Packet #14063972 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) to Miguel Tracker (MGPS)

20
Total Receptions
20
Unique Gateways
1
Hop Count
42
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 14063972
Mesh Packet ID: 0x78377b73
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-10-07 20:36:30 UTC
From Node: Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)
To Node: Miguel Tracker (MGPS)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Trasto 🐰 Va (trva)
Channel: MediumSlow
RSSI: -116 dBm
SNR: -12.25 dBm
Hop Info: 1/3 hops
Start: 3, Limit: 2
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 42 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: Valde-Mad-01-Yoda27mhz-nodo (VLD1) → Base Sur 🗼 (Bssr)
Hop Count: 1 hops
Status: Forward complete, Return in progress
SNR Towards: -17.75 dB 6.0 dB -17.75 dB
Return Path: Perseo 📡🌐☀ (nvm1)
SNR Back: 0.25 dB
Route Visualization

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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Miguel Tracker (MGPS) Valde-Mad-01-Yoda27mhz-nodo (VLD1) Unknown -17.75 dB Origin Hops
2 Valde-Mad-01-Yoda27mhz-nodo (VLD1) Base Sur 🗼 (Bssr) Unknown 6.0 dB Relay Hops
3 Base Sur 🗼 (Bssr) Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) Unknown -17.75 dB Destination Hops
Return Path Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) Perseo 📡🌐☀ (nvm1) 58.91 km 0.25 dB Return Start Hops
Total Return Distance
58.91 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:42 bytes
Gateway:!9ea29310
Channel:MediumSlow
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:1 / 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 (1 hops)
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !9ea29310
Node ID format
channel_id MediumSlow
packet MeshPacket (42 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 465710315
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 42 bytes size
hop_limit 2
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 3
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 1
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -116.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -12.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1759869390
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 136
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1759869390.9853702
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 (1 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !9ea29310
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -116.0 dBm
SNR: -12.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:42 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 4084310959, 3677014292 ], "snr_towards": [ -17.75, 6.0, -17.75 ], "route_back": [ 2687838088 ], "snr_back": [ 0.25 ], "route_node_names": { "2687838088": "Perseo 📡🌐☀ (nvm1)", "465710315": "Miguel Tracker (MGPS)", "4084310959": "Valde-Mad-01-Yoda27mhz-nodo (VLD1)", "2687837872": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "3677014292": "Base Sur 🗼 (Bssr)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 14063972, "timestamp": 1759869390.9853702, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 465710315, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!9ea29310", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "mesh_packet_id": 2016902003, "rssi": -116, "snr": -12.25, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 3, "payload_length": 42, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a08afa371f314c92adb1215b9ffffffffffffffff0118b9ffffffffffffffff011a04882735a0220101", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1759869390, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 136, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-10-07 20:36:30", "hop_count": 1, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "Miguel Tracker (MGPS)", "gateway_name": "Trasto 🐰 Va (trva)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 2661454608, "latitude": 40.3832832, "longitude": -3.6306944, "altitude": 630, "timestamp": 1759979052.4255638, "timestamp_str": "2025-10-09 03:04:12", "display_name": "Trasto 🐰 Va", "long_name": "Trasto 🐰 Va", "short_name": "trva", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 14063972, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 465710315, "timestamp": 1759869390.9853702, "gateway_id": "!9ea29310", "raw_payload": "0a08afa371f314c92adb1215b9ffffffffffffffff0118b9ffffffffffffffff011a04882735a0220101", "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 3, "from_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "Miguel Tracker (MGPS)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 4084310959, 3677014292 ], "snr_towards": [ -17.75, 6.0, -17.75 ], "route_back": [ 2687838088 ], "snr_back": [ 0.25 ] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward_with_return", "node_ids": [ 465710315, 4084310959, 3677014292, 2687837872 ], "node_names": [ "Miguel Tracker (MGPS)", "Valde-Mad-01-Yoda27mhz-nodo (VLD1)", "Base Sur 🗼 (Bssr)", "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)" ], "snr_values": [ -17.75, 6.0, -17.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 465710315, "to_node_id": 4084310959, "from_node_name": "Miguel Tracker (MGPS)", "to_node_name": "Valde-Mad-01-Yoda27mhz-nodo (VLD1)", "snr": -17.75, "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" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 4084310959, "to_node_id": 3677014292, "from_node_name": "Valde-Mad-01-Yoda27mhz-nodo (VLD1)", "to_node_name": "Base Sur 🗼 (Bssr)", "snr": 6.0, "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": 3, "from_node_id": 3677014292, "to_node_id": 2687837872, "from_node_name": "Base Sur 🗼 (Bssr)", "to_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "snr": -17.75, "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": 3 }, "return_path": { "path_type": "return", "node_ids": [ 2687837872, 2687838088 ], "node_names": [ "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "Perseo 📡🌐☀ (nvm1)" ], "snr_values": [ 0.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 2687838088, "from_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "Perseo 📡🌐☀ (nvm1)", "snr": 0.25, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 58911.57201095786, "from_location_timestamp": 1759868884.4731085, "to_location_timestamp": 1759864863.1373332, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.3h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 1 }, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "combined_rf", "node_ids": [ 465710315, 4084310959, 3677014292, 2687837872, 2687838088 ], "node_names": [ "Miguel Tracker (MGPS)", "Valde-Mad-01-Yoda27mhz-nodo (VLD1)", "Base Sur 🗼 (Bssr)", "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "Perseo 📡🌐☀ (nvm1)" ], "snr_values": [ -17.75, 6.0, -17.75, 0.