Packet #14077251 Success

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

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Hop Count

Payload Bytes

Packet Information

Database ID:	14077251
Mesh Packet ID:	`0xd1001f7d` Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp:	2025-10-07 22:04:10 UTC
From Node:	XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)
To Node:	Kenobi23 QTH (5aec)
Success:	Processed
Protocol:	TRACEROUTE_APP Port: 70

Gateway:	XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)
Channel:	MediumSlow
RSSI:	Unknown
SNR:	Unknown
Hop Info:	0/4 hops Start: 4, Limit: 4

Payload Data

Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP

Size: 33 bytes

Decoded: Yes

Decoded Data:

Route Information

Route Path:	鳥居 (⛩) → Chamartin_Solar🗼☀️ (Chmt)
Hop Count:	1 hops
Status:	Complete
SNR Towards:	0.25 dB -14.75 dB -10.5 dB

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Traceroute Steps

Hop	From Node	To Node	Distance	SNR (dB)	Direction	Analysis
1	XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)	鳥居 (⛩)	3.73 km	0.25 dB	Origin	Hops
2	鳥居 (⛩)	Chamartin_Solar🗼☀️ (Chmt)	3.78 km	-14.75 dB	Destination	Hops

Total Forward Distance

7.51 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:	33 bytes
Gateway:	!3387c4c8
Channel:	MediumSlow
Payload Type:	TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:	Unknown / 4

Privacy Summary

Exposure Level:
Direct Message

Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Acknowledgment requested
+ 4 more...

Exposure Risks:
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers

MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

Field	Value
`gateway_id`	`!3387c4c8` Node ID format
`channel_id`	`MediumSlow`
`packet`	`MeshPacket` (33 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`	`2661374700` Target node ID	uint32
`decoded.portnum`	`70` TRACEROUTE_APP	enum
`decoded.payload_length`	`33` bytes	size
`hop_limit`	`4` Remaining hops allowed	uint32
`hop_start`	`4` Initial hop limit	uint32
`hops_taken`	`0` Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit	derived
`rx_rssi`	Not set	int32
`rx_snr`	Not set	float
`rx_time`	`1759874650` Receive timestamp	fixed32
`via_mqtt`	False Direct LoRa transmission	bool
`want_ack`	True Acknowledgment requested	bool
`priority`	`70` Packet priority level	enum
`delayed`	Not set	enum
`channel`	Not set	uint32
`pki_encrypted`	False Standard encryption	bool
`next_hop`	Not set	uint32
`relay_node`	`200` Relay node ID	uint32
`tx_after`	Not set	uint32
`timestamp`	`1759874650.6348276` 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
✓ Zero-hop: direct from source to MQTT gateway

Exposure Risks:

⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers

MQTT-Specific Fields

Want ack:	`True`
Gateway ID:	`!3387c4c8`
Zero Hop Policy:	Enabled Direct gateway connection

Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:

Protocol:	TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:	33 bytes
Decoded:	Yes

Complete Payload Data (JSON):

{ "route_nodes": [ 2551456468, 2035064309 ], "snr_towards": [ 0.25, -14.75, -10.5 ], "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": 14077251, "timestamp": 1759874650.6348276, "from_node_id": 864535752, "to_node_id": 2661374700, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!3387c4c8", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "mesh_packet_id": 3506446205, "rssi": 0, "snr": 0.0, "hop_limit": 4, "hop_start": 4, "payload_length": 33, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a08d4221498f59d4c79121501c5ffffffffffffffff01d6ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 70, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1759874650, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 200, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-10-07 22:04:10", "hop_count": 0, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)", "to_node_name": "Kenobi23 QTH (5aec)", "gateway_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 864535752, "latitude": 40.431, "longitude": -3.635031, "altitude": null, "timestamp": 1759991608.1522768, "timestamp_str": "2025-10-09 06:33:28", "display_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌", "long_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌", "short_name": "c4c8", "hw_model": "PRIVATE_HW" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 14077251, "from_node_id": 864535752, "to_node_id": 2661374700, "timestamp": 1759874650.6348276, "gateway_id": "!3387c4c8", "raw_payload": "0a08d4221498f59d4c79121501c5ffffffffffffffff01d6ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 4, "hop_start": 4, "from_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)", "to_node_name": "Kenobi23 QTH (5aec)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 2551456468, 2035064309 ], "snr_towards": [ 0.25, -14.75, -10.5 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 864535752, 2551456468, 2035064309 ], "node_names": [ "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)", "鳥居 (⛩)", "Chamartin_Solar🗼☀️ (Chmt)" ], "snr_values": [ 0.25, -14.75, -10.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 864535752, "to_node_id": 2551456468, "from_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)", "to_node_name": "鳥居 (⛩)", "snr": 0.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3732.0538720203012, "from_location_timestamp": 1759871329.512495, "to_location_timestamp": 1759867006.5032673, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.9h 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, 864535752 ], "node_names": [ "Kenobi23 QTH (5aec)", "鳥居 (⛩)", "Chamartin_Solar🗼☀️ (Chmt)", "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)" ], "snr_values": [ 0.25, -14.75, -10.5 ], "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" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 2035064309, "to_node_id": 864535752, "from_node_name": "Chamartin_Solar🗼☀️ (Chmt)", "to_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)", "snr": -10.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 6198.790542540882, "from_location_timestamp": 1759864038.7037778, "to_location_timestamp": 1759871329.512495, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.9h ago" } ], "is_complete": true, "total_hops": 3 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": true, "forward_path_display": "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8) → 鳥居 (⛩) → Chamartin_Solar🗼☀️ (Chmt)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) → 鳥居 (⛩) → Chamartin_Solar🗼☀️ (Chmt) → XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 864535752, "to_node_id": 2551456468, "from_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)", "to_node_name": "鳥居 (⛩)", "snr": 0.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3732.0538720203012, "from_location_timestamp": 1759871329.512495, "to_location_timestamp": 1759867006.5032673, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.9h 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": 7513.75482751611, "total_return_distance": null }

Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)

{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!3387c4c8", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 864535752, "to": 2661374700, "id": 3506446205, "rx_time": 1759874650, "rx_snr": 0.0, "rx_rssi": 0, "hop_limit": 4, "hop_start": 4, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 70, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 200, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a08d4221498f59d4c79121501c5ffffffffffffffff01d6ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 2551456468, 2035064309 ], "snr_towards": [ 1, -59, -42 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }

Raw Packet Data (33 bytes)

0a08d4221498f59d4c79121501c5ffffffffffffffff01d6ffffffffffffffff01

Hex Analysis:

Size:	33 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
XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8) Primary	0.000s Reference	Unknown	Unknown	0	MediumSlow	2025-10-07 22:04:10	Current
[TLG] 📡🌐🔋🔌 (tlg0)	+0.877s After	-115.0 dBm	-10.50 dB	0	MediumSlow	2025-10-07 22:04:11	View
Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)	+1.549s After	-97.0 dBm	0.25 dB	0	MediumSlow	2025-10-07 22:04:12	View
Meshtastic 1760 (1760)	+2.493s After	-129.0 dBm	-10.75 dB	1	MediumSlow	2025-10-07 22:04:13	View
Machu Pichu (MaPi)	+2.496s After	-101.0 dBm	-3.50 dB	1	MediumSlow	2025-10-07 22:04:13	View
Antonio 82d4 (82d4)	+2.501s After	-122.0 dBm	-13.50 dB	1	MediumSlow	2025-10-07 22:04:13	View
GRN1-Base🗼🌐 (GRN1)	+2.528s After	-90.0 dBm	6.00 dB	1	MediumSlow	2025-10-07 22:04:13	View
Trasto 🐰 Va (trva)	+3.952s After	-105.0 dBm	-2.50 dB	2	MediumSlow	2025-10-07 22:04:14	View
tizon (Sylv)	+3.969s After	-109.0 dBm	1.50 dB	2	MediumSlow	2025-10-07 22:04:14	View
Baldur Fijo (BalF)	+5.815s After	-105.0 dBm	-3.25 dB	3	MediumSlow	2025-10-07 22:04:16	View
Will - Azuqueca (WAzq)	+6.003s After	-106.0 dBm	3.75 dB	4	MediumSlow	2025-10-07 22:04:16	View
Mec Rocket Meco (MRM)	+6.006s After	-83.0 dBm	8.50 dB	4	MediumSlow	2025-10-07 22:04:16	View
Glitchs Azuqueca 📡 (GltA)	+6.226s After	-118.0 dBm	-8.50 dB	4	MediumSlow	2025-10-07 22:04:16	View
Zion 🗼 (Zion)	+6.357s After	-108.0 dBm	-14.50 dB	4	MediumSlow	2025-10-07 22:04:16	View
🌐Charly Unid Movil🛰 (C181)	+6.518s After	-28.0 dBm	9.00 dB	3	MediumSlow	2025-10-07 22:04:17	View

15

Total Receptions

15

Unique Gateways