Packet #14071509 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8) to !ffffffff

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Hop Count

Payload Bytes

Packet Information

Database ID:	14071509
Mesh Packet ID:	`0x5a09287d` Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp:	2025-10-07 21:22:02 UTC
From Node:	XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)
To Node:	!ffffffff (ffff)
Success:	Processed
Protocol:	TRACEROUTE_APP Port: 70

Gateway:	Carbon EA4HKU (C)
Channel:	MediumSlow
RSSI:	-69 dBm
SNR:	8.25 dBm
Hop Info:	4/4 hops Start: 4, Limit: 0

Payload Data

Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP

Size: 65 bytes

Decoded: Yes

Decoded Data:

Route Information

Route Path:	XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8) → Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) → Meshtastic 1760 (1760) → 鳥居 (⛩) → Palladium EA4HKU 🗼☀️ (PD)
Hop Count:	4 hops
Status:	Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards:	0.0 dB -0.25 dB -10.25 dB -6.5 dB -0.5 dB

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Traceroute Steps

Hop	From Node	To Node	Distance	SNR (dB)	Direction	Analysis
1	XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)	XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)	0 m	0.0 dB	Origin	Hops
2	XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)	Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)	49.29 km	-0.25 dB	Relay	Hops
3	Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)	Meshtastic 1760 (1760)	47.47 km	-10.25 dB	Relay	Hops
4	Meshtastic 1760 (1760)	鳥居 (⛩)	2.87 km	-6.5 dB	Relay	Hops
5	鳥居 (⛩)	Palladium EA4HKU 🗼☀️ (PD)	2.87 km	-0.5 dB	Relay	Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached

Total Forward Distance

102.50 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:	65 bytes
Gateway:	!a0cb0d44
Channel:	MediumSlow
Payload Type:	TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:	4 / 4

Privacy Summary

Exposure Level:
Broadcast

Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Custom channel: MediumSlow
+ 1 more...

Exposure Risks:
⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
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MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

Field	Value
`gateway_id`	`!a0cb0d44` Node ID format
`channel_id`	`MediumSlow`
`packet`	`MeshPacket` (65 bytes) Contains the actual mesh network packet

MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

Field	Value	Type
`from`	`864535752` Source node ID	uint32
`to`	`4294967295` (Broadcast) Visible to all nodes	uint32
`decoded.portnum`	`70` TRACEROUTE_APP	enum
`decoded.payload_length`	`65` bytes	size
`hop_limit`	Not set	uint32
`hop_start`	`4` Initial hop limit	uint32
`hops_taken`	`4` Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit	derived
`rx_rssi`	`-69.0` dBm Signal strength at gateway	int32
`rx_snr`	`8.25` dB Signal quality at gateway	float
`rx_time`	`1759872121` 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`	`160` Relay node ID	uint32
`tx_after`	Not set	uint32
`timestamp`	`1759872122.2898195` Unix timestamp	uint32

MQTT Privacy & Exposure Analysis

Analysis of privacy features and exposure risks when packet is shared via MQTT

Exposure Level: Broadcast

Privacy Features:

✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Custom channel: MediumSlow
✓ Gateway node ID tracked

Exposure Risks:

⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
⚠ Multi-hop path visible (4 hops)
⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)

MQTT-Specific Fields

Gateway ID:	`!a0cb0d44`
Signal Metrics:	RSSI: -69.0 dBm SNR: 8.25 dB

Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:

Protocol:	TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:	65 bytes
Decoded:	Yes

Complete Payload Data (JSON):

