Packet #14197471 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Dash 🦄📡 (Jen0) to Meshtastic b548 (b548)

11
Total Receptions
11
Unique Gateways
4
Hop Count
51
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 14197471
Mesh Packet ID: 0x5d0e2071
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-10-08 15:37:00 UTC
From Node: Dash 🦄📡 (Jen0)
To Node: Meshtastic b548 (b548)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Kenobi23 movil (5672)
Channel: Madrid
RSSI: -46 dBm
SNR: 8.75 dBm
Hop Info: 4/5 hops
Start: 5, Limit: 1
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 51 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) → !ffffffff → !ffffffff → Kenobi23 QTH (5aec)
Hop Count: 3 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: -4.5 dB -32.0 dB -32.0 dB 5.25 dB
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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Dash 🦄📡 (Jen0) Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) 26.33 km -4.5 dB Origin Hops
2 Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) !ffffffff Unknown -32.0 dB Relay Hops
3 !ffffffff !ffffffff Unknown -32.0 dB Relay Hops
4 !ffffffff Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) Unknown 5.25 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
26.33 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:51 bytes
Gateway:!32635672
Channel:Madrid
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:4 / 5
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 (4 hops)
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MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !32635672
Node ID format
channel_id Madrid
packet MeshPacket (51 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 383462584
Source node ID 		uint32
to 3677336904
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 51 bytes size
hop_limit 1
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 5
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 4
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -46.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 8.75 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1759937819
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 236
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1759937820.7941024
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: Madrid
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (4 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !32635672
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -46.0 dBm
SNR: 8.75 dB
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": [ 2687837872, 4294967295, 4294967295, 2661374700 ], "snr_towards": [ -4.5, -32.0, -32.0, 5.25 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "3677336904": "Meshtastic b548 (b548)", "2661374700": "Kenobi23 QTH (5aec)", "2687837872": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "383462584": "Dash 🦄📡 (Jen0)", "4294967295": "!ffffffff" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 14197471, "timestamp": 1759937820.7941024, "from_node_id": 383462584, "to_node_id": 3677336904, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!32635672", "channel_id": "Madrid", "mesh_packet_id": 1561206897, "rssi": -46, "snr": 8.75, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 5, "payload_length": 51, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a10b02635a0ffffffffffffffffec5aa19e121feeffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff0115", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1759937819, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 236, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-10-08 15:37:00", "hop_count": 4, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Dash 🦄📡 (Jen0)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic b548 (b548)", "gateway_name": "Kenobi23 movil (5672)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 845370994, "latitude": 40.3832832, "longitude": -3.7093376, "altitude": 573, "timestamp": 1759960235.3746111, "timestamp_str": "2025-10-08 21:50:35", "display_name": "Kenobi23 movil", "long_name": "Kenobi23 movil", "short_name": "5672", "hw_model": "HELTEC_MESH_NODE_T114" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 14197471, "from_node_id": 383462584, "to_node_id": 3677336904, "timestamp": 1759937820.7941024, "gateway_id": "!32635672", "raw_payload": "0a10b02635a0ffffffffffffffffec5aa19e121feeffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff0115", "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 5, "from_node_name": "Dash 🦄📡 (Jen0)", "to_node_name": "!db2fb548", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 2687837872, 4294967295, 4294967295, 2661374700 ], "snr_towards": [ -4.5, -32.0, -32.0, 5.25 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 383462584, 2687837872, 4294967295, 4294967295, 2661374700 ], "node_names": [ "Dash 🦄📡 (Jen0)", "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "!ffffffff", "!ffffffff", "Kenobi23 QTH (5aec)" ], "snr_values": [ -4.5, -32.0, -32.0, 5.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 383462584, "to_node_id": 2687837872, "from_node_name": "Dash 🦄📡 (Jen0)", "to_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "snr": -4.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 26326.94706243862, "from_location_timestamp": 1759393296.4226618, "to_location_timestamp": 1759926515.9396071, "from_location_age_warning": "from 6.3d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "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": 2661374700, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "Kenobi23 QTH (5aec)", "snr": 5.25, "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": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 383462584, 2687837872, 4294967295, 2661374700 ], "node_names": [ "Dash 🦄📡 (Jen0)", "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "!ffffffff", "Kenobi23 QTH (5aec)" ], "snr_values": [ -4.5, -32.0, -32.0, 5.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 383462584, "to_node_id": 2687837872, "from_node_name": "Dash 🦄📡 (Jen0)", "to_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "snr": -4.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 26326.94706243862, "from_location_timestamp": 1759393296.4226618, "to_location_timestamp": 1759926515.9396071, "from_location_age_warning": "from 6.3d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "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": 2661374700, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "Kenobi23 QTH (5aec)", "snr": 5.25, "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" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 4 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Dash 🦄📡 (Jen0) → Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) → !ffffffff → !ffffffff → Kenobi23 QTH (5aec)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "Dash 🦄📡 (Jen0) → Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) → !ffffffff → Kenobi23 QTH (5aec)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 383462584, "to_node_id": 2687837872, "from_node_name": "Dash 🦄📡 (Jen0)", "to_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "snr": -4.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 26326.94706243862, "from_location_timestamp": 1759393296.4226618, "to_location_timestamp": 1759926515.9396071, "from_location_age_warning": "from 6.3d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "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": 2661374700, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "Kenobi23 QTH (5aec)", "snr": 5.25, "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": [], "total_forward_distance": 26326.94706243862, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!32635672", "channel_id": "Madrid", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 383462584, "to": 3677336904, "id": 1561206897, "rx_time": 1759937819, "rx_snr": 8.75, "rx_rssi": -46, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 5, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 236, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a10b02635a0ffffffffffffffffec5aa19e121feeffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff0115", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 2687837872, 4294967295, 4294967295, 2661374700 ], "snr_towards": [ -18, -128, -128, 21 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (51 bytes)
0a10b02635a0ffffffffffffffffec5aa19e121feeffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff0115
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
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Correlation: Using Mesh Packet ID
Reception Locations

