Packet #14201284 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) to Spike 🦄 (Jen3)

21
Total Receptions
21
Unique Gateways
1
Hop Count
21
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 14201284
Mesh Packet ID: 0x42c73a8f
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-10-08 16:03:42 UTC
From Node: Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)
To Node: Spike 🦄 (Jen3)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Glitchs Azuqueca 📡 (GltA)
Channel: MediumSlow
RSSI: -112 dBm
SNR: -0.5 dBm
Hop Info: 1/2 hops
Start: 2, Limit: 1
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 21 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
SNR Towards: -15.75 dB
Return Path: 📡 Santos - Los Inventos de Almogu (ALSA)
SNR Back: 7.0 dB
Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Spike 🦄 (Jen3) Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) 23.32 km -15.75 dB Origin Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Return Path Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) 📡 Santos - Los Inventos de Almogu (ALSA) Unknown 7.0 dB Return Start Hops
Total Forward Distance
23.32 km
Combined Traceroute Graph
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Nodes
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Connections
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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:21 bytes
Gateway:!a0ccc4ac
Channel:MediumSlow
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:1 / 2
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 (1 hops)
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !a0ccc4ac
Node ID format
channel_id MediumSlow
packet MeshPacket (21 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 1168335004
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 21 bytes size
hop_limit 1
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 2
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 1
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -112.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -0.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1759939421
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 64
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1759939422.4373612
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
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (1 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !a0ccc4ac
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -112.0 dBm
SNR: -0.50 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:21 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [], "snr_towards": [ -15.75 ], "route_back": [ 1128129088 ], "snr_back": [ 7.0 ], "route_node_names": { "1128129088": "📡 Santos - Los Inventos de Almogu (ALSA)", "1168335004": "Spike 🦄 (Jen3)", "2687837872": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 14201284, "timestamp": 1759939422.4373612, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 1168335004, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!a0ccc4ac", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "mesh_packet_id": 1120352911, "rssi": -112, "snr": -0.5, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 2, "payload_length": 21, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "120ac1ffffffffffffffff011a0440e23d4322011c", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1759939421, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 64, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-10-08 16:03:42", "hop_count": 1, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "Spike 🦄 (Jen3)", "gateway_name": "Glitchs Azuqueca 📡 (GltA)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 2697774252, "latitude": 40.56332, "longitude": -3.27691, "altitude": 636, "timestamp": 1760082002.8458018, "timestamp_str": "2025-10-10 07:40:02", "display_name": "Glitchs Azuqueca 📡", "long_name": "Glitchs Azuqueca 📡", "short_name": "GltA", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 14201284, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 1168335004, "timestamp": 1759939422.4373612, "gateway_id": "!a0ccc4ac", "raw_payload": "120ac1ffffffffffffffff011a0440e23d4322011c", "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 2, "from_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "Spike 🦄 (Jen3)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [], "snr_towards": [ -15.75 ], "route_back": [ 1128129088 ], "snr_back": [ 7.0 ] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward_with_return", "node_ids": [ 1168335004, 2687837872 ], "node_names": [ "Spike 🦄 (Jen3)", "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)" ], "snr_values": [ -15.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1168335004, "to_node_id": 2687837872, "from_node_name": "Spike 🦄 (Jen3)", "to_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "snr": -15.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 23319.26628024905, "from_location_timestamp": 1757866542.0250692, "to_location_timestamp": 1759926515.9396071, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.4w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.6h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 1 }, "return_path": { "path_type": "return", "node_ids": [ 2687837872, 1128129088 ], "node_names": [ "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "📡 Santos - Los Inventos de Almogu (ALSA)" ], "snr_values": [ 7.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 1128129088, "from_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "📡 Santos - Los Inventos de Almogu (ALSA)", "snr": 7.0, "direction": "return", "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": 1 }, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "combined_rf", "node_ids": [ 1168335004, 2687837872, 1128129088 ], "node_names": [ "Spike 🦄 (Jen3)", "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "📡 Santos - Los Inventos de Almogu (ALSA)" ], "snr_values": [ -15.75, 7.