{ "route_nodes": [ 864535752, 2687837872, 3234010976, 2551456468, 3875896224 ], "snr_towards": [ 0.0, -0.25, -10.25, -6.5, -0.5 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "3234010976": "Meshtastic 1760 (1760)", "3875896224": "Palladium EA4HKU 🗼☀️ (PD)", "864535752": "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)", "2687837872": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "2551456468": "鳥居 (⛩)", "4294967295": "!ffffffff" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 14071509, "timestamp": 1759872122.2898195, "from_node_id": 864535752, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!a0cb0d44", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "mesh_packet_id": 1510549629, "rssi": -69, "snr": 8.25, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 4, "payload_length": 65, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a14c8c48733b02635a06017c3c0d4221498a07b05e7122900ffffffffffffffffff01d7ffffffffffffffff01e6ffffffffffffffff01feffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1759872121, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 160, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-10-07 21:22:02", "hop_count": 4, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)", "to_node_name": "!ffffffff", "gateway_name": "Carbon EA4HKU (C)", "gateway_location": null }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 14071509, "from_node_id": 864535752, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "timestamp": 1759872122.2898195, "gateway_id": "!a0cb0d44", "raw_payload": "0a14c8c48733b02635a06017c3c0d4221498a07b05e7122900ffffffffffffffffff01d7ffffffffffffffff01e6ffffffffffffffff01feffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 4, "from_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)", "to_node_name": "!ffffffff", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 864535752, 2687837872, 3234010976, 2551456468, 3875896224 ], "snr_towards": [ 0.0, -0.25, -10.25, -6.5, -0.5 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 864535752, 864535752, 2687837872, 3234010976, 2551456468, 3875896224 ], "node_names": [ "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)", "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)", "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "Meshtastic 1760 (1760)", "鳥居 (⛩)", "Palladium EA4HKU 🗼☀️ (PD)" ], "snr_values": [ 0.0, -0.25, -10.25, -6.5, -0.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 864535752, "to_node_id": 864535752, "from_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)", "to_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)", "snr": 0.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1759871329.512495, "to_location_timestamp": 1759871329.512495, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 864535752, "to_node_id": 2687837872, "from_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)", "to_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "snr": -0.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 49291.07158083809, "from_location_timestamp": 1759871329.512495, "to_location_timestamp": 1759871204.8216183, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 3234010976, "from_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 1760 (1760)", "snr": -10.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 47469.85173331046, "from_location_timestamp": 1759871204.8216183, "to_location_timestamp": 1759871141.5151443, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 3234010976, "to_node_id": 2551456468, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 1760 (1760)", "to_node_name": "鳥居 (⛩)", "snr": -6.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2867.0475518655862, "from_location_timestamp": 1759871141.5151443, "to_location_timestamp": 1759867006.5032673, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 2551456468, "to_node_id": 3875896224, "from_node_name": "鳥居 (⛩)", "to_node_name": "Palladium EA4HKU 🗼☀️ (PD)", "snr": -0.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2867.0475518655862, "from_location_timestamp": 1759867006.5032673, "to_location_timestamp": 1759864862.1351182, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.0h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 5 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 864535752, 2687837872, 3234010976, 2551456468, 3875896224 ], "node_names": [ "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)", "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "Meshtastic 1760 (1760)", "鳥居 (⛩)", "Palladium EA4HKU 🗼☀️ (PD)" ], "snr_values": [ 0.0, -0.25, -10.25, -6.5, -0.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 864535752, "to_node_id": 864535752, "from_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)", "to_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)", "snr": 0.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1759871329.512495, "to_location_timestamp": 1759871329.512495, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 864535752, "to_node_id": 2687837872, "from_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)", "to_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "snr": -0.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 49291.07158083809, "from_location_timestamp": 1759871329.512495, "to_location_timestamp": 1759871204.8216183, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 3234010976, "from_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 1760 (1760)", "snr": -10.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 47469.85173331046, "from_location_timestamp": 1759871204.8216183, "to_location_timestamp": 1759871141.5151443, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 3234010976, "to_node_id": 2551456468, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 1760 (1760)", "to_node_name": "鳥居 (⛩)", "snr": -6.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2867.0475518655862, "from_location_timestamp": 1759871141.5151443, "to_location_timestamp": 1759867006.5032673, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 2551456468, "to_node_id": 3875896224, "from_node_name": "鳥居 (⛩)", "to_node_name": "Palladium EA4HKU 🗼☀️ (PD)", "snr": -0.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2867.0475518655862, "from_location_timestamp": 1759867006.5032673, "to_location_timestamp": 1759864862.1351182, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.0h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 5 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8) → XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8) → Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) → Meshtastic 1760 (1760) → 鳥居 (⛩) → Palladium EA4HKU 🗼☀️ (PD)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8) → Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) → Meshtastic 1760 (1760) → 鳥居 (⛩) → Palladium EA4HKU 🗼☀️ (PD)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 864535752, "to_node_id": 864535752, "from_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)", "to_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)", "snr": 0.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1759871329.512495, "to_location_timestamp": 1759871329.512495, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 864535752, "to_node_id": 2687837872, "from_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)", "to_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "snr": -0.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 49291.07158083809, "from_location_timestamp": 1759871329.512495, "to_location_timestamp": 1759871204.8216183, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 3234010976, "from_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 1760 (1760)", "snr": -10.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 47469.85173331046, "from_location_timestamp": 1759871204.8216183, "to_location_timestamp": 1759871141.5151443, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 3234010976, "to_node_id": 2551456468, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 1760 (1760)", "to_node_name": "鳥居 (⛩)", "snr": -6.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2867.0475518655862, "from_location_timestamp": 1759871141.5151443, "to_location_timestamp": 1759867006.5032673, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 2551456468, "to_node_id": 3875896224, "from_node_name": "鳥居 (⛩)", "to_node_name": "Palladium EA4HKU 🗼☀️ (PD)", "snr": -0.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2867.0475518655862, "from_location_timestamp": 1759867006.5032673, "to_location_timestamp": 1759864862.1351182, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.0h ago" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 102495.01841787972, "total_return_distance": null }

Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)

{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!a0cb0d44", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 864535752, "to": 4294967295, "id": 1510549629, "rx_time": 1759872121, "rx_snr": 8.25, "rx_rssi": -69, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 4, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 160, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a14c8c48733b02635a06017c3c0d4221498a07b05e7122900ffffffffffffffffff01d7ffffffffffffffff01e6ffffffffffffffff01feffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 864535752, 2687837872, 3234010976, 2551456468, 3875896224 ], "snr_towards": [ 0, -1, -41, -26, -2 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }

Raw Packet Data (65 bytes)

0a14c8c48733b02635a06017c3c0d4221498a07b05e7122900ffffffffffffffffff01d7ffffffffffffffff01e6ffffffffffffffff01feffffffffffffffff01

Hex Analysis:

Size:	65 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
Carbon EA4HKU (C) Primary	0.000s Reference	-69.0 dBm	8.25 dB	4	MediumSlow	2025-10-07 21:22:02	Current
XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)	-4.744s Before	Unknown	Unknown	0	MediumSlow	2025-10-07 21:21:57	View
Machu Pichu (MaPi)	-4.451s Before	-100.0 dBm	-0.75 dB	1	MediumSlow	2025-10-07 21:21:57	View
Meshtastic 1760 (1760)	-4.418s Before	-129.0 dBm	-10.25 dB	1	MediumSlow	2025-10-07 21:21:57	View
GRN1-Base🗼🌐 (GRN1)	-4.378s Before	-90.0 dBm	5.25 dB	1	MediumSlow	2025-10-07 21:21:57	View
Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)	-4.321s Before	-97.0 dBm	-0.25 dB	0	MediumSlow	2025-10-07 21:21:57	View
Baldur Fijo (BalF)	-3.915s Before	-118.0 dBm	-14.00 dB	0	MediumSlow	2025-10-07 21:21:58	View
[TLG] 📡🌐🔋🔌 (tlg0)	-3.868s Before	-114.0 dBm	-7.75 dB	0	MediumSlow	2025-10-07 21:21:58	View
Antonio 82d4 (82d4)	-3.283s Before	-121.0 dBm	-12.50 dB	1	MediumSlow	2025-10-07 21:21:59	View
Meshtastic 18a4 (18a4)	-3.280s Before	-56.0 dBm	12.50 dB	2	MediumSlow	2025-10-07 21:21:59	View
Kenobi23 QTH (5aec)	-1.762s Before	-91.0 dBm	5.50 dB	3	MediumSlow	2025-10-07 21:22:00	View
Oxygen EA4HKU (O)	-0.244s Before	-65.0 dBm	8.50 dB	4	MediumSlow	2025-10-07 21:22:02	View
Kenobi23 movil (5672)	+0.186s After	-121.0 dBm	-11.25 dB	4	MediumSlow	2025-10-07 21:22:02	View

13

Total Receptions

13

Unique Gateways