Packet #14201111 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) to XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)

20
Total Receptions
20
Unique Gateways
2
Hop Count
46
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 14201111
Mesh Packet ID: 0x4deda68e
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-10-08 16:02:42 UTC
From Node: Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)
To Node: XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Oxygen EA4HKU (O)
Channel: MediumSlow
RSSI: -64 dBm
SNR: 8.0 dBm
Hop Info: 2/2 hops
Start: 2, Limit: 0
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 46 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8) → Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)
Hop Count: 1 hops
Status: Forward incomplete, Return in progress
SNR Towards: 0.0 dB -2.5 dB
Return Path: Chamartin_Solar🗼☀️ (Chmt) → Palladium EA4HKU 🗼☀️ (PD)
SNR Back: -14.5 dB 0.25 dB
Route Visualization

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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8) XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8) 0 m 0.0 dB Origin Hops
2 XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8) Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) 49.29 km -2.5 dB Relay Hops
3 Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) 0 m Unknown Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Return Path Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) Chamartin_Solar🗼☀️ (Chmt) 45.13 km -14.5 dB Return Start Hops
2 Chamartin_Solar🗼☀️ (Chmt) Palladium EA4HKU 🗼☀️ (PD) 4.19 km 0.25 dB Return End Hops
Total Forward Distance
49.29 km
Total Return Distance
49.33 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:46 bytes
Gateway:!a0cb6198
Channel:MediumSlow
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:2 / 2
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Targeted to specific node
+ 2 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
⚠ Multi-hop path visible (2 hops)
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MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !a0cb6198
Node ID format
channel_id MediumSlow
packet MeshPacket (46 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2687837872
Source node ID 		uint32
to 864535752
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 46 bytes size
hop_limit Not set uint32
hop_start 2
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 2
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -64.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 8.00 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1759939361
Receive timestamp 		fixed32
via_mqtt False
Direct LoRa transmission 		bool
want_ack False
No ACK 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 160
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1759939362.5651975
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)
  • ✓ 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
Gateway ID: !a0cb6198
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -64.0 dBm
SNR: 8.00 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:46 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 864535752, 2687837872 ], "snr_towards": [ 0.0, -2.5 ], "route_back": [ 2035064309, 3875896224 ], "snr_back": [ -14.5, 0.25 ], "route_node_names": { "864535752": "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)", "3875896224": "Palladium EA4HKU 🗼☀️ (PD)", "2035064309": "Chamartin_Solar🗼☀️ (Chmt)", "2687837872": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 14201111, "timestamp": 1759939362.5651975, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 864535752, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!a0cb6198", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "mesh_packet_id": 1307420302, "rssi": -64, "snr": 8.0, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 2, "payload_length": 46, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a08c8c48733b02635a0120b00f6ffffffffffffffff011a08f59d4c79a07b05e7220bc6ffffffffffffffff0101", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1759939361, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 160, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-10-08 16:02:42", "hop_count": 2, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)", "gateway_name": "Oxygen EA4HKU (O)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 2697683352, "latitude": 40.4488192, "longitude": -3.6438016, "altitude": 730, "timestamp": 1758450309.0049605, "timestamp_str": "2025-09-21 10:25:09", "display_name": "Oxygen EA4HKU", "long_name": "Oxygen EA4HKU", "short_name": "O", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 14201111, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 864535752, "timestamp": 1759939362.5651975, "gateway_id": "!a0cb6198", "raw_payload": "0a08c8c48733b02635a0120b00f6ffffffffffffffff011a08f59d4c79a07b05e7220bc6ffffffffffffffff0101", "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 2, "from_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 864535752, 2687837872 ], "snr_towards": [ 0.0, -2.5 ], "route_back": [ 2035064309, 3875896224 ], "snr_back": [ -14.5, 0.25 ] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward_with_return", "node_ids": [ 864535752, 864535752, 2687837872, 2687837872 ], "node_names": [ "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)", "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)", "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)" ], "snr_values": [ 0.0, -2.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 864535752, "to_node_id": 864535752, "from_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)", "to_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)", "snr": 0.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1759938435.7973762, "to_location_timestamp": 1759938435.7973762, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 864535752, "to_node_id": 2687837872, "from_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)", "to_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "snr": -2.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 49291.07158083809, "from_location_timestamp": 1759938435.7973762, "to_location_timestamp": 1759926515.9396071, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 2687837872, "from_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "snr": null, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1759926515.9396071, "to_location_timestamp": 1759926515.9396071, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.6h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 3 }, "return_path": { "path_type": "return", "node_ids": [ 2687837872, 2035064309, 3875896224 ], "node_names": [ "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "Chamartin_Solar🗼☀️ (Chmt)", "Palladium EA4HKU 🗼☀️ (PD)" ], "snr_values": [ -14.5, 0.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 2035064309, "from_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "Chamartin_Solar🗼☀️ (Chmt)", "snr": -14.5, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 45132.66160599264, "from_location_timestamp": 1759926515.9396071, "to_location_timestamp": 1759904908.7087772, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 9.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2035064309, "to_node_id": 3875896224, "from_node_name": "Chamartin_Solar🗼☀️ (Chmt)", "to_node_name": "Palladium EA4HKU 🗼☀️ (PD)", "snr": 0.25, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 4193.344438997857, "from_location_timestamp": 1759904908.7087772, "to_location_timestamp": 1759904899.8035347, "from_location_age_warning": "from 9.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 9.6h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 2 }, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "combined_rf", "node_ids": [ 864535752, 2687837872, 2035064309, 3875896224 ], "node_names": [ "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)", "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "Chamartin_Solar🗼☀️ (Chmt)", "Palladium EA4HKU 🗼☀️ (PD)" ], "snr_values": [ 0.0, -2.5, -14.5, 0.