Packet #14181354 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Karman’s Box Solar 0️⃣🗼 (1337) to !fce458fb

7
Total Receptions
7
Unique Gateways
2
Hop Count
61
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 14181354
Mesh Packet ID: 0x568d0008
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-10-08 13:35:16 UTC
From Node: Karman’s Box Solar 0️⃣🗼 (1337)
To Node: !fce458fb (58fb)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Meshtastic aa4c (aa4c)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -100 dBm
SNR: 6.0 dBm
Hop Info: 2/5 hops
Start: 5, Limit: 3
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 61 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: Fede Base 3-CL-868 (85ea) → !ffffffff → !ffffffff
Hop Count: 2 hops
Status: Forward complete, Return in progress
SNR Towards: 6.5 dB -32.0 dB -32.0 dB 0.25 dB
Return Path: CovatelNode1 (CN1) → Karman’s Mini Solar RAK🗼 (KMSR)
SNR Back: 6.75 dB -5.75 dB
Route Visualization

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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 !fce458fb Fede Base 3-CL-868 (85ea) Unknown 6.5 dB Origin Hops
2 Fede Base 3-CL-868 (85ea) !ffffffff Unknown -32.0 dB Relay Hops
3 !ffffffff !ffffffff Unknown -32.0 dB Relay Hops
4 !ffffffff Karman’s Box Solar 0️⃣🗼 (1337) Unknown 0.25 dB Destination Hops
Return Path Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Karman’s Box Solar 0️⃣🗼 (1337) CovatelNode1 (CN1) 4.73 km 6.75 dB Return Start Hops
2 CovatelNode1 (CN1) Karman’s Mini Solar RAK🗼 (KMSR) 6.38 km -5.75 dB Return End Hops
Total Return Distance
11.10 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:61 bytes
Gateway:!43b6aa4c
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:2 / 5
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Acknowledgment requested
+ 2 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Default channel - no encryption
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 2 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !43b6aa4c
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (61 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 1262555959
Source node ID 		uint32
to 4242823419
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 61 bytes size
hop_limit 3
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 5
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 6.00 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1759930516
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 Not set uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1759930516.9964213
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
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Default channel - no encryption
  • ⚠ 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: !43b6aa4c
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -100.0 dBm
SNR: 6.00 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:61 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 1325303274, 4294967295, 4294967295 ], "snr_towards": [ 6.5, -32.0, -32.0, 0.25 ], "route_back": [ 2890087796, 4079282350 ], "snr_back": [ 6.75, -5.75 ], "route_node_names": { "1325303274": "Fede Base 3-CL-868 (85ea)", "4079282350": "Karman’s Mini Solar RAK🗼 (KMSR)", "2890087796": "CovatelNode1 (CN1)", "1262555959": "Karman’s Box Solar 0️⃣🗼 (1337)", "4242823419": "!fce458fb", "4294967295": "!ffffffff" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 14181354, "timestamp": 1759930516.9964213, "from_node_id": 1262555959, "to_node_id": 4242823419, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!43b6aa4c", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 1452081160, "rssi": -100, "snr": 6.0, "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 5, "payload_length": 61, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a0cea85fe4effffffffffffffff12161a80ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01011a08743d43acaee824f3220b1be9ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1759930516, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 0, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-10-08 13:35:16", "hop_count": 2, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Karman’s Box Solar 0️⃣🗼 (1337)", "to_node_name": "!fce458fb", "gateway_name": "Meshtastic aa4c (aa4c)", "gateway_location": null }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 