Packet #1567995 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Sauron🗼🌞 (SAU) to Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄)

15
Total Receptions
15
Unique Gateways
3
Hop Count
51
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 1567995
Mesh Packet ID: 0x4a7125cd
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-06-22 19:30:59 UTC
From Node: Sauron🗼🌞 (SAU)
To Node: Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: LgnX_1490 (LgnX)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -128 dBm
SNR: -18.75 dBm
Hop Info: 3/4 hops
Start: 4, Limit: 1
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 51 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄) → Sauron🗼🌞 (SAU)
Hop Count: 1 hops
Status: Forward incomplete, Return in progress
SNR Towards: 0.0 dB 5.5 dB
Return Path: Wake Up, Neo...📡 (NEO) → [Nevermore] Ceto🗼 (nvm4) → Base Norte (Bsnr)
SNR Back: -3.5 dB 3.75 dB -18.5 dB
Route Visualization

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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄) Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄) 0 m 0.0 dB Origin Hops
2 Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄) Sauron🗼🌞 (SAU) 52.94 km 5.5 dB Relay Hops
3 Sauron🗼🌞 (SAU) Sauron🗼🌞 (SAU) 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 Sauron🗼🌞 (SAU) Wake Up, Neo...📡 (NEO) 48.41 km -3.5 dB Return Start Hops
2 Wake Up, Neo...📡 (NEO) [Nevermore] Ceto🗼 (nvm4) 43.55 km 3.75 dB Return Relay Hops
3 [Nevermore] Ceto🗼 (nvm4) Base Norte (Bsnr) Unknown -18.5 dB Return End Hops
Total Forward Distance
52.94 km
Total Return Distance
91.96 km
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🚀 Source Node
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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:51 bytes
Gateway:!db2b1490
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:3 / 4
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Targeted to specific node
+ 1 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 !db2b1490
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (51 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 689380565
Source node ID 		uint32
to 3935280668
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 4
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 3
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -128.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -18.75 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1750620656
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 144
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1750620659.0556881
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
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Default channel - no encryption
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (3 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !db2b1490
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -128.0 dBm
SNR: -18.75 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": [ 3935280668, 689380565 ], "snr_towards": [ 0.0, 5.5 ], "route_back": [ 2732684944, 2222057415, 3676904848 ], "snr_back": [ -3.5, 3.75, -18.5 ], "route_node_names": { "2222057415": "[Nevermore] Ceto🗼 (nvm4)", "2732684944": "Wake Up, Neo...📡 (NEO)", "3676904848": "Base Norte (Bsnr)", "689380565": "Sauron🗼🌞 (SAU)", "3935280668": "Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 1567995, "timestamp": 1750620659.0556881, "from_node_id": 689380565, "to_node_id": 3935280668, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!db2b1490", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 1248929229, "rssi": -128, "snr": -18.75, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 4, "payload_length": 51, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a081c9e8fead51c1729120200161a0c9076e1a2c7e77184901d29db2215f2ffffffffffffffff010fb6ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1750620656, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 144, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-06-22 19:30:59", "hop_count": 3, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Sauron🗼🌞 (SAU)", "to_node_name": "Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄)", "gateway_name": "LgnX_1490 (LgnX)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 3677033616, "latitude": 40.3578794, "longitude": -3.784463, "altitude": null, "timestamp": 1752809304.355859, "timestamp_str": "2025-07-18 03:28:24", "display_name": "LgnX_1490", "long_name": "LgnX_1490", "short_name": "LgnX", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 1567995, "from_node_id": 689380565, "to_node_id": 3935280668, "timestamp": 1750620659.0556881, "gateway_id": "!db2b1490", "raw_payload": "0a081c9e8fead51c1729120200161a0c9076e1a2c7e77184901d29db2215f2ffffffffffffffff010fb6ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 4, "from_node_name": "Sauron🗼🌞 (SAU)", "to_node_name": "Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 3935280668, 689380565 ], "snr_towards": [ 0.0, 5.5 ], "route_back": [ 2732684944, 2222057415, 3676904848 ], "snr_back": [ -3.5, 3.75, -18.5 ] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward_with_return", "node_ids": [ 3935280668, 3935280668, 689380565, 689380565 ], "node_names": [ "Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄)", "Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄)", "Sauron🗼🌞 (SAU)", "Sauron🗼🌞 (SAU)" ], "snr_values": [ 0.0, 5.