Packet #1551494 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Meshtastic2_a8d8 (a8d8) to Lgn6_299b (Lgn6)

9
Total Receptions
9
Unique Gateways
4
Hop Count
65
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 1551494
Mesh Packet ID: 0xb825b8ec
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-06-22 16:35:46 UTC
From Node: Meshtastic2_a8d8 (a8d8)
To Node: Lgn6_299b (Lgn6)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Meshtastic 56cc (56cc)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -41 dBm
SNR: 6.0 dBm
Hop Info: 4/4 hops
Start: 4, Limit: 0
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 65 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: SkG@Home πŸ—ΌπŸŒ (SkGH) β†’ Base Norte (Bsnr) β†’ Sierra norte Madrid ⛰️ (SNM) β†’ Meshtastic 93f0 (93f0) β†’ Meshtastic 56cc (56cc)
Hop Count: 4 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: -17.25 dB -16.0 dB -3.25 dB -10.5 dB 6.0 dB
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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Meshtastic2_a8d8 (a8d8) SkG@Home πŸ—ΌπŸŒ (SkGH) 3.78 km -17.25 dB Origin Hops
2 SkG@Home πŸ—ΌπŸŒ (SkGH) Base Norte (Bsnr) Unknown -16.0 dB Relay Hops
3 Base Norte (Bsnr) Sierra norte Madrid ⛰️ (SNM) Unknown -3.25 dB Relay Hops
4 Sierra norte Madrid ⛰️ (SNM) Meshtastic 93f0 (93f0) 13.21 km -10.5 dB Relay Hops
5 Meshtastic 93f0 (93f0) Meshtastic 56cc (56cc) 0 m 6.0 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
16.99 km
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Raw Packet Analysis
Complete field breakdown and MQTT privacy/exposure analysis
Packet Structure
MQTT Packet Flow:
ServiceEnvelope (MQTT layer) β†’ MeshPacket (Mesh layer) β†’ Decoded Payload (Application data)
Total Size:65 bytes
Gateway:!db2956cc
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:4 / 4
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
βœ“ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
βœ“ 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 !db2956cc
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (65 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 3676940504
Source node ID
uint32
to 305605019
Target node ID
uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP
enum
decoded.payload_length 65 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 -41.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr 6.00 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1750610127
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 240
Relay node ID
uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1750610146.662379
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:
  • βœ“ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
  • βœ“ Acknowledgment requested
  • βœ“ Targeted to specific node
  • βœ“ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Default channel - no encryption
  • ⚠ 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: !db2956cc
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -41.0 dBm
SNR: 6.00 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:65 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 3676956328, 3676904848, 1129719940, 2224722928, 3676919500 ], "snr_towards": [ -17.25, -16.0, -3.25, -10.5, 6.0 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "1129719940": "Sierra norte Madrid ⛰️ (SNM)", "3676956328": "SkG@Home πŸ—ΌπŸŒ (SkGH)", "3676919500": "Meshtastic 56cc (56cc)", "3676904848": "Base Norte (Bsnr)", "2224722928": "Meshtastic 93f0 (93f0)", "3676940504": "Meshtastic2_a8d8 (a8d8)", "305605019": "Lgn6_299b (Lgn6)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 1551494, "timestamp": 1750610146.662379, "from_node_id": 3676940504, "to_node_id": 305605019, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!db2956cc", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 3089479916, "rssi": -41, "snr": 6.0, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 4, "payload_length": 65, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a14a8e629db901d29db84285643f0939a84cc5629db1229bbffffffffffffffff01c0ffffffffffffffff01f3ffffffffffffffff01d6ffffffffffffffff0118", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1750610127, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 240, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-06-22 16:35:46", "hop_count": 4, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic2_a8d8 (a8d8)", "to_node_name": "Lgn6_299b (Lgn6)", "gateway_name": "Meshtastic 56cc (56cc)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 3676919500, "latitude": 39.0135808, "longitude": -0.16384, "altitude": 9, "timestamp": 1752862931.2269325, "timestamp_str": "2025-07-18 18:22:11", "display_name": "Meshtastic 56cc", "long_name": "Meshtastic 56cc", "short_name": "56cc", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 1551494, "from_node_id": 3676940504, "to_node_id": 305605019, "timestamp": 1750610146.662379, "gateway_id": "!db2956cc", "raw_payload": "0a14a8e629db901d29db84285643f0939a84cc5629db1229bbffffffffffffffff01c0ffffffffffffffff01f3ffffffffffffffff01d6ffffffffffffffff0118", "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 4, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic2_a8d8 (a8d8)", "to_node_name": "!1237299b", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 3676956328, 3676904848, 1129719940, 2224722928, 3676919500 ], "snr_towards": [ -17.25, -16.0, -3.25, -10.5, 6.0 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 3676940504, 3676956328, 3676904848, 1129719940, 2224722928, 3676919500 ], "node_names": [ "Meshtastic2_a8d8 (a8d8)", "SkG@Home πŸ—ΌπŸŒ (SkGH)", "Base Norte (Bsnr)", "Sierra norte Madrid ⛰️ (SNM)", "Meshtastic 93f0 (93f0)", "Meshtastic 56cc (56cc)" ], "snr_values": [ -17.25, -16.0, -3.25, -10.5, 6.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3676940504, "to_node_id": 3676956328, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic2_a8d8 (a8d8)", "to_node_name": "SkG@Home πŸ—ΌπŸŒ (SkGH)", "snr": -17.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3782.793249295673, "from_location_timestamp": 1750609885.6016126, "to_location_timestamp": 1750609949.8432508, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 3676956328, "to_node_id": 3676904848, "from_node_name": "SkG@Home πŸ—ΌπŸŒ (SkGH)", "to_node_name": "Base Norte (Bsnr)", "snr": -16.0, "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": 3676904848, "to_node_id": 1129719940, "from_node_name": "Base Norte (Bsnr)", "to_node_name": "Sierra norte Madrid ⛰️ (SNM)", "snr": -3.25, "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" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 1129719940, "to_node_id": 2224722928, "from_node_name": "Sierra norte Madrid ⛰️ (SNM)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 93f0 (93f0)", "snr": -10.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 13208.494697586344, "from_location_timestamp": 1750569579.8616893, "to_location_timestamp": 1750606219.0098088, "from_location_age_warning": "from 11.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 2224722928, "to_node_id": 3676919500, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 93f0 (93f0)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 56cc (56cc)", "snr": 6.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1750606219.0098088, "to_location_timestamp": 1750609502.693428, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 5 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 3676940504, 3676956328, 3676904848, 1129719940, 2224722928, 3676919500 ], "node_names": [ "Meshtastic2_a8d8 (a8d8)", "SkG@Home πŸ—ΌπŸŒ (SkGH)", "Base Norte (Bsnr)", "Sierra norte Madrid ⛰️ (SNM)", "Meshtastic 93f0 (93f0)", "Meshtastic 56cc (56cc)" ], "snr_values": [ -17.25, -16.0, -3.25, -10.5, 6.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3676940504, "to_node_id": 3676956328, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic2_a8d8 (a8d8)", "to_node_name": "SkG@Home πŸ—ΌπŸŒ (SkGH)", "snr": -17.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3782.793249295673, "from_location_timestamp": 1750609885.6016126, "to_location_timestamp": 1750609949.8432508, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 3676956328, "to_node_id": 3676904848, "from_node_name": "SkG@Home πŸ—ΌπŸŒ (SkGH)", "to_node_name": "Base Norte (Bsnr)", "snr": -16.0, "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": 3676904848, "to_node_id": 1129719940, "from_node_name": "Base Norte (Bsnr)", "to_node_name": "Sierra norte Madrid ⛰️ (SNM)", "snr": -3.25, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 1129719940, "to_node_id": 2224722928, "from_node_name": "Sierra norte Madrid ⛰️ (SNM)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 93f0 (93f0)", "snr": -10.