14181354, "from_node_id": 1262555959, "to_node_id": 4242823419, "timestamp": 1759930516.9964213, "gateway_id": "!43b6aa4c", "raw_payload": "0a0cea85fe4effffffffffffffff12161a80ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01011a08743d43acaee824f3220b1be9ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 5, "from_node_name": "Karman’s Box Solar 0️⃣🗼 (1337)", "to_node_name": "!fce458fb", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 1325303274, 4294967295, 4294967295 ], "snr_towards": [ 6.5, -32.0, -32.0, 0.25 ], "route_back": [ 2890087796, 4079282350 ], "snr_back": [ 6.75, -5.75 ] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward_with_return", "node_ids": [ 4242823419, 1325303274, 4294967295, 4294967295, 1262555959 ], "node_names": [ "!fce458fb", "Fede Base 3-CL-868 (85ea)", "!ffffffff", "!ffffffff", "Karman’s Box Solar 0️⃣🗼 (1337)" ], "snr_values": [ 6.5, -32.0, -32.0, 0.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 4242823419, "to_node_id": 1325303274, "from_node_name": "!fce458fb", "to_node_name": "Fede Base 3-CL-868 (85ea)", "snr": 6.5, "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": 1325303274, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "Fede Base 3-CL-868 (85ea)", "to_node_name": "!ffffffff", "snr": -32.0, "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": 3, "from_node_id": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "!ffffffff", "snr": -32.0, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 1262555959, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "Karman’s Box Solar 0️⃣🗼 (1337)", "snr": 0.25, "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" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 4 }, "return_path": { "path_type": "return", "node_ids": [ 1262555959, 2890087796, 4079282350 ], "node_names": [ "Karman’s Box Solar 0️⃣🗼 (1337)", "CovatelNode1 (CN1)", "Karman’s Mini Solar RAK🗼 (KMSR)" ], "snr_values": [ 6.75, -5.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1262555959, "to_node_id": 2890087796, "from_node_name": "Karman’s Box Solar 0️⃣🗼 (1337)", "to_node_name": "CovatelNode1 (CN1)", "snr": 6.75, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 4725.606077446821, "from_location_timestamp": 1759909876.79617, "to_location_timestamp": 1759902681.7178905, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 7.7h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2890087796, "to_node_id": 4079282350, "from_node_name": "CovatelNode1 (CN1)", "to_node_name": "Karman’s Mini Solar RAK🗼 (KMSR)", "snr": -5.75, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 6377.562991704625, "from_location_timestamp": 1759902681.7178905, "to_location_timestamp": 1759928801.5736005, "from_location_age_warning": "from 7.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.5h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 2 }, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "combined_rf", "node_ids": [ 4242823419, 1325303274, 4294967295, 1262555959, 2890087796, 4079282350 ], "node_names": [ "!fce458fb", "Fede Base 3-CL-868 (85ea)", "!ffffffff", "Karman’s Box Solar 0️⃣🗼 (1337)", "CovatelNode1 (CN1)", "Karman’s Mini Solar RAK🗼 (KMSR)" ], "snr_values": [ 6.5, -32.0, -32.0, 0.25, 6.75, -5.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 4242823419, "to_node_id": 1325303274, "from_node_name": "!fce458fb", "to_node_name": "Fede Base 3-CL-868 (85ea)", "snr": 6.5, "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": 1325303274, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "Fede Base 3-CL-868 (85ea)", "to_node_name": "!ffffffff", "snr": -32.0, "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": 3, "from_node_id": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "!ffffffff", "snr": -32.0, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 1262555959, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "Karman’s Box Solar 0️⃣🗼 (1337)", "snr": 0.25, "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": 5, "from_node_id": 1262555959, "to_node_id": 2890087796, "from_node_name": "Karman’s Box Solar 0️⃣🗼 (1337)", "to_node_name": "CovatelNode1 (CN1)", "snr": 6.75, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 4725.606077446821, "from_location_timestamp": 1759909876.79617, "to_location_timestamp": 1759902681.7178905, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 7.7h ago" }, { "hop_number": 6, "from_node_id": 2890087796, "to_node_id": 4079282350, "from_node_name": "CovatelNode1 (CN1)", "to_node_name": "Karman’s Mini Solar RAK🗼 (KMSR)", "snr": -5.75, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 6377.562991704625, "from_location_timestamp": 1759902681.7178905, "to_location_timestamp": 1759928801.5736005, "from_location_age_warning": "from 7.