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3935280668, "to_node_id": 3935280668, "from_node_name": "Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄)", "to_node_name": "Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄)", "snr": 0.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1750619923.1499557, "to_location_timestamp": 1750619923.1499557, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 3935280668, "to_node_id": 689380565, "from_node_name": "Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄)", "to_node_name": "Sauron🗼🌞 (SAU)", "snr": 5.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 52936.2453280325, "from_location_timestamp": 1750619923.1499557, "to_location_timestamp": 1750620332.8429914, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 689380565, "to_node_id": 689380565, "from_node_name": "Sauron🗼🌞 (SAU)", "to_node_name": "Sauron🗼🌞 (SAU)", "snr": null, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1750620332.8429914, "to_location_timestamp": 1750620332.8429914, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 3 }, "return_path": { "path_type": "return", "node_ids": [ 689380565, 2732684944, 2222057415, 3676904848 ], "node_names": [ "Sauron🗼🌞 (SAU)", "Wake Up, Neo...📡 (NEO)", "[Nevermore] Ceto🗼 (nvm4)", "Base Norte (Bsnr)" ], "snr_values": [ -3.5, 3.75, -18.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 689380565, "to_node_id": 2732684944, "from_node_name": "Sauron🗼🌞 (SAU)", "to_node_name": "Wake Up, Neo...📡 (NEO)", "snr": -3.5, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 48412.58207881997, "from_location_timestamp": 1750620332.8429914, "to_location_timestamp": 1750620069.895557, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2732684944, "to_node_id": 2222057415, "from_node_name": "Wake Up, Neo...📡 (NEO)", "to_node_name": "[Nevermore] Ceto🗼 (nvm4)", "snr": 3.75, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 43547.224049224926, "from_location_timestamp": 1750620069.895557, "to_location_timestamp": 1750577715.0759194, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 11.9h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 2222057415, "to_node_id": 3676904848, "from_node_name": "[Nevermore] Ceto🗼 (nvm4)", "to_node_name": "Base Norte (Bsnr)", "snr": -18.5, "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": 3 }, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "combined_rf", "node_ids": [ 3935280668, 689380565, 2732684944, 2222057415, 3676904848 ], "node_names": [ "Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄)", "Sauron🗼🌞 (SAU)", "Wake Up, Neo...📡 (NEO)", "[Nevermore] Ceto🗼 (nvm4)", "Base Norte (Bsnr)" ], "snr_values": [ 0.0, 5.5, -3.5, 3.75, -18.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3935280668, "to_node_id": 3935280668, "from_node_name": "Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄)", "to_node_name": "Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄)", "snr": 0.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1750619923.1499557, "to_location_timestamp": 1750619923.1499557, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 3935280668, "to_node_id": 689380565, "from_node_name": "Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄)", "to_node_name": "Sauron🗼🌞 (SAU)", "snr": 5.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 52936.2453280325, "from_location_timestamp": 1750619923.1499557, "to_location_timestamp": 1750620332.8429914, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 689380565, "to_node_id": 2732684944, "from_node_name": "Sauron🗼🌞 (SAU)", "to_node_name": "Wake Up, Neo...📡 (NEO)", "snr": -3.5, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 48412.58207881997, "from_location_timestamp": 1750620332.8429914, "to_location_timestamp": 1750620069.895557, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 2732684944, "to_node_id": 2222057415, "from_node_name": "Wake Up, Neo...📡 (NEO)", "to_node_name": "[Nevermore] Ceto🗼 (nvm4)", "snr": 3.75, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 43547.224049224926, "from_location_timestamp": 1750620069.895557, "to_location_timestamp": 1750577715.0759194, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 11.9h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 2222057415, "to_node_id": 3676904848, "from_node_name": "[Nevermore] Ceto🗼 (nvm4)", "to_node_name": "Base Norte (Bsnr)", "snr": -18.5, "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": 5 } }, "has_return_path": true, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄) → Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄) → Sauron🗼🌞 (SAU) → Sauron🗼🌞 (SAU)", "return_path_display": "Sauron🗼🌞 (SAU) → Wake Up, Neo...📡 (NEO) → [Nevermore] Ceto🗼 (nvm4) → Base Norte (Bsnr)", "actual_rf_path_display": "Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄) → Sauron🗼🌞 (SAU) → Wake Up, Neo...