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 13208.494697586344, "from_location_timestamp": 1750569579.8616893, "to_location_timestamp": 1750606219.0098088, "from_location_age_warning": "from 11.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 2224722928, "to_node_id": 3676919500, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 93f0 (93f0)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 56cc (56cc)", "snr": 6.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1750606219.0098088, "to_location_timestamp": 1750609502.693428, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 5 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Meshtastic2_a8d8 (a8d8) β†’ SkG@Home πŸ—ΌπŸŒ (SkGH) β†’ Base Norte (Bsnr) β†’ Sierra norte Madrid ⛰️ (SNM) β†’ Meshtastic 93f0 (93f0) β†’ Meshtastic 56cc (56cc)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "Meshtastic2_a8d8 (a8d8) β†’ SkG@Home πŸ—ΌπŸŒ (SkGH) β†’ Base Norte (Bsnr) β†’ Sierra norte Madrid ⛰️ (SNM) β†’ Meshtastic 93f0 (93f0) β†’ Meshtastic 56cc (56cc)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3676940504, "to_node_id": 3676956328, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic2_a8d8 (a8d8)", "to_node_name": "SkG@Home πŸ—ΌπŸŒ (SkGH)", "snr": -17.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3782.793249295673, "from_location_timestamp": 1750609885.6016126, "to_location_timestamp": 1750609949.8432508, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 3676956328, "to_node_id": 3676904848, "from_node_name": "SkG@Home πŸ—ΌπŸŒ (SkGH)", "to_node_name": "Base Norte (Bsnr)", "snr": -16.0, "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": 3676904848, "to_node_id": 1129719940, "from_node_name": "Base Norte (Bsnr)", "to_node_name": "Sierra norte Madrid ⛰️ (SNM)", "snr": -3.25, "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" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 1129719940, "to_node_id": 2224722928, "from_node_name": "Sierra norte Madrid ⛰️ (SNM)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 93f0 (93f0)", "snr": -10.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 13208.494697586344, "from_location_timestamp": 1750569579.8616893, "to_location_timestamp": 1750606219.0098088, "from_location_age_warning": "from 11.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 2224722928, "to_node_id": 3676919500, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 93f0 (93f0)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 56cc (56cc)", "snr": 6.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1750606219.0098088, "to_location_timestamp": 1750609502.693428, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 16991.287946882017, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!db2956cc", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 3676940504, "to": 305605019, "id": 3089479916, "rx_time": 1750610127, "rx_snr": 6.0, "rx_rssi": -41, "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": 240, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a14a8e629db901d29db84285643f0939a84cc5629db1229bbffffffffffffffff01c0ffffffffffffffff01f3ffffffffffffffff01d6ffffffffffffffff0118", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 3676956328, 3676904848, 1129719940, 2224722928, 3676919500 ], "snr_towards": [ -69, -64, -13, -42, 24 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (65 bytes)
0a14a8e629db901d29db84285643f0939a84cc5629db1229bbffffffffffffffff01c0ffffffffffffffff01f3ffffffffffffffff01d6ffffffffffffffff0118
Hex Analysis:
Size:65 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
Meshtastic 56cc (56cc) Primary 0.000s
Reference
-41.0 dBm 6.00 dB 4 LongFast 2025-06-22 16:35:46 Current
SkG@Home πŸ—ΌπŸŒ (SkGH) -0.121s
Before
-127.0 dBm -17.25 dB 0 LongFast 2025-06-22 16:35:46 View
LgnX_1490 (LgnX) -0.111s
Before
-33.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 LongFast 2025-06-22 16:35:46 View
testπŸ—ΌπŸŒπŸŒž (test) -0.084s
Before
-126.0 dBm -18.25 dB 2 LongFast 2025-06-22 16:35:46 View
GRN1-BaseπŸ“‘πŸŒ (GRN1) -0.074s
Before
-118.0 dBm -9.00 dB 3 LongFast 2025-06-22 16:35:46 View
@lazynoda πŸ‘πŸ—ΌπŸŒ (LZNH) -0.071s
Before
-127.0 dBm -15.75 dB 2 LongFast 2025-06-22 16:35:46 View
Wake Up, Neo...πŸ“‘ (NEO) -0.025s
Before
-104.0 dBm -8.75 dB 4 LongFast 2025-06-22 16:35:46 View
JLC1 (23a4) -0.016s
Before
Unknown 7.25 dB 3 LongFast 2025-06-22 16:35:46 View
[TLGO] Base πŸ“‘πŸŒ (TLG0) -0.013s
Before
-113.0 dBm -8.00 dB 4 LongFast 2025-06-22 16:35:46 View
9

Total Receptions

9

Unique Gateways