names": [ "Venturada2πŸ—ΌπŸŒβ˜€οΈ (Vb2)", "The Clan Solar 😎 (TCLS)", "Perseo πŸ“‘πŸŒβ˜€ (nvm1)" ], "snr_values": [ -9.25, -13.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 1294301078, "from_node_name": "Venturada2πŸ—ΌπŸŒβ˜€οΈ (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "The Clan Solar 😎 (TCLS)", "snr": -9.25, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 36078.1791243581, "from_location_timestamp": 1759864409.5851815, "to_location_timestamp": 1759865316.0835674, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1294301078, "to_node_id": 2687838088, "from_node_name": "The Clan Solar 😎 (TCLS)", "to_node_name": "Perseo πŸ“‘πŸŒβ˜€ (nvm1)", "snr": -13.5, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 42607.4621947883, "from_location_timestamp": 1759865316.0835674, "to_location_timestamp": 1759864863.1373332, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 2 }, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "combined_rf", "node_ids": [ 864535752, 2687837872, 1294301078, 2687838088 ], "node_names": [ "XiaoWatt c4c8 πŸŒπŸ”Œ (c4c8)", "Venturada2πŸ—ΌπŸŒβ˜€οΈ (Vb2)", "The Clan Solar 😎 (TCLS)", "Perseo πŸ“‘πŸŒβ˜€ (nvm1)" ], "snr_values": [ 0.0, -3.25, -9.25, -13.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 864535752, "to_node_id": 864535752, "from_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 πŸŒπŸ”Œ (c4c8)", "to_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 πŸŒπŸ”Œ (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": 2687837872, "from_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 πŸŒπŸ”Œ (c4c8)", "to_node_name": "Venturada2πŸ—ΌπŸŒβ˜€οΈ (Vb2)", "snr": -3.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 49291.07158083809, "from_location_timestamp": 1759864734.2171009, "to_location_timestamp": 1759864409.5851815, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.5h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 1294301078, "from_node_name": "Venturada2πŸ—ΌπŸŒβ˜€οΈ (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "The Clan Solar 😎 (TCLS)", "snr": -9.25, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 36078.1791243581, "from_location_timestamp": 1759864409.5851815, "to_location_timestamp": 1759865316.0835674, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 1294301078, "to_node_id": 2687838088, "from_node_name": "The Clan Solar 😎 (TCLS)", "to_node_name": "Perseo πŸ“‘πŸŒβ˜€ (nvm1)", "snr": -13.5, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 42607.4621947883, "from_location_timestamp": 1759865316.0835674, "to_location_timestamp": 1759864863.1373332, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 4 } }, "has_return_path": true, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "XiaoWatt c4c8 πŸŒπŸ”Œ (c4c8) β†’ XiaoWatt c4c8 πŸŒπŸ”Œ (c4c8) β†’ Venturada2πŸ—ΌπŸŒβ˜€οΈ (Vb2) β†’ Venturada2πŸ—ΌπŸŒβ˜€οΈ (Vb2)", "return_path_display": "Venturada2πŸ—ΌπŸŒβ˜€οΈ (Vb2) β†’ The Clan Solar 😎 (TCLS) β†’ Perseo πŸ“‘πŸŒβ˜€ (nvm1)", "actual_rf_path_display": "XiaoWatt c4c8 πŸŒπŸ”Œ (c4c8) β†’ Venturada2πŸ—ΌπŸŒβ˜€οΈ (Vb2) β†’ The Clan Solar 😎 (TCLS) β†’ Perseo πŸ“‘πŸŒβ˜€ (nvm1)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 864535752, "to_node_id": 864535752, "from_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 πŸŒπŸ”Œ (c4c8)", "to_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 πŸŒπŸ”Œ (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": 2687837872, "from_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 πŸŒπŸ”Œ (c4c8)", "to_node_name": "Venturada2πŸ—ΌπŸŒβ˜€οΈ (Vb2)", "snr": -3.