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1168335004, "to_node_id": 2687837872, "from_node_name": "Spike 🦄 (Jen3)", "to_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "snr": -15.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 23319.26628024905, "from_location_timestamp": 1757866542.0250692, "to_location_timestamp": 1759926515.9396071, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.4w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 1128129088, "from_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "📡 Santos - Los Inventos de Almogu (ALSA)", "snr": 7.0, "direction": "return_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": 2 } }, "has_return_path": true, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Spike 🦄 (Jen3) → Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "return_path_display": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) → 📡 Santos - Los Inventos de Almogu (ALSA)", "actual_rf_path_display": "Spike 🦄 (Jen3) → Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) → 📡 Santos - Los Inventos de Almogu (ALSA)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1168335004, "to_node_id": 2687837872, "from_node_name": "Spike 🦄 (Jen3)", "to_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "snr": -15.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 23319.26628024905, "from_location_timestamp": 1757866542.0250692, "to_location_timestamp": 1759926515.9396071, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.4w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.6h ago" } ], "return_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 1128129088, "from_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "📡 Santos - Los Inventos de Almogu (ALSA)", "snr": 7.0, "direction": "return", "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" } ], "total_forward_distance": 23319.26628024905, "total_return_distance": 0 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!a0ccc4ac", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2687837872, "to": 1168335004, "id": 1120352911, "rx_time": 1759939421, "rx_snr": -0.5, "rx_rssi": -112, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 2, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 64, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "120ac1ffffffffffffffff011a0440e23d4322011c", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "snr_towards": [ -63 ], "route_back": [ 1128129088 ], "snr_back": [ 28 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (21 bytes)
120ac1ffffffffffffffff011a0440e23d4322011c
Hex Analysis:
Size:21 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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Map shows gateway locations that received this packet. Hop counts are displayed if available.
Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Channel Timestamp Actions
Glitchs Azuqueca 📡 (GltA) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-112.0 dBm -0.50 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 16:03:42 Current
Quass001 ☄️ (Q001) -32.651s
Before 		-117.0 dBm -15.50 dB 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 16:03:09 View
Quass002 ☄️ (Q002) -32.364s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 16:03:10 View
Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) -31.789s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 16:03:10 View
XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8) -31.749s
Before 		-95.0 dBm 0.25 dB 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 16:03:10 View
Machu Pichu (MaPi) -31.453s
Before 		-107.0 dBm -6.00 dB 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 16:03:10 View
Carbon EA4HKU (C) -31.366s
Before 		-113.0 dBm -4.75 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 16:03:11 View
Meshtastic 1760 (1760) -31.291s
Before 		-121.0 dBm -6.00 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 16:03:11 View
GRN1-Base🗼🌐 (GRN1) -31.283s
Before 		-91.0 dBm 3.50 dB 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 16:03:11 View
Ortem 🚀 2b88 (2b88) -31.263s
Before 		-114.0 dBm -12.25 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 16:03:11 View
[TLG] 📡🌐🔋🔌 (tlg0) -31.248s
Before 		-118.0 dBm -12.25 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 16:03:11 View
Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) -31.137s
Before 		-100.0 dBm 2.00 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 16:03:11 View
Meshtastic 54a4 Justicia (54a4) -30.449s
Before 		-118.0 dBm -12.25 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 16:03:11 View
Meshtastic 18a4 (18a4) -30.391s
Before 		-51.0 dBm 13.75 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 16:03:12 View
Kenobi23 movil (5672) -29.827s
Before 		-50.0 dBm 9.00 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 16:03:12 View
Oxygen EA4HKU (O) -29.713s
Before 		-64.0 dBm 8.75 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 16:03:12 View
Ocumare_Base_🗼🌐 (CATA) -28.942s
Before 		-83.0 dBm 6.25 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 16:03:13 View
Zion 🗼 (Zion) -27.141s
Before 		-107.0 dBm -14.50 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 16:03:15 View
Meshtastic 2688 (2688) -26.415s
Before 		-119.0 dBm -1.00 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 16:03:16 View
Will - Azuqueca (WAzq) -0.432s
Before 		-103.0 dBm 4.50 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 16:03:42 View
Mec Rocket Meco (MRM) -0.428s
Before 		-81.0 dBm 6.75 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 16:03:42 View
21

Total Receptions

21

Unique Gateways