Packet #14067474 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) to Meshtastic 9b23 (9b23)

20
Total Receptions
20
Unique Gateways
2
Hop Count
32
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 14067474
Mesh Packet ID: 0x801bd11c
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-10-07 20:55:25 UTC
From Node: Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)
To Node: Meshtastic 9b23 (9b23)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Quass002 ☄️ (Q002)
Channel: MediumSlow
RSSI: -124 dBm
SNR: -13.75 dBm
Hop Info: 2/3 hops
Start: 3, Limit: 1
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 32 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: The Clan Solar 😎 (TCLS) → McRoyal 🍔 (McR)
Hop Count: 1 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: -12.25 dB -6.5 dB
Route Visualization

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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) The Clan Solar 😎 (TCLS) 35.50 km -12.25 dB Origin Hops
2 The Clan Solar 😎 (TCLS) McRoyal 🍔 (McR) 5.36 km -6.5 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
40.87 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:32 bytes
Gateway:!9e9a9530
Channel:MediumSlow
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:2 / 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 (2 hops)
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !9e9a9530
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 2687837872
Source node ID 		uint32
to 2483591971
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 32 bytes size
hop_limit 1
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 3
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 2
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -124.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -13.75 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1759870524
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 Not set uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1759870525.285262
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 (2 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !9e9a9530
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -124.0 dBm
SNR: -13.75 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": [ 1294301078, 427816648 ], "snr_towards": [ -12.25, -6.5 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "427816648": "McRoyal 🍔 (McR)", "2483591971": "Meshtastic 9b23 (9b23)", "2687837872": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "1294301078": "The Clan Solar 😎 (TCLS)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 14067474, "timestamp": 1759870525.285262, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 2483591971, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!9e9a9530", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "mesh_packet_id": 2149306652, "rssi": -124, "snr": -13.75, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 3, "payload_length": 32, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a089677254dc8f67f191214cfffffffffffffffff01e6ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1759870524, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 0, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-10-07 20:55:25", "hop_count": 2, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 9b23 (9b23)", "gateway_name": "Quass002 ☄️ (Q002)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 2660930864, "latitude": 40.4946944, "longitude": -3.6503552, "altitude": 686, "timestamp": 1759944558.990114, "timestamp_str": "2025-10-08 17:29:18", "display_name": "Quass002 ☄️", "long_name": "Quass002 ☄️", "short_name": "Q002", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 14067474, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 2483591971, "timestamp": 1759870525.285262, "gateway_id": "!9e9a9530", "raw_payload": "0a089677254dc8f67f191214cfffffffffffffffff01e6ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 3, "from_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "!94089b23", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 1294301078, 427816648 ], "snr_towards": [ -12.25, -6.5 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 2687837872, 1294301078, 427816648 ], "node_names": [ "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "The Clan Solar 😎 (TCLS)", "McRoyal 🍔 (McR)" ], "snr_values": [ -12.25, -6.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 1294301078, "from_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "The Clan Solar 😎 (TCLS)", "snr": -12.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 35504.48581570496, "from_location_timestamp": 1759868884.4731085, "to_location_timestamp": 1759869612.4951231, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1294301078, "to_node_id": 427816648, "from_node_name": "The Clan Solar 😎 (TCLS)", "to_node_name": "McRoyal 🍔 (McR)", "snr": -6.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 5364.895663399018, "from_location_timestamp": 1759869612.4951231, "to_location_timestamp": 1759869742.838188, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 2 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 2687837872, 1294301078, 427816648 ], "node_names": [ "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "The Clan Solar 😎 (TCLS)", "McRoyal 🍔 (McR)" ], "snr_values": [ -12.25, -6.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 1294301078, "from_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "The Clan Solar 😎 (TCLS)", "snr": -12.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 35504.48581570496, "from_location_timestamp": 1759868884.4731085, "to_location_timestamp": 1759869612.4951231, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1294301078, "to_node_id": 427816648, "from_node_name": "The Clan Solar 😎 (TCLS)", "to_node_name": "McRoyal 🍔 (McR)", "snr": -6.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 5364.895663399018, "from_location_timestamp": 1759869612.4951231, "to_location_timestamp": 1759869742.838188, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 2 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) → The Clan Solar 😎 (TCLS) → McRoyal 🍔 (McR)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) → The Clan Solar 😎 (TCLS) → McRoyal 🍔 (McR)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 1294301078, "from_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "The Clan Solar 😎 (TCLS)", "snr": -12.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 35504.48581570496, "from_location_timestamp": 1759868884.4731085, "to_location_timestamp": 1759869612.4951231, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1294301078, "to_node_id": 427816648, "from_node_name": "The Clan Solar 😎 (TCLS)", "to_node_name": "McRoyal 🍔 (McR)", "snr": -6.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 5364.895663399018, "from_location_timestamp": 1759869612.4951231, "to_location_timestamp": 1759869742.838188, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 40869.38147910398, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!9e9a9530", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2687837872, "to": 2483591971, "id": 2149306652, "rx_time": 1759870524, "rx_snr": -13.75, "rx_rssi": -124, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 3, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 0, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a089677254dc8f67f191214cfffffffffffffffff01e6ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 1294301078, 427816648 ], "snr_towards": [ -49, -26 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (32 bytes)
0a089677254dc8f67f191214cfffffffffffffffff01e6ffffffffffffffff01
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
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
Quass002 ☄️ (Q002) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-124.0 dBm -13.75 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:55:25 Current
Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) -3.740s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:55:21 View
XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8) -3.117s
Before 		-99.0 dBm 2.75 dB 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:55:22 View
Machu Pichu (MaPi) -2.952s
Before 		-100.0 dBm -5.00 dB 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:55:22 View
Meshtastic 1760 (1760) -2.911s
Before 		-127.0 dBm -12.25 dB 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:55:22 View
[TLG] 📡🌐🔋🔌 (tlg0) -2.899s
Before 		-119.0 dBm -13.50 dB 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:55:22 View
GRN1-Base🗼🌐 (GRN1) -2.887s
Before 		-89.0 dBm 4.50 dB 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:55:22 View
Meshtastic 18a4 (18a4) -2.550s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:55:22 View
Zion 🗼 (Zion) -1.962s
Before 		-107.0 dBm -12.25 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:55:23 View
Ocumare_Base_🗼🌐 (CATA) -1.748s
Before 		-99.0 dBm -1.75 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:55:23 View
Baldur Fijo (BalF) -1.708s
Before 		-108.0 dBm -5.75 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:55:23 View
tizon (Sylv) -1.694s
Before 		-105.0 dBm 4.50 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:55:23 View
Monolito (MoN) -1.685s
Before 		-65.0 dBm 8.75 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:55:23 View
Antonio 82d4 (82d4) -1.479s
Before 		-122.0 dBm -12.75 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:55:23 View
Meshtastic 2688 (2688) -0.665s
Before 		-117.0 dBm -3.50 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:55:24 View
Trasto 🐰 Va (trva) -0.572s
Before 		-117.0 dBm -13.50 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:55:24 View
🌐Charly Unid Movil🛰 (C181) -0.546s
Before 		-30.0 dBm 8.50 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:55:24 View
Quass001 ☄️ (Q001) +0.004s
After 		-108.0 dBm -2.25 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:55:25 View
Mec Rocket Meco (MRM) +1.172s
After 		-110.0 dBm -8.00 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:55:26 View
Rodashtastic🗼🌐 (RDSt) +2.416s
After 		-123.0 dBm -16.00 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:55:27 View
20

Total Receptions

20

Unique Gateways