Packet #14067535 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Mec Rocket Meco (MRM) to Meshtastic 6e48 (6e48)

16
Total Receptions
16
Unique Gateways
2
Hop Count
60
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 14067535
Mesh Packet ID: 0x3c01a098
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-10-07 20:55:46 UTC
From Node: Mec Rocket Meco (MRM)
To Node: Meshtastic 6e48 (6e48)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: GRN1-BaseπŸ—ΌπŸŒ (GRN1)
Channel: MediumSlow
RSSI: -90 dBm
SNR: 5.0 dBm
Hop Info: 2/3 hops
Start: 3, Limit: 1
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 60 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: Soy una Patata πŸ₯” EA4HFQ (πŸ₯”)
Hop Count: 0 hops
Status: Forward incomplete, Return in progress
SNR Towards: -14.25 dB -16.0 dB
Return Path: Skynet_Mov_CLM (SkyM) β†’ Venturada2πŸ—ΌπŸŒβ˜€οΈ (Vb2)
SNR Back: -14.25 dB -8.25 dB
Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Meshtastic 6e48 (6e48) Soy una Patata πŸ₯” EA4HFQ (πŸ₯”) Unknown -14.25 dB Origin Hops
2 Soy una Patata πŸ₯” EA4HFQ (πŸ₯”) Mec Rocket Meco (MRM) 8.07 km -16.0 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Return Path Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Mec Rocket Meco (MRM) Skynet_Mov_CLM (SkyM) 29.44 km -14.25 dB Return Start Hops
2 Skynet_Mov_CLM (SkyM) Venturada2πŸ—ΌπŸŒβ˜€οΈ (Vb2) 63.29 km -8.25 dB Return End Hops
Total Forward Distance
8.07 km
Total Return Distance
92.73 km
Combined Traceroute Graph
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Nodes
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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:60 bytes
Gateway:!43b706e8
Channel:MediumSlow
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:2 / 3
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
βœ“ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
βœ“ 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 !43b706e8
Node ID format
channel_id MediumSlow
packet MeshPacket (60 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2697627544
Source node ID
uint32
to 2142727752
Target node ID
uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP
enum
decoded.payload_length 60 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 -90.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr 5.00 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1759870543
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 1759870546.3432162
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“ Acknowledgment requested
  • 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
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !43b706e8
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -90.0 dBm
SNR: 5.00 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:60 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 2536663526 ], "snr_towards": [ -14.25, -16.0 ], "route_back": [ 860292828, 2687837872 ], "snr_back": [ -14.25, -8.25 ], "route_node_names": { "2536663526": "Soy una Patata πŸ₯” EA4HFQ (πŸ₯”)", "2142727752": "Meshtastic 6e48 (6e48)", "2687837872": "Venturada2πŸ—ΌπŸŒβ˜€οΈ (Vb2)", "2697627544": "Mec Rocket Meco (MRM)", "860292828": "Skynet_Mov_CLM (SkyM)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 14067535, "timestamp": 1759870546.3432162, "from_node_id": 2697627544, "to_node_id": 2142727752, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!43b706e8", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "mesh_packet_id": 1006739608, "rssi": -90, "snr": 5.0, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 3, "payload_length": 60, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a04e66932971214c7ffffffffffffffff01c0ffffffffffffffff011a08dc064733b02635a02214c7ffffffffffffffff01dfffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1759870543, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 176, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-10-07 20:55:46", "hop_count": 2, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Mec Rocket Meco (MRM)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 6e48 (6e48)", "gateway_name": "GRN1-BaseπŸ—ΌπŸŒ (GRN1)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 1136068328, "latitude": 40.3963904, "longitude": -3.4340864, "altitude": 670, "timestamp": 1759928673.0639513, "timestamp_str": "2025-10-08 13:04:33", "display_name": "GRN1-BaseπŸ—ΌπŸŒ", "long_name": "GRN1-BaseπŸ—ΌπŸŒ", "short_name": "GRN1", "hw_model": "HELTEC_WSL_V3" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 14067535, "from_node_id": 2697627544, "to_node_id": 2142727752, "timestamp": 1759870546.3432162, "gateway_id": "!43b706e8", "raw_payload": "0a04e66932971214c7ffffffffffffffff01c0ffffffffffffffff011a08dc064733b02635a02214c7ffffffffffffffff01dfffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 3, "from_node_name": "Mec Rocket Meco (MRM)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 6e48 (6e48)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 2536663526 ], "snr_towards": [ -14.25, -16.0 ], "route_back": [ 860292828, 2687837872 ], "snr_back": [ -14.25, -8.25 ] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward_with_return", "node_ids": [ 2142727752, 2536663526, 2697627544 ], "node_names": [ "Meshtastic 6e48 (6e48)", "Soy una Patata πŸ₯” EA4HFQ (πŸ₯”)", "Mec Rocket Meco (MRM)" ], "snr_values": [ -14.25, -16.