Packet #14077264 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) to XiaoWatt c4c8 ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ”Œ (c4c8)

16
Total Receptions
16
Unique Gateways
4
Hop Count
51
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 14077264
Mesh Packet ID: 0xc5fbc229
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-10-07 22:04:12 UTC
From Node: Kenobi23 QTH (5aec)
To Node: XiaoWatt c4c8 ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ”Œ (c4c8)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Mec Rocket Meco (MRM)
Channel: MediumSlow
RSSI: -101 dBm
SNR: Unknown
Hop Info: 4/4 hops
Start: 4, Limit: 0
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 51 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: ้ณฅๅฑ… (โ›ฉ) โ†’ Chamartin_Solar๐Ÿ—ผโ˜€๏ธ (Chmt) โ†’ ๐Ÿ› SedAh (SdAh) โ†’ Mec Rocket Base (MRB)
Hop Count: 3 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: 0.25 dB -14.75 dB -16.75 dB -16.0 dB
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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) ้ณฅๅฑ… (โ›ฉ) 2.75 km 0.25 dB Origin Hops
2 ้ณฅๅฑ… (โ›ฉ) Chamartin_Solar๐Ÿ—ผโ˜€๏ธ (Chmt) 3.78 km -14.75 dB Relay Hops
3 Chamartin_Solar๐Ÿ—ผโ˜€๏ธ (Chmt) ๐Ÿ› SedAh (SdAh) 24.74 km -16.75 dB Relay Hops
4 ๐Ÿ› SedAh (SdAh) Mec Rocket Base (MRB) 5.04 km -16.0 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
36.31 km
Combined Traceroute Graph
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Raw Packet Analysis
Complete field breakdown and MQTT privacy/exposure analysis
Packet Structure
MQTT Packet Flow:
ServiceEnvelope (MQTT layer) โ†’ MeshPacket (Mesh layer) โ†’ Decoded Payload (Application data)
Total Size:51 bytes
Gateway:!a0ca8798
Channel:MediumSlow
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:4 / 4
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
โœ“ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
โœ“ Acknowledgment requested
+ 3 more...
Exposure Risks:
โš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
โš  Multi-hop path visible (4 hops)
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !a0ca8798
Node ID format
channel_id MediumSlow
packet MeshPacket (51 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2661374700
Source node ID 		uint32
to 864535752
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 51 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 -101.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr Not set float
rx_time 1759874652
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 232
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1759874652.543405
Unix timestamp 		uint32
MQTT Privacy & Exposure Analysis