📡 (NEO) → [Nevermore] Ceto🗼 (nvm4) → Base Norte (Bsnr)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3935280668, "to_node_id": 3935280668, "from_node_name": "Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄)", "to_node_name": "Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄)", "snr": 0.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1750619923.1499557, "to_location_timestamp": 1750619923.1499557, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 3935280668, "to_node_id": 689380565, "from_node_name": "Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄)", "to_node_name": "Sauron🗼🌞 (SAU)", "snr": 5.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 52936.2453280325, "from_location_timestamp": 1750619923.1499557, "to_location_timestamp": 1750620332.8429914, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 689380565, "to_node_id": 689380565, "from_node_name": "Sauron🗼🌞 (SAU)", "to_node_name": "Sauron🗼🌞 (SAU)", "snr": null, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1750620332.8429914, "to_location_timestamp": 1750620332.8429914, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago" } ], "return_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 689380565, "to_node_id": 2732684944, "from_node_name": "Sauron🗼🌞 (SAU)", "to_node_name": "Wake Up, Neo...📡 (NEO)", "snr": -3.5, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 48412.58207881997, "from_location_timestamp": 1750620332.8429914, "to_location_timestamp": 1750620069.895557, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2732684944, "to_node_id": 2222057415, "from_node_name": "Wake Up, Neo...📡 (NEO)", "to_node_name": "[Nevermore] Ceto🗼 (nvm4)", "snr": 3.75, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 43547.224049224926, "from_location_timestamp": 1750620069.895557, "to_location_timestamp": 1750577715.0759194, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 11.9h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 2222057415, "to_node_id": 3676904848, "from_node_name": "[Nevermore] Ceto🗼 (nvm4)", "to_node_name": "Base Norte (Bsnr)", "snr": -18.5, "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": 52936.2453280325, "total_return_distance": 91959.8061280449 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!db2b1490", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 689380565, "to": 3935280668, "id": 1248929229, "rx_time": 1750620656, "rx_snr": -18.75, "rx_rssi": -128, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 4, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 144, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a081c9e8fead51c1729120200161a0c9076e1a2c7e77184901d29db2215f2ffffffffffffffff010fb6ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 3935280668, 689380565 ], "snr_towards": [ 0, 22 ], "route_back": [ 2732684944, 2222057415, 3676904848 ], "snr_back": [ -14, 15, -74 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (51 bytes)
0a081c9e8fead51c1729120200161a0c9076e1a2c7e77184901d29db2215f2ffffffffffffffff010fb6ffffffffffffffff01
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
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
LgnX_1490 (LgnX) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-128.0 dBm -18.75 dB 3 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:30:59 Current
Mec Rocket Meco (MRM) -7.542s
Before 		-119.0 dBm -12.25 dB 0 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:30:51 View
Wake Up, Neo...📡 (NEO) -7.532s
Before 		-96.0 dBm -3.50 dB 0 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:30:51 View
Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄) -7.502s
Before 		-91.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:30:51 View
pipeline (pipe) -7.257s
Before 		-115.0 dBm -4.50 dB 0 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:30:51 View
Glitchs Azuqueca 📡 (Glta) -4.674s
Before 		-127.0 dBm -18.00 dB 1 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:30:54 View
Hugo 📱🌡️ (HUGO) -4.104s
Before 		-94.0 dBm -9.75 dB 1 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:30:54 View
Vich 📟🌐 (VCH) -3.690s
Before 		-112.0 dBm -2.75 dB 1 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:30:55 View
Vito 📟📡 (VTO) -3.528s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 2 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:30:55 View
SkG@Home 🗼🌐 (SkGH) -0.164s
Before 		-125.0 dBm -17.00 dB 3 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:30:58 View
test🗼🌐🌞 (test) +0.012s
After 		-110.0 dBm -2.75 dB 1 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:30:59 View
GRN1-Base📡🌐 (GRN1) +0.025s
After 		-118.0 dBm -9.00 dB 1 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:30:59 View
pipeline 2 🇪🇦 (pip2) +0.222s
After 		-54.0 dBm 7.75 dB 1 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:30:59 View
[TLGO] Base 📡🌐 (TLG0) +0.405s
After 		-118.0 dBm -16.25 dB 1 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:30:59 View
Meshtastic 56cc (56cc) +1.368s
After 		-111.0 dBm Unknown 3 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:31:00 View
15

Total Receptions

15

Unique Gateways