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2142727752, "to_node_id": 2536663526, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 6e48 (6e48)", "to_node_name": "Soy una Patata πŸ₯” EA4HFQ (πŸ₯”)", "snr": -14.25, "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": 2536663526, "to_node_id": 2697627544, "from_node_name": "Soy una Patata πŸ₯” EA4HFQ (πŸ₯”)", "to_node_name": "Mec Rocket Meco (MRM)", "snr": -16.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 8066.638344485352, "from_location_timestamp": 1759837001.990541, "to_location_timestamp": 1759771581.4029322, "from_location_age_warning": "from 9.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.1d ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 2 }, "return_path": { "path_type": "return", "node_ids": [ 2697627544, 860292828, 2687837872 ], "node_names": [ "Mec Rocket Meco (MRM)", "Skynet_Mov_CLM (SkyM)", "Venturada2πŸ—ΌπŸŒβ˜€οΈ (Vb2)" ], "snr_values": [ -14.25, -8.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2697627544, "to_node_id": 860292828, "from_node_name": "Mec Rocket Meco (MRM)", "to_node_name": "Skynet_Mov_CLM (SkyM)", "snr": -14.25, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 29437.0885215266, "from_location_timestamp": 1759771581.4029322, "to_location_timestamp": 1759061226.7775605, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.1d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.3w ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 860292828, "to_node_id": 2687837872, "from_node_name": "Skynet_Mov_CLM (SkyM)", "to_node_name": "Venturada2πŸ—ΌπŸŒβ˜€οΈ (Vb2)", "snr": -8.25, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 63293.19454041386, "from_location_timestamp": 1759061226.7775605, "to_location_timestamp": 1759868884.4731085, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.3w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.5h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 2 }, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "combined_rf", "node_ids": [ 2142727752, 2536663526, 2697627544, 860292828, 2687837872 ], "node_names": [ "Meshtastic 6e48 (6e48)", "Soy una Patata πŸ₯” EA4HFQ (πŸ₯”)", "Mec Rocket Meco (MRM)", "Skynet_Mov_CLM (SkyM)", "Venturada2πŸ—ΌπŸŒβ˜€οΈ (Vb2)" ], "snr_values": [ -14.25, -16.0, -14.25, -8.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2142727752, "to_node_id": 2536663526, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 6e48 (6e48)", "to_node_name": "Soy una Patata πŸ₯” EA4HFQ (πŸ₯”)", "snr": -14.25, "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": 2536663526, "to_node_id": 2697627544, "from_node_name": "Soy una Patata πŸ₯” EA4HFQ (πŸ₯”)", "to_node_name": "Mec Rocket Meco (MRM)", "snr": -16.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 8066.638344485352, "from_location_timestamp": 1759837001.990541, "to_location_timestamp": 1759771581.4029322, "from_location_age_warning": "from 9.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.1d ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 2697627544, "to_node_id": 860292828, "from_node_name": "Mec Rocket Meco (MRM)", "to_node_name": "Skynet_Mov_CLM (SkyM)", "snr": -14.25, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 29437.0885215266, "from_location_timestamp": 1759771581.4029322, "to_location_timestamp": 1759061226.7775605, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.1d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.3w ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 860292828, "to_node_id": 2687837872, "from_node_name": "Skynet_Mov_CLM (SkyM)", "to_node_name": "Venturada2πŸ—ΌπŸŒβ˜€οΈ (Vb2)", "snr": -8.25, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 63293.19454041386, "from_location_timestamp": 1759061226.7775605, "to_location_timestamp": 1759868884.4731085, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.3w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.5h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 4 } }, "has_return_path": true, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Meshtastic 6e48 (6e48) β†’ Soy una Patata πŸ₯” EA4HFQ (πŸ₯”) β†’ Mec Rocket Meco (MRM)", "return_path_display": "Mec Rocket Meco (MRM) β†’ Skynet_Mov_CLM (SkyM) β†’ Venturada2πŸ—ΌπŸŒβ˜€οΈ (Vb2)", "actual_rf_path_display": "Meshtastic 6e48 (6e48) β†’ Soy una Patata πŸ₯” EA4HFQ (πŸ₯”) β†’ Mec Rocket Meco (MRM) β†’ Skynet_Mov_CLM (SkyM) β†’ Venturada2πŸ—ΌπŸŒβ˜€οΈ (Vb2)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2142727752, "to_node_id": 2536663526, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 6e48 (6e48)", "to_node_name": "Soy una Patata πŸ₯” EA4HFQ (πŸ₯”)", "snr": -14.25, "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": 2536663526, "to_node_id": 2697627544, "from_node_name": "Soy una Patata πŸ₯” EA4HFQ (πŸ₯”)", "to_node_name": "Mec Rocket Meco (MRM)", "snr": -16.