Packet #14063347 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Kala_Base_CL_🌞🏡 (KalB) to Skynet_CLM (Sky)

13
Total Receptions
13
Unique Gateways
3
Hop Count
56
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 14063347
Mesh Packet ID: 0x0f5cfd81
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-10-07 20:32:56 UTC
From Node: Kala_Base_CL_🌞🏡 (KalB)
To Node: Skynet_CLM (Sky)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Machu Pichu (MaPi)
Channel: MediumSlow
RSSI: -99 dBm
SNR: Unknown
Hop Info: 3/3 hops
Start: 3, Limit: 0
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 56 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: Skynet_Base_CLB 🌞🏢 (SkyB)
Hop Count: 0 hops
Status: Forward incomplete, Return in progress
SNR Towards: 7.75 dB -13.75 dB
Return Path: Arganda C191 🌐 (ARG) → GH2_Cañaveral (GH2) → Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)
SNR Back: 7.0 dB -12.75 dB -11.5 dB
Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Skynet_CLM (Sky) Skynet_Base_CLB 🌞🏢 (SkyB) 1.46 km 7.75 dB Origin Hops
2 Skynet_Base_CLB 🌞🏢 (SkyB) Kala_Base_CL_🌞🏡 (KalB) 22.02 km -13.75 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Return Path Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Kala_Base_CL_🌞🏡 (KalB) Arganda C191 🌐 (ARG) 1.00 km 7.0 dB Return Start Hops
2 Arganda C191 🌐 (ARG) GH2_Cañaveral (GH2) 13.68 km -12.75 dB Return Relay Hops
3 GH2_Cañaveral (GH2) Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) 51.93 km -11.5 dB Return End Hops
Total Forward Distance
23.48 km
Total Return Distance
66.61 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:56 bytes
Gateway:!9eeb1e24
Channel:MediumSlow
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:3 / 3
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 (3 hops)
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !9eeb1e24
Node ID format
channel_id MediumSlow
packet MeshPacket (56 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2305170954
Source node ID 		uint32
to 1559870587
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 56 bytes size
hop_limit Not set uint32
hop_start 3
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 3
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -99.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr Not set float
rx_time 1759869175
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 176
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1759869176.4197834
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
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (3 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !9eeb1e24
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -99.0 dBm
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:56 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 4005990957 ], "snr_towards": [ 7.75, -13.75 ], "route_back": [ 2665977088, 681023788, 2687837872 ], "snr_back": [ 7.0, -12.75, -11.5 ], "route_node_names": { "2665977088": "Arganda C191 🌐 (ARG)", "2305170954": "Kala_Base_CL_🌞🏡 (KalB)", "681023788": "GH2_Cañaveral (GH2)", "4005990957": "Skynet_Base_CLB 🌞🏢 (SkyB)", "2687837872": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "1559870587": "Skynet_CLM (Sky)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 14063347, "timestamp": 1759869176.4197834, "from_node_id": 2305170954, "to_node_id": 1559870587, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!9eeb1e24", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "mesh_packet_id": 257752449, "rssi": -99, "snr": 0.0, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 3, "payload_length": 56, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a042d92c6ee120b1fc9ffffffffffffffff011a0c0095e79e2c999728b02635a022151ccdffffffffffffffff01d2ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1759869175, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 176, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-10-07 20:32:56", "hop_count": 3, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Kala_Base_CL_🌞🏡 (KalB)", "to_node_name": "Skynet_CLM (Sky)", "gateway_name": "Machu Pichu (MaPi)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 2666208804, "latitude": 40.3898368, "longitude": -3.7552128, "altitude": 680, "timestamp": 1760066867.9056084, "timestamp_str": "2025-10-10 03:27:47", "display_name": "Machu Pichu", "long_name": "Machu Pichu", "short_name": "MaPi", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 14063347, "from_node_id": 2305170954, "to_node_id": 1559870587, "timestamp": 1759869176.4197834, "gateway_id": "!9eeb1e24", "raw_payload": "0a042d92c6ee120b1fc9ffffffffffffffff011a0c0095e79e2c999728b02635a022151ccdffffffffffffffff01d2ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 3, "from_node_name": "Kala_Base_CL_🌞🏡 (KalB)", "to_node_name": "Skynet_CLM (Sky)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 4005990957 ], "snr_towards": [ 7.75, -13.75 ], "route_back": [ 2665977088, 681023788, 2687837872 ], "snr_back": [ 7.0, -12.75, -11.5 ] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward_with_return", "node_ids": [ 1559870587, 4005990957, 2305170954 ], "node_names": [ "Skynet_CLM (Sky)", "Skynet_Base_CLB 🌞🏢 (SkyB)", "Kala_Base_CL_🌞🏡 (KalB)" ], "snr_values": [ 7.75, -13.