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Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Channel Timestamp Actions
Kenobi23 movil (5672) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-46.0 dBm 8.75 dB 4 Madrid 2025-10-08 15:37:00 Current
Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) -10.489s
Before 		-101.0 dBm -4.50 dB 0 Madrid 2025-10-08 15:36:50 View
Monolito (MoN) -9.898s
Before 		-68.0 dBm 8.50 dB 2 Madrid 2025-10-08 15:36:50 View
RodasCard📱🌐 (RDSc) -9.496s
Before 		-104.0 dBm 0.50 dB 1 Madrid 2025-10-08 15:36:51 View
jago1 Cañaveral (jago) -8.642s
Before 		-103.0 dBm 0.75 dB 2 Madrid 2025-10-08 15:36:52 View
Karabanchel_Baldur (KarB) -7.945s
Before 		-94.0 dBm -4.50 dB 2 Madrid 2025-10-08 15:36:52 View
Quass002 ☄️ (Q002) -7.719s
Before 		-118.0 dBm -10.50 dB 3 Madrid 2025-10-08 15:36:53 View
Zion 🗼 (Zion) -7.683s
Before 		-106.0 dBm -13.25 dB 3 Madrid 2025-10-08 15:36:53 View
SkG@Home 📡🌐 (SkGH) -7.657s
Before 		-114.0 dBm -5.50 dB 2 Madrid 2025-10-08 15:36:53 View
Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) -2.098s
Before 		-89.0 dBm 5.25 dB 3 Madrid 2025-10-08 15:36:58 View
Meshtastic 54a4 Justicia (54a4) +1.115s
After 		-117.0 dBm -12.50 dB 4 Madrid 2025-10-08 15:37:01 View
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Total Receptions

11

Unique Gateways