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 8066.638344485352, "from_location_timestamp": 1759837001.990541, "to_location_timestamp": 1759771581.4029322, "from_location_age_warning": "from 9.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.1d ago" } ], "return_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2697627544, "to_node_id": 860292828, "from_node_name": "Mec Rocket Meco (MRM)", "to_node_name": "Skynet_Mov_CLM (SkyM)", "snr": -14.25, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 29437.0885215266, "from_location_timestamp": 1759771581.4029322, "to_location_timestamp": 1759061226.7775605, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.1d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.3w ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 860292828, "to_node_id": 2687837872, "from_node_name": "Skynet_Mov_CLM (SkyM)", "to_node_name": "Venturada2πŸ—ΌπŸŒβ˜€οΈ (Vb2)", "snr": -8.25, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 63293.19454041386, "from_location_timestamp": 1759061226.7775605, "to_location_timestamp": 1759868884.4731085, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.3w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.5h ago" } ], "total_forward_distance": 8066.638344485352, "total_return_distance": 92730.28306194046 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!43b706e8", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2697627544, "to": 2142727752, "id": 1006739608, "rx_time": 1759870543, "rx_snr": 5.0, "rx_rssi": -90, "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": 176, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a04e66932971214c7ffffffffffffffff01c0ffffffffffffffff011a08dc064733b02635a02214c7ffffffffffffffff01dfffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 2536663526 ], "snr_towards": [ -57, -64 ], "route_back": [ 860292828, 2687837872 ], "snr_back": [ -57, -33 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (60 bytes)
0a04e66932971214c7ffffffffffffffff01c0ffffffffffffffff011a08dc064733b02635a02214c7ffffffffffffffff01dfffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:60 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
GRN1-BaseπŸ—ΌπŸŒ (GRN1) Primary 0.000s
Reference
-90.0 dBm 5.00 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:55:46 Current
Mec Rocket Meco (MRM) -3.306s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:55:43 View
Venturada2πŸ—ΌπŸŒβ˜€οΈ (Vb2) -1.952s
Before
-107.0 dBm -8.25 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:55:44 View
XiaoWatt c4c8 πŸŒπŸ”Œ (c4c8) -1.283s
Before
-98.0 dBm 6.50 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:55:45 View
Machu Pichu (MaPi) -0.090s
Before
-99.0 dBm -2.25 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:55:46 View
Meshtastic 2688 (2688) +0.314s
After
-117.0 dBm 0.75 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:55:46 View
[TLG] πŸ“‘πŸŒπŸ”‹πŸ”Œ (tlg0) +0.337s
After
-88.0 dBm 6.75 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:55:46 View
Oxygen EA4HKU (O) +0.994s
After
-109.0 dBm -5.50 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:55:47 View
tizon (Sylv) +1.086s
After
-108.0 dBm 1.50 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:55:47 View
Carbon EA4HKU (C) +1.180s
After
-109.0 dBm 1.25 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:55:47 View
Trasto 🐰 Va (trva) +1.394s
After
-105.0 dBm -1.50 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:55:47 View
RodashtasticπŸ—ΌπŸŒ (RDSt) +1.396s
After
-114.0 dBm -6.75 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:55:47 View
Meshtastic 1760 (1760) +1.413s
After
-119.0 dBm -4.75 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:55:47 View
Baldur Fijo (BalF) +1.415s
After
-107.0 dBm -4.75 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:55:47 View
Quass001 β˜„οΈ (Q001) +1.423s
After
-105.0 dBm -3.50 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:55:47 View
Antonio 82d4 (82d4) +1.432s
After
-124.0 dBm -15.75 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 20:55:47 View
16

Total Receptions

16

Unique Gateways