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1559870587, "to_node_id": 4005990957, "from_node_name": "Skynet_CLM (Sky)", "to_node_name": "Skynet_Base_CLB 🌞🏢 (SkyB)", "snr": 7.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1457.4541425152117, "from_location_timestamp": 1759858547.9965909, "to_location_timestamp": 1759859948.0175588, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 4005990957, "to_node_id": 2305170954, "from_node_name": "Skynet_Base_CLB 🌞🏢 (SkyB)", "to_node_name": "Kala_Base_CL_🌞🏡 (KalB)", "snr": -13.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 22023.431854480565, "from_location_timestamp": 1759859948.0175588, "to_location_timestamp": 1759795084.2247796, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 20.6h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 2 }, "return_path": { "path_type": "return", "node_ids": [ 2305170954, 2665977088, 681023788, 2687837872 ], "node_names": [ "Kala_Base_CL_🌞🏡 (KalB)", "Arganda C191 🌐 (ARG)", "GH2_Cañaveral (GH2)", "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)" ], "snr_values": [ 7.0, -12.75, -11.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2305170954, "to_node_id": 2665977088, "from_node_name": "Kala_Base_CL_🌞🏡 (KalB)", "to_node_name": "Arganda C191 🌐 (ARG)", "snr": 7.0, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1001.7409033856651, "from_location_timestamp": 1759795084.2247796, "to_location_timestamp": 1759839431.0953274, "from_location_age_warning": "from 20.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 8.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2665977088, "to_node_id": 681023788, "from_node_name": "Arganda C191 🌐 (ARG)", "to_node_name": "GH2_Cañaveral (GH2)", "snr": -12.75, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 13684.6117688754, "from_location_timestamp": 1759839431.0953274, "to_location_timestamp": 1757877195.592548, "from_location_age_warning": "from 8.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.3w ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 681023788, "to_node_id": 2687837872, "from_node_name": "GH2_Cañaveral (GH2)", "to_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "snr": -11.5, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 51928.61315262419, "from_location_timestamp": 1757877195.592548, "to_location_timestamp": 1759868884.4731085, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.3w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 3 }, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "combined_rf", "node_ids": [ 1559870587, 4005990957, 2305170954, 2665977088, 681023788, 2687837872 ], "node_names": [ "Skynet_CLM (Sky)", "Skynet_Base_CLB 🌞🏢 (SkyB)", "Kala_Base_CL_🌞🏡 (KalB)", "Arganda C191 🌐 (ARG)", "GH2_Cañaveral (GH2)", "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)" ], "snr_values": [ 7.75, -13.75, 7.0, -12.75, -11.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1559870587, "to_node_id": 4005990957, "from_node_name": "Skynet_CLM (Sky)", "to_node_name": "Skynet_Base_CLB 🌞🏢 (SkyB)", "snr": 7.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1457.4541425152117, "from_location_timestamp": 1759858547.9965909, "to_location_timestamp": 1759859948.0175588, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 4005990957, "to_node_id": 2305170954, "from_node_name": "Skynet_Base_CLB 🌞🏢 (SkyB)", "to_node_name": "Kala_Base_CL_🌞🏡 (KalB)", "snr": -13.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 22023.431854480565, "from_location_timestamp": 1759859948.0175588, "to_location_timestamp": 1759795084.2247796, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 20.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 2305170954, "to_node_id": 2665977088, "from_node_name": "Kala_Base_CL_🌞🏡 (KalB)", "to_node_name": "Arganda C191 🌐 (ARG)", "snr": 7.0, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1001.7409033856651, "from_location_timestamp": 1759795084.2247796, "to_location_timestamp": 1759839431.0953274, "from_location_age_warning": "from 20.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 8.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 2665977088, "to_node_id": 681023788, "from_node_name": "Arganda C191 🌐 (ARG)", "to_node_name": "GH2_Cañaveral (GH2)", "snr": -12.75, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 13684.6117688754, "from_location_timestamp": 1759839431.0953274, "to_location_timestamp": 1757877195.592548, "from_location_age_warning": "from 8.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.3w ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 681023788, "to_node_id": 2687837872, "from_node_name": "GH2_Cañaveral (GH2)", "to_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "snr": -11.5, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 51928.61315262419, "from_location_timestamp": 1757877195.592548, "to_location_timestamp": 1759868884.4731085, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.3w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 5 } }, "has_return_path": true, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Skynet_CLM (Sky) → Skynet_Base_CLB 🌞🏢 (SkyB) → Kala_Base_CL_🌞🏡 (KalB)", "return_path_display": "Kala_Base_CL_🌞🏡 (KalB) → Arganda C191 🌐 (ARG) → GH2_Cañaveral (GH2) → Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "actual_rf_path_display": "Skynet_CLM (Sky) → Skynet_Base_CLB 🌞🏢 (SkyB) → Kala_Base_CL_🌞🏡 (KalB) → Arganda C191 🌐 (ARG) → GH2_Cañaveral (GH2) → Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1559870587, "to_node_id": 4005990957, "from_node_name": "Skynet_CLM (Sky)", "to_node_name": "Skynet_Base_CLB 🌞🏢 (SkyB)", "snr": 7.