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Exposure Level: Direct Message
Privacy Features:
  • โœ“ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
  • โœ“ Acknowledgment requested
  • โœ“ Targeted to specific node
  • โœ“ Custom channel: MediumSlow
  • โœ“ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • โš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • โš  Multi-hop path visible (4 hops)
  • โš  RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !a0ca8798
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -101.0 dBm
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:51 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 2551456468, 2035064309, 792803629, 2697753064 ], "snr_towards": [ 0.25, -14.75, -16.75, -16.0 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "2697753064": "Mec Rocket Base (MRB)", "864535752": "XiaoWatt c4c8 ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ”Œ (c4c8)", "2661374700": "Kenobi23 QTH (5aec)", "792803629": "๐Ÿ› SedAh (SdAh)", "2551456468": "้ณฅๅฑ… (โ›ฉ)", "2035064309": "Chamartin_Solar๐Ÿ—ผโ˜€๏ธ (Chmt)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 14077264, "timestamp": 1759874652.543405, "from_node_id": 2661374700, "to_node_id": 864535752, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!a0ca8798", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "mesh_packet_id": 3321610793, "rssi": -101, "snr": 0.0, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 4, "payload_length": 51, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a10d4221498f59d4c792d39412fe871cca0121f01c5ffffffffffffffff01bdffffffffffffffff01c0ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1759874652, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 232, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-10-07 22:04:12", "hop_count": 4, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Kenobi23 QTH (5aec)", "to_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ”Œ (c4c8)", "gateway_name": "Mec Rocket Meco (MRM)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 2697627544, "latitude": 40.5471232, "longitude": -3.3357824, "altitude": 658, "timestamp": 1760030195.9860084, "timestamp_str": "2025-10-09 17:16:35", "display_name": "Mec Rocket Meco", "long_name": "Mec Rocket Meco", "short_name": "MRM", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 14077264, "from_node_id": 2661374700, "to_node_id": 864535752, "timestamp": 1759874652.543405, "gateway_id": "!a0ca8798", "raw_payload": "0a10d4221498f59d4c792d39412fe871cca0121f01c5ffffffffffffffff01bdffffffffffffffff01c0ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 4, "from_node_name": "Kenobi23 QTH (5aec)", "to_node_name": "!3387c4c8", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 2551456468, 2035064309, 792803629, 2697753064 ], "snr_towards": [ 0.25, -14.75, -16.75, -16.0 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 2661374700, 2551456468, 2035064309, 792803629, 2697753064 ], "node_names": [ "Kenobi23 QTH (5aec)", "้ณฅๅฑ… (โ›ฉ)", "Chamartin_Solar๐Ÿ—ผโ˜€๏ธ (Chmt)", "๐Ÿ› SedAh (SdAh)", "Mec Rocket Base (MRB)" ], "snr_values": [ 0.25, -14.75, -16.75, -16.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2661374700, "to_node_id": 2551456468, "from_node_name": "Kenobi23 QTH (5aec)", "to_node_name": "้ณฅๅฑ… (โ›ฉ)", "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": "้ณฅๅฑ… (โ›ฉ)", "to_node_name": "Chamartin_Solar๐Ÿ—ผโ˜€๏ธ (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" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 2035064309, "to_node_id": 792803629, "from_node_name": "Chamartin_Solar๐Ÿ—ผโ˜€๏ธ (Chmt)", "to_node_name": "๐Ÿ› SedAh (SdAh)", "snr": -16.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 24738.290046491522, "from_location_timestamp": 1759864038.7037778, "to_location_timestamp": 1759870801.040854, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 792803629, "to_node_id": 2697753064, "from_node_name": "๐Ÿ› SedAh (SdAh)", "to_node_name": "Mec Rocket Base (MRB)", "snr": -16.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 5039.782636551595, "from_location_timestamp": 1759870801.040854, "to_location_timestamp": 1759872558.4957335, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.6h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 4 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 2661374700, 2551456468, 2035064309, 792803629, 2697753064 ], "node_names": [ "Kenobi23 QTH (5aec)", "้ณฅๅฑ… (โ›ฉ)", "Chamartin_Solar๐Ÿ—ผโ˜€๏ธ (Chmt)", "๐Ÿ› SedAh (SdAh)", "Mec Rocket Base (MRB)" ], "snr_values": [ 0.25, -14.75, -16.75, -16.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2661374700, "to_node_id": 2551456468, "from_node_name": "Kenobi23 QTH (5aec)", "to_node_name": "้ณฅๅฑ… (โ›ฉ)", "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": "้ณฅๅฑ… (โ›ฉ)", "to_node_name": "Chamartin_Solar๐Ÿ—ผโ˜€๏ธ (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": 792803629, "from_node_name": "Chamartin_Solar๐Ÿ—ผโ˜€๏ธ (Chmt)", "to_node_name": "๐Ÿ› SedAh (SdAh)", "snr": -16.