Packet #14077250 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) to XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)

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Packet Information

Database ID:	14077250
Mesh Packet ID:	`0xc5fbc229` Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp:	2025-10-07 22:04:10 UTC
From Node:	Kenobi23 QTH (5aec)
To Node:	XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)
Success:	Processed
Protocol:	TRACEROUTE_APP Port: 70

Gateway:	Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)
Channel:	MediumSlow
RSSI:	-100 dBm
SNR:	-2.0 dBm
Hop Info:	2/4 hops Start: 4, Limit: 2

Payload Data

Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP

Size: 23 bytes

Decoded: Yes

Decoded Data:

Route Information

Route Path:	鳥居 (⛩) → Chamartin_Solar🗼☀️ (Chmt)
Hop Count:	1 hops
Status:	Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards:	0.25 dB -14.75 dB

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Traceroute Steps

Hop	From Node	To Node	Distance	SNR (dB)	Direction	Analysis
1	Kenobi23 QTH (5aec)	鳥居 (⛩)	2.75 km	0.25 dB	Origin	Hops
2	鳥居 (⛩)	Chamartin_Solar🗼☀️ (Chmt)	3.78 km	-14.75 dB	Relay	Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached

Total Forward Distance

6.53 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:	23 bytes
Gateway:	!a03526b0
Channel:	MediumSlow
Payload Type:	TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:	2 / 4

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

Field	Value
`gateway_id`	`!a03526b0` Node ID format
`channel_id`	`MediumSlow`
`packet`	`MeshPacket` (23 bytes) Contains the actual mesh network packet

MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

Field	Value	Type
`from`	`2661374700` Source node ID	uint32
`to`	`864535752` Target node ID	uint32
`decoded.portnum`	`70` TRACEROUTE_APP	enum
`decoded.payload_length`	`23` bytes	size
`hop_limit`	`2` Remaining hops allowed	uint32
`hop_start`	`4` Initial hop limit	uint32
`hops_taken`	`2` Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit	derived
`rx_rssi`	`-100.0` dBm Signal strength at gateway	int32
`rx_snr`	`-2.00` dB Signal quality at gateway	float
`rx_time`	`1759874649` 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`	`245` Relay node ID	uint32
`tx_after`	Not set	uint32
`timestamp`	`1759874650.5632293` 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:	`!a03526b0`
Signal Metrics:	RSSI: -100.0 dBm SNR: -2.00 dB

Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:

Protocol:	TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:	23 bytes
Decoded:	Yes

Complete Payload Data (JSON):

{ "route_nodes": [ 2551456468, 2035064309 ], "snr_towards": [ 0.25, -14.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "864535752": "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)", "2661374700": "Kenobi23 QTH (5aec)", "2551456468": "鳥居 (⛩)", "2035064309": "Chamartin_Solar🗼☀️ (Chmt)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 14077250, "timestamp": 1759874650.5632293, "from_node_id": 2661374700, "to_node_id": 864535752, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!a03526b0", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "mesh_packet_id": 3321610793, "rssi": -100, "snr": -2.0, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 4, "payload_length": 23, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a08d4221498f59d4c79120b01c5ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1759874649, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 245, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-10-07 22:04:10", "hop_count": 2, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Kenobi23 QTH (5aec)", "to_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)", "gateway_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 2687837872, "latitude": 40.8682496, "longitude": -3.538944, "altitude": 1005, "timestamp": 1759926515.9396071, "timestamp_str": "2025-10-08 12:28:35", "display_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️", "long_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️", "short_name": "Vb2", "hw_model": "STATION_G2" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 14077250, "from_node_id": 2661374700, "to_node_id": 864535752, "timestamp": 1759874650.5632293, "gateway_id": "!a03526b0", "raw_payload": "0a08d4221498f59d4c79120b01c5ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 4, "from_node_name": "Kenobi23 QTH (5aec)", "to_node_name": "!3387c4c8", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 2551456468, 2035064309 ], "snr_towards": [ 0.25, -14.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 2661374700, 2551456468, 2035064309 ], "node_names": [ "Kenobi23 QTH (5aec)", "鳥居 (⛩)", "Chamartin_Solar🗼☀️ (Chmt)" ], "snr_values": [ 0.25, -14.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2661374700, "to_node_id": 2551456468, "from_node_name": "Kenobi23 QTH (5aec)", "to_node_name": "鳥居 (⛩)", "snr": 0.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2747.154731520222, "from_location_timestamp": 1759858547.9884582, "to_location_timestamp": 1759867006.5032673, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2551456468, "to_node_id": 2035064309, "from_node_name": "鳥居 (⛩)", "to_node_name": "Chamartin_Solar🗼☀️ (Chmt)", "snr": -14.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3781.700955495809, "from_location_timestamp": 1759867006.5032673, "to_location_timestamp": 1759864038.7037778, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.9h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 2 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 2661374700, 2551456468, 2035064309 ], "node_names": [ "Kenobi23 QTH (5aec)", "鳥居 (⛩)", "Chamartin_Solar🗼☀️ (Chmt)" ], "snr_values": [ 0.25, -14.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2661374700, "to_node_id": 2551456468, "from_node_name": "Kenobi23 QTH (5aec)", "to_node_name": "鳥居 (⛩)", "snr": 0.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2747.154731520222, "from_location_timestamp": 1759858547.9884582, "to_location_timestamp": 1759867006.5032673, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2551456468, "to_node_id": 2035064309, "from_node_name": "鳥居 (⛩)", "to_node_name": "Chamartin_Solar🗼☀️ (Chmt)", "snr": -14.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3781.700955495809, "from_location_timestamp": 1759867006.5032673, "to_location_timestamp": 1759864038.7037778, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.9h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 2 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) → 鳥居 (⛩) → Chamartin_Solar🗼☀️ (Chmt)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) → 鳥居 (⛩) → Chamartin_Solar🗼☀️ (Chmt)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2661374700, "to_node_id": 2551456468, "from_node_name": "Kenobi23 QTH (5aec)", "to_node_name": "鳥居 (⛩)", "snr": 0.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2747.154731520222, "from_location_timestamp": 1759858547.9884582, "to_location_timestamp": 1759867006.5032673, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2551456468, "to_node_id": 2035064309, "from_node_name": "鳥居 (⛩)", "to_node_name": "Chamartin_Solar🗼☀️ (Chmt)", "snr": -14.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3781.700955495809, "from_location_timestamp": 1759867006.5032673, "to_location_timestamp": 1759864038.7037778, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.9h ago" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 6528.855687016031, "total_return_distance": null }

Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)

{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!a03526b0", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2661374700, "to": 864535752, "id": 3321610793, "rx_time": 1759874649, "rx_snr": -2.0, "rx_rssi": -100, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 4, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 245, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a08d4221498f59d4c79120b01c5ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 2551456468, 2035064309 ], "snr_towards": [ 1, -59 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }

Raw Packet Data (23 bytes)

0a08d4221498f59d4c79120b01c5ffffffffffffffff01

Hex Analysis:

Size:	23 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

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Correlation: Using Mesh Packet ID

Reception Locations

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Gateway	Time Offset	RSSI	SNR	Hops	Channel	Timestamp	Actions
Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) Primary	0.000s Reference	-100.0 dBm	-2.00 dB	2	MediumSlow	2025-10-07 22:04:10	Current
Kenobi23 QTH (5aec)	-3.508s Before	Unknown	Unknown	0	MediumSlow	2025-10-07 22:04:07	View
Meshtastic 1760 (1760)	-1.684s Before	-117.0 dBm	-4.50 dB	1	MediumSlow	2025-10-07 22:04:08	View
Meshtastic 18a4 (18a4)	-1.659s Before	-117.0 dBm	-9.50 dB	1	MediumSlow	2025-10-07 22:04:08	View
Carbon EA4HKU (C)	+0.179s After	-110.0 dBm	-0.75 dB	2	MediumSlow	2025-10-07 22:04:10	View
Suop 📡 🌐 (SUOP)	+0.290s After	-114.0 dBm	-6.75 dB	2	MediumSlow	2025-10-07 22:04:10	View
GRN1-Base🗼🌐 (GRN1)	+0.302s After	-112.0 dBm	-9.75 dB	2	MediumSlow	2025-10-07 22:04:10	View
XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)	+1.150s After	-120.0 dBm	-10.50 dB	2	MediumSlow	2025-10-07 22:04:11	View
Oxygen EA4HKU (O)	+1.535s After	-60.0 dBm	8.25 dB	2	MediumSlow	2025-10-07 22:04:12	View
Quass002 ☄️ (Q002)	+1.537s After	-126.0 dBm	-16.00 dB	3	MediumSlow	2025-10-07 22:04:12	View
Quass001 ☄️ (Q001)	+1.539s After	-106.0 dBm	Unknown	3	MediumSlow	2025-10-07 22:04:12	View
Rodashtastic🗼🌐 (RDSt)	+1.615s After	-114.0 dBm	-6.75 dB	3	MediumSlow	2025-10-07 22:04:12	View
Mec Rocket Meco (MRM)	+1.980s After	-101.0 dBm	Unknown	4	MediumSlow	2025-10-07 22:04:12	View
Baldur Fijo (BalF)	+2.939s After	-105.0 dBm	-2.50 dB	4	MediumSlow	2025-10-07 22:04:13	View
Ocumare_Base_🗼🌐 (CATA)	+6.853s After	-95.0 dBm	3.00 dB	3	MediumSlow	2025-10-07 22:04:17	View
Monolito (MoN)	+7.799s After	-64.0 dBm	9.00 dB	4	MediumSlow	2025-10-07 22:04:18	View

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Total Receptions

16

Unique Gateways