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1457.4541425152117, "from_location_timestamp": 1759858547.9965909, "to_location_timestamp": 1759859948.0175588, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 4005990957, "to_node_id": 2305170954, "from_node_name": "Skynet_Base_CLB 🌞🏢 (SkyB)", "to_node_name": "Kala_Base_CL_🌞🏡 (KalB)", "snr": -13.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 22023.431854480565, "from_location_timestamp": 1759859948.0175588, "to_location_timestamp": 1759795084.2247796, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 20.6h ago" } ], "return_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2305170954, "to_node_id": 2665977088, "from_node_name": "Kala_Base_CL_🌞🏡 (KalB)", "to_node_name": "Arganda C191 🌐 (ARG)", "snr": 7.0, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1001.7409033856651, "from_location_timestamp": 1759795084.2247796, "to_location_timestamp": 1759839431.0953274, "from_location_age_warning": "from 20.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 8.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2665977088, "to_node_id": 681023788, "from_node_name": "Arganda C191 🌐 (ARG)", "to_node_name": "GH2_Cañaveral (GH2)", "snr": -12.75, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 13684.6117688754, "from_location_timestamp": 1759839431.0953274, "to_location_timestamp": 1757877195.592548, "from_location_age_warning": "from 8.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.3w ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 681023788, "to_node_id": 2687837872, "from_node_name": "GH2_Cañaveral (GH2)", "to_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "snr": -11.5, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 51928.61315262419, "from_location_timestamp": 1757877195.592548, "to_location_timestamp": 1759868884.4731085, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.3w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago" } ], "total_forward_distance": 23480.885996995778, "total_return_distance": 66614.96582488525 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!9eeb1e24", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2305170954, "to": 1559870587, "id": 257752449, "rx_time": 1759869175, "rx_snr": 0.0, "rx_rssi": -99, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 3, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 176, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a042d92c6ee120b1fc9ffffffffffffffff011a0c0095e79e2c999728b02635a022151ccdffffffffffffffff01d2ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 4005990957 ], "snr_towards": [ 31, -55 ], "route_back": [ 2665977088, 681023788, 2687837872 ], "snr_back": [ 28, -51, -46 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (56 bytes)
0a042d92c6ee120b1fc9ffffffffffffffff011a0c0095e79e2c999728b02635a022151ccdffffffffffffffff01d2ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:56 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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Map shows gateway locations that received this packet. Hop counts are displayed if available.
Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Channel Timestamp Actions
Machu Pichu (MaPi) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-99.0 dBm Unknown 3 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:32:56 Current
Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) -0.861s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -11.50 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:32:55 View
[TLG] 📡🌐🔋🔌 (tlg0) -0.285s
Before 		-111.0 dBm -4.75 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:32:56 View
XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8) -0.157s
Before 		-97.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:32:56 View
Meshtastic 1760 (1760) -0.011s
Before 		-131.0 dBm -12.75 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:32:56 View
Quass002 ☄️ (Q002) +0.933s
After 		-105.0 dBm 3.00 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:32:57 View
Quass001 ☄️ (Q001) +0.938s
After 		-86.0 dBm 6.25 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:32:57 View
tizon (Sylv) +1.568s
After 		-109.0 dBm 1.75 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:32:57 View
Trasto 🐰 Va (trva) +1.576s
After 		-105.0 dBm -1.25 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:32:57 View
Baldur Fijo (BalF) +1.580s
After 		-110.0 dBm -5.75 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:32:58 View
Antonio 82d4 (82d4) +1.832s
After 		-125.0 dBm -16.50 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:32:58 View
🌐Charly Unid Movil🛰 (C181) +1.876s
After 		-119.0 dBm -13.25 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:32:58 View
Meshtastic 2688 (2688) +2.443s
After 		-133.0 dBm -10.50 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:32:58 View
13

Total Receptions

13

Unique Gateways