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 864535752, "to_node_id": 864535752, "from_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)", "to_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)", "snr": 0.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1759938435.7973762, "to_location_timestamp": 1759938435.7973762, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 864535752, "to_node_id": 2687837872, "from_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)", "to_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "snr": -2.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 49291.07158083809, "from_location_timestamp": 1759938435.7973762, "to_location_timestamp": 1759926515.9396071, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 2035064309, "from_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "Chamartin_Solar🗼☀️ (Chmt)", "snr": -14.5, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 45132.66160599264, "from_location_timestamp": 1759926515.9396071, "to_location_timestamp": 1759904908.7087772, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 9.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 2035064309, "to_node_id": 3875896224, "from_node_name": "Chamartin_Solar🗼☀️ (Chmt)", "to_node_name": "Palladium EA4HKU 🗼☀️ (PD)", "snr": 0.25, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 4193.344438997857, "from_location_timestamp": 1759904908.7087772, "to_location_timestamp": 1759904899.8035347, "from_location_age_warning": "from 9.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 9.6h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 4 } }, "has_return_path": true, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8) → XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8) → Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) → Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "return_path_display": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) → Chamartin_Solar🗼☀️ (Chmt) → Palladium EA4HKU 🗼☀️ (PD)", "actual_rf_path_display": "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8) → Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) → Chamartin_Solar🗼☀️ (Chmt) → Palladium EA4HKU 🗼☀️ (PD)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 864535752, "to_node_id": 864535752, "from_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)", "to_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)", "snr": 0.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1759938435.7973762, "to_location_timestamp": 1759938435.7973762, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 864535752, "to_node_id": 2687837872, "from_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8)", "to_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "snr": -2.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 49291.07158083809, "from_location_timestamp": 1759938435.7973762, "to_location_timestamp": 1759926515.9396071, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 2687837872, "from_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "snr": null, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1759926515.9396071, "to_location_timestamp": 1759926515.9396071, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.6h ago" } ], "return_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 2035064309, "from_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "Chamartin_Solar🗼☀️ (Chmt)", "snr": -14.5, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 45132.66160599264, "from_location_timestamp": 1759926515.9396071, "to_location_timestamp": 1759904908.7087772, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 9.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2035064309, "to_node_id": 3875896224, "from_node_name": "Chamartin_Solar🗼☀️ (Chmt)", "to_node_name": "Palladium EA4HKU 🗼☀️ (PD)", "snr": 0.25, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 4193.344438997857, "from_location_timestamp": 1759904908.7087772, "to_location_timestamp": 1759904899.8035347, "from_location_age_warning": "from 9.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 9.6h ago" } ], "total_forward_distance": 49291.07158083809, "total_return_distance": 49326.00604499049 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!a0cb6198", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2687837872, "to": 864535752, "id": 1307420302, "rx_time": 1759939361, "rx_snr": 8.0, "rx_rssi": -64, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 2, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 160, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a08c8c48733b02635a0120b00f6ffffffffffffffff011a08f59d4c79a07b05e7220bc6ffffffffffffffff0101", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 864535752, 2687837872 ], "snr_towards": [ 0, -10 ], "route_back": [ 2035064309, 3875896224 ], "snr_back": [ -58, 1 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (46 bytes)
0a08c8c48733b02635a0120b00f6ffffffffffffffff011a08f59d4c79a07b05e7220bc6ffffffffffffffff0101
Hex Analysis:
Size:46 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
Oxygen EA4HKU (O) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-64.0 dBm 8.00 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 16:02:42 Current
Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) -6.277s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 16:02:36 View
GRN1-Base🗼🌐 (GRN1) -3.454s
Before 		-92.0 dBm 3.25 dB 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 16:02:39 View
RodasCard📱🌐 (RDSc) -3.277s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -12.25 dB 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 16:02:39 View
XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8) -2.710s
Before 		-95.0 dBm -2.00 dB 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 16:02:39 View
Machu Pichu (MaPi) -2.498s
Before 		-107.0 dBm -5.75 dB 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 16:02:40 View
Quass001 ☄️ (Q001) -1.875s
Before 		-117.0 dBm -13.00 dB 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 16:02:40 View
Quass002 ☄️ (Q002) -1.665s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 16:02:40 View
Ocumare_Base_🗼🌐 (CATA) -1.497s
Before 		-93.0 dBm 1.25 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 16:02:41 View
Carbon EA4HKU (C) -1.056s
Before 		-108.0 dBm 1.00 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 16:02:41 View
Meshtastic 1760 (1760) -0.968s
Before 		-124.0 dBm -5.75 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 16:02:41 View
Ortem 🚀 2b88 (2b88) -0.916s
Before 		-115.0 dBm -12.00 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 16:02:41 View
Meshtastic 18a4 (18a4) -0.635s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 16:02:41 View
Rodashtastic🗼🌐 (RDSt) +0.043s
After 		-115.0 dBm -7.50 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 16:02:42 View
[TLG] 📡🌐🔋🔌 (tlg0) +0.071s
After 		-118.0 dBm -12.25 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 16:02:42 View
Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) +0.586s
After 		-99.0 dBm 1.00 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 16:02:43 View
Kenobi23 movil (5672) +2.182s
After 		-49.0 dBm 8.75 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 16:02:44 View
Karabanchel_Baldur (KarB) +4.160s
After 		-87.0 dBm 1.25 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 16:02:46 View
tizon (Sylv) +4.460s
After 		-105.0 dBm 5.25 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 16:02:47 View
🌐Charly Unid Movil🛰 (C181) +7.321s
After 		-116.0 dBm -16.50 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 16:02:49 View
20

Total Receptions

20

Unique Gateways