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.5h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 6 } }, "has_return_path": true, "is_complete": true, "forward_path_display": "!fce458fb → Fede Base 3-CL-868 (85ea) → !ffffffff → !ffffffff → Karman’s Box Solar 0️⃣🗼 (1337)", "return_path_display": "Karman’s Box Solar 0️⃣🗼 (1337) → CovatelNode1 (CN1) → Karman’s Mini Solar RAK🗼 (KMSR)", "actual_rf_path_display": "!fce458fb → Fede Base 3-CL-868 (85ea) → !ffffffff → Karman’s Box Solar 0️⃣🗼 (1337) → CovatelNode1 (CN1) → Karman’s Mini Solar RAK🗼 (KMSR)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 4242823419, "to_node_id": 1325303274, "from_node_name": "!fce458fb", "to_node_name": "Fede Base 3-CL-868 (85ea)", "snr": 6.5, "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": 1325303274, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "Fede Base 3-CL-868 (85ea)", "to_node_name": "!ffffffff", "snr": -32.0, "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": 3, "from_node_id": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "!ffffffff", "snr": -32.0, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 1262555959, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "Karman’s Box Solar 0️⃣🗼 (1337)", "snr": 0.25, "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" } ], "return_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1262555959, "to_node_id": 2890087796, "from_node_name": "Karman’s Box Solar 0️⃣🗼 (1337)", "to_node_name": "CovatelNode1 (CN1)", "snr": 6.75, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 4725.606077446821, "from_location_timestamp": 1759909876.79617, "to_location_timestamp": 1759902681.7178905, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 7.7h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2890087796, "to_node_id": 4079282350, "from_node_name": "CovatelNode1 (CN1)", "to_node_name": "Karman’s Mini Solar RAK🗼 (KMSR)", "snr": -5.75, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 6377.562991704625, "from_location_timestamp": 1759902681.7178905, "to_location_timestamp": 1759928801.5736005, "from_location_age_warning": "from 7.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.5h ago" } ], "total_forward_distance": 0, "total_return_distance": 11103.169069151445 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!43b6aa4c", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1262555959, "to": 4242823419, "id": 1452081160, "rx_time": 1759930516, "rx_snr": 6.0, "rx_rssi": -100, "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 5, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 0, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a0cea85fe4effffffffffffffff12161a80ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01011a08743d43acaee824f3220b1be9ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 1325303274, 4294967295, 4294967295 ], "snr_towards": [ 26, -128, -128, 1 ], "route_back": [ 2890087796, 4079282350 ], "snr_back": [ 27, -23 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (61 bytes)
0a0cea85fe4effffffffffffffff12161a80ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01011a08743d43acaee824f3220b1be9ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:61 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
Meshtastic aa4c (aa4c) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-100.0 dBm 6.00 dB 2 LongFast 2025-10-08 13:35:16 Current
heltec v3 (5isa) -6.635s
Before 		-119.0 dBm -9.25 dB 0 LongFast 2025-10-08 13:35:10 View
JMRP - Testing v4 (JMV4) -6.627s
Before 		-106.0 dBm -8.25 dB 0 LongFast 2025-10-08 13:35:10 View
T-Beam MQTT (RAF2) -6.556s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 1 LongFast 2025-10-08 13:35:10 View
S2_Node (S2) -6.343s
Before 		-113.0 dBm -2.00 dB 0 LongFast 2025-10-08 13:35:10 View
Fede MQTT-CLM-868 (049c) -5.425s
Before 		-131.0 dBm -13.00 dB 0 LongFast 2025-10-08 13:35:11 View
🌴ParadiSe 🌴 (pRdS) +5.132s
After 		-103.0 dBm 3.00 dB 4 LongFast 2025-10-08 13:35:22 View
7

Total Receptions

7

Unique Gateways