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 465710315, "to_node_id": 4084310959, "from_node_name": "Miguel Tracker (MGPS)", "to_node_name": "Valde-Mad-01-Yoda27mhz-nodo (VLD1)", "snr": -17.75, "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" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 4084310959, "to_node_id": 3677014292, "from_node_name": "Valde-Mad-01-Yoda27mhz-nodo (VLD1)", "to_node_name": "Base Sur 🗼 (Bssr)", "snr": 6.0, "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": 3, "from_node_id": 3677014292, "to_node_id": 2687837872, "from_node_name": "Base Sur 🗼 (Bssr)", "to_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "snr": -17.75, "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" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 2687838088, "from_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "Perseo 📡🌐☀ (nvm1)", "snr": 0.25, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 58911.57201095786, "from_location_timestamp": 1759868884.4731085, "to_location_timestamp": 1759864863.1373332, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.3h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 4 } }, "has_return_path": true, "is_complete": true, "forward_path_display": "Miguel Tracker (MGPS) → Valde-Mad-01-Yoda27mhz-nodo (VLD1) → Base Sur 🗼 (Bssr) → Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "return_path_display": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) → Perseo 📡🌐☀ (nvm1)", "actual_rf_path_display": "Miguel Tracker (MGPS) → Valde-Mad-01-Yoda27mhz-nodo (VLD1) → Base Sur 🗼 (Bssr) → Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) → Perseo 📡🌐☀ (nvm1)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 465710315, "to_node_id": 4084310959, "from_node_name": "Miguel Tracker (MGPS)", "to_node_name": "Valde-Mad-01-Yoda27mhz-nodo (VLD1)", "snr": -17.75, "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" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 4084310959, "to_node_id": 3677014292, "from_node_name": "Valde-Mad-01-Yoda27mhz-nodo (VLD1)", "to_node_name": "Base Sur 🗼 (Bssr)", "snr": 6.0, "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": 3, "from_node_id": 3677014292, "to_node_id": 2687837872, "from_node_name": "Base Sur 🗼 (Bssr)", "to_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "snr": -17.75, "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": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 2687838088, "from_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "Perseo 📡🌐☀ (nvm1)", "snr": 0.25, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 58911.57201095786, "from_location_timestamp": 1759868884.4731085, "to_location_timestamp": 1759864863.1373332, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.3h ago" } ], "total_forward_distance": 0, "total_return_distance": 58911.57201095786 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!9ea29310", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2687837872, "to": 465710315, "id": 2016902003, "rx_time": 1759869390, "rx_snr": -12.25, "rx_rssi": -116, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 3, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 136, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a08afa371f314c92adb1215b9ffffffffffffffff0118b9ffffffffffffffff011a04882735a0220101", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 4084310959, 3677014292 ], "snr_towards": [ -71, 24, -71 ], "route_back": [ 2687838088 ], "snr_back": [ 1 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (42 bytes)
0a08afa371f314c92adb1215b9ffffffffffffffff0118b9ffffffffffffffff011a04882735a0220101
Hex Analysis:
Size:42 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
Trasto 🐰 Va (trva) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-116.0 dBm -12.25 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:36:30 Current
Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) -5.761s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:36:25 View
XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8) -5.029s
Before 		-96.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:36:25 View
[TLG] 📡🌐🔋🔌 (tlg0) -4.771s
Before 		-118.0 dBm -11.75 dB 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:36:26 View
Machu Pichu (MaPi) -3.422s
Before 		-99.0 dBm 0.50 dB 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:36:27 View
GRN1-Base🗼🌐 (GRN1) -3.418s
Before 		-90.0 dBm 4.50 dB 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:36:27 View
Meshtastic 1760 (1760) -3.407s
Before 		-126.0 dBm -12.50 dB 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:36:27 View
Meshtastic 18a4 (18a4) -3.395s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:36:27 View
Quass002 ☄️ (Q002) -3.173s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:36:27 View
Miguel Tracker (MGPS) -2.855s
Before 		-111.0 dBm -10.25 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:36:28 View
Oxygen EA4HKU (O) -2.731s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -5.00 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:36:28 View
Carbon EA4HKU (C) -2.524s
Before 		-109.0 dBm 1.00 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:36:28 View
Quass001 ☄️ (Q001) -2.444s
Before 		-103.0 dBm -2.50 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:36:28 View
Ocumare_Base_🗼🌐 (CATA) -2.275s
Before 		-108.0 dBm -12.00 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:36:28 View
Baldur Fijo (BalF) -2.119s
Before 		-116.0 dBm -12.50 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:36:28 View
Meshtastic 2688 (2688) -1.164s
Before 		-94.0 dBm 10.75 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:36:29 View
🌐Charly Unid Movil🛰 (C181) -0.675s
Before 		-29.0 dBm 8.75 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:36:30 View
tizon (Sylv) -0.086s
Before 		-116.0 dBm -5.50 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:36:30 View
Monolito (MoN) +0.661s
After 		-67.0 dBm 8.25 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:36:31 View
Antonio 82d4 (82d4) +4.855s
After 		-122.0 dBm -14.00 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:36:35 View
20

Total Receptions

20

Unique Gateways