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 24738.290046491522, "from_location_timestamp": 1759864038.7037778, "to_location_timestamp": 1759870801.040854, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 792803629, "to_node_id": 2697753064, "from_node_name": "๐Ÿ› SedAh (SdAh)", "to_node_name": "Mec Rocket Base (MRB)", "snr": -16.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 5039.782636551595, "from_location_timestamp": 1759870801.040854, "to_location_timestamp": 1759872558.4957335, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.6h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 4 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) โ†’ ้ณฅๅฑ… (โ›ฉ) โ†’ Chamartin_Solar๐Ÿ—ผโ˜€๏ธ (Chmt) โ†’ ๐Ÿ› SedAh (SdAh) โ†’ Mec Rocket Base (MRB)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) โ†’ ้ณฅๅฑ… (โ›ฉ) โ†’ Chamartin_Solar๐Ÿ—ผโ˜€๏ธ (Chmt) โ†’ ๐Ÿ› SedAh (SdAh) โ†’ Mec Rocket Base (MRB)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2661374700, "to_node_id": 2551456468, "from_node_name": "Kenobi23 QTH (5aec)", "to_node_name": "้ณฅๅฑ… (โ›ฉ)", "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": "้ณฅๅฑ… (โ›ฉ)", "to_node_name": "Chamartin_Solar๐Ÿ—ผโ˜€๏ธ (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" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 2035064309, "to_node_id": 792803629, "from_node_name": "Chamartin_Solar๐Ÿ—ผโ˜€๏ธ (Chmt)", "to_node_name": "๐Ÿ› SedAh (SdAh)", "snr": -16.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 24738.290046491522, "from_location_timestamp": 1759864038.7037778, "to_location_timestamp": 1759870801.040854, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 792803629, "to_node_id": 2697753064, "from_node_name": "๐Ÿ› SedAh (SdAh)", "to_node_name": "Mec Rocket Base (MRB)", "snr": -16.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 5039.782636551595, "from_location_timestamp": 1759870801.040854, "to_location_timestamp": 1759872558.4957335, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.6h ago" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 36306.92837005915, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!a0ca8798", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2661374700, "to": 864535752, "id": 3321610793, "rx_time": 1759874652, "rx_snr": 0.0, "rx_rssi": -101, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 4, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 232, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a10d4221498f59d4c792d39412fe871cca0121f01c5ffffffffffffffff01bdffffffffffffffff01c0ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 2551456468, 2035064309, 792803629, 2697753064 ], "snr_towards": [ 1, -59, -67, -64 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (51 bytes)
0a10d4221498f59d4c792d39412fe871cca0121f01c5ffffffffffffffff01bdffffffffffffffff01c0ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:51 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
Mec Rocket Meco (MRM) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-101.0 dBm Unknown 4 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 22:04:12 Current
Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) -5.488s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 22:04:07 View
Meshtastic 1760 (1760) -3.664s
Before 		-117.0 dBm -4.50 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 22:04:08 View
Meshtastic 18a4 (18a4) -3.639s
Before 		-117.0 dBm -9.50 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 22:04:08 View
Venturada2๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒโ˜€๏ธ (Vb2) -1.980s
Before 		-100.0 dBm -2.00 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 22:04:10 View
Carbon EA4HKU (C) -1.801s
Before 		-110.0 dBm -0.75 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 22:04:10 View
Suop ๐Ÿ“ก ๐ŸŒ (SUOP) -1.690s
Before 		-114.0 dBm -6.75 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 22:04:10 View
GRN1-Base๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒ (GRN1) -1.678s
Before 		-112.0 dBm -9.75 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 22:04:10 View
XiaoWatt c4c8 ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ”Œ (c4c8) -0.830s
Before 		-120.0 dBm -10.50 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 22:04:11 View
Oxygen EA4HKU (O) -0.446s
Before 		-60.0 dBm 8.25 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 22:04:12 View
Quass002 โ˜„๏ธ (Q002) -0.444s
Before 		-126.0 dBm -16.00 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 22:04:12 View
Quass001 โ˜„๏ธ (Q001) -0.441s
Before 		-106.0 dBm Unknown 3 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 22:04:12 View
Rodashtastic๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒ (RDSt) -0.365s
Before 		-114.0 dBm -6.75 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 22:04:12 View
Baldur Fijo (BalF) +0.959s
After 		-105.0 dBm -2.50 dB 4 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 22:04:13 View
Ocumare_Base_๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒ (CATA) +4.873s
After 		-95.0 dBm 3.00 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 22:04:17 View
Monolito (MoN) +5.819s
After 		-64.0 dBm 9.00 dB 4 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 22:04:18 View
16

Total Receptions

16

Unique Gateways