Packet #1568140 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) to Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄)

15
Total Receptions
15
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
23
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 1568140
Mesh Packet ID: 0x173e02eb
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-06-22 19:32:26 UTC
From Node: Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)
To Node: Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -109 dBm
SNR: -0.5 dBm
Hop Info: 0/4 hops
Start: 4, Limit: 4
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 23 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄) → Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)
Hop Count: 1 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: 0.0 dB -3.5 dB
Route Visualization

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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄) 40.84 km 0.0 dB Origin Hops
2 Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄) Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) 40.84 km -3.5 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
81.68 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:23 bytes
Gateway:!ea8f9e1c
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:Unknown / 4
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Targeted to specific node
+ 2 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Default channel - no encryption
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !ea8f9e1c
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (23 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 3935280668
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 23 bytes size
hop_limit 4
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 4
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 0
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -109.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -0.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1750620746
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 176
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1750620746.754215
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
  • ✓ Zero-hop: direct from source to MQTT gateway
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Default channel - no encryption
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !ea8f9e1c
Zero Hop Policy: Enabled
Direct gateway connection
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -109.0 dBm
SNR: -0.50 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:23 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 3935280668, 2687837872 ], "snr_towards": [ 0.0, -3.5 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "2687837872": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "3935280668": "Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 1568140, "timestamp": 1750620746.754215, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 3935280668, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!ea8f9e1c", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 389939947, "rssi": -109, "snr": -0.5, "hop_limit": 4, "hop_start": 4, "payload_length": 23, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a081c9e8feab02635a0120b00f2ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1750620746, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 176, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-06-22 19:32:26", "hop_count": 0, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄)", "gateway_name": "Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 3935280668, "latitude": 40.4110324, "longitude": -3.7278573, "altitude": null, "timestamp": 1751398370.7630036, "timestamp_str": "2025-07-01 19:32:50", "display_name": "Ajo Base 🧄 📡", "long_name": "Ajo Base 🧄 📡", "short_name": "🧄", "hw_model": "SEEED_XIAO_S3" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 1568140, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 3935280668, "timestamp": 1750620746.754215, "gateway_id": "!ea8f9e1c", "raw_payload": "0a081c9e8feab02635a0120b00f2ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 4, "hop_start": 4, "from_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 3935280668, 2687837872 ], "snr_towards": [ 0.0, -3.5 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 2687837872, 3935280668, 2687837872 ], "node_names": [ "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄)", "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)" ], "snr_values": [ 0.0, -3.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 3935280668, "from_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄)", "snr": 0.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 40840.52158548758, "from_location_timestamp": 1750620613.411472, "to_location_timestamp": 1750619923.1499557, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 3935280668, "to_node_id": 2687837872, "from_node_name": "Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄)", "to_