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 49291.07158083809, "from_location_timestamp": 1759864734.2171009, "to_location_timestamp": 1759864409.5851815, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.5h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 2687837872, "from_node_name": "Venturada2πŸ—ΌπŸŒβ˜€οΈ (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "Venturada2πŸ—ΌπŸŒβ˜€οΈ (Vb2)", "snr": null, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1759864409.5851815, "to_location_timestamp": 1759864409.5851815, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.5h ago" } ], "return_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 1294301078, "from_node_name": "Venturada2πŸ—ΌπŸŒβ˜€οΈ (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "The Clan Solar 😎 (TCLS)", "snr": -9.25, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 36078.1791243581, "from_location_timestamp": 1759864409.5851815, "to_location_timestamp": 1759865316.0835674, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1294301078, "to_node_id": 2687838088, "from_node_name": "The Clan Solar 😎 (TCLS)", "to_node_name": "Perseo πŸ“‘πŸŒβ˜€ (nvm1)", "snr": -13.5, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 42607.4621947883, "from_location_timestamp": 1759865316.0835674, "to_location_timestamp": 1759864863.1373332, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago" } ], "total_forward_distance": 49291.07158083809, "total_return_distance": 78685.64131914641 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!9ee79500", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2687837872, "to": 864535752, "id": 1409699668, "rx_time": 1759866191, "rx_snr": 0.25, "rx_rssi": -110, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 2, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 136, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a08c8c48733b02635a0120b00f3ffffffffffffffff011a089677254d882735a02214dbffffffffffffffff01caffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 864535752, 2687837872 ], "snr_towards": [ 0, -13 ], "route_back": [ 1294301078, 2687838088 ], "snr_back": [ -37, -54 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (55 bytes)
0a08c8c48733b02635a0120b00f3ffffffffffffffff011a089677254d882735a02214dbffffffffffffffff01caffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:55 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
Arganda C191 🌐 (ARG) Primary 0.000s
Reference
-110.0 dBm 0.25 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:43:12 Current
Venturada2πŸ—ΌπŸŒβ˜€οΈ (Vb2) -7.674s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:43:04 View
XiaoWatt c4c8 πŸŒπŸ”Œ (c4c8) -5.189s
Before
-98.0 dBm 1.75 dB 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:43:07 View
Machu Pichu (MaPi) -3.961s
Before
-104.0 dBm -3.50 dB 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:43:08 View
Quass001 β˜„οΈ (Q001) -3.929s
Before
-110.0 dBm -6.00 dB 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:43:08 View
Meshtastic 1760 (1760) -3.900s
Before
-129.0 dBm -13.00 dB 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:43:08 View
GRN1-BaseπŸ—ΌπŸŒ (GRN1) -3.879s
Before
-89.0 dBm 2.25 dB 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:43:08 View
Quass002 β˜„οΈ (Q002) -3.552s
Before
Unknown Unknown 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:43:08 View
Meshtastic 18a4 (18a4) -2.838s
Before
-49.0 dBm 10.00 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:43:09 View
Aldinra_1640_πŸ—Ό_🌐 (AldB) -2.437s
Before
-96.0 dBm 6.00 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:43:10 View
Ocumare_Base_πŸ—ΌπŸŒ (CATA) -0.770s
Before
-101.0 dBm -2.75 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:43:11 View
Oxygen EA4HKU (O) +2.347s
After
-66.0 dBm 8.25 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:43:14 View
Carbon EA4HKU (C) +2.535s
After
-67.0 dBm 8.50 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:43:15 View
RodashtasticπŸ—ΌπŸŒ (RDSt) +3.118s
After
-114.0 dBm -6.25 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:43:15 View
[TLG] πŸ“‘πŸŒπŸ”‹πŸ”Œ (tlg0) +3.140s
After
-122.0 dBm -15.50 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:43:15 View
Mec Rocket Meco (MRM) +13.555s
After
-110.0 dBm -8.50 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:43:26 View
16

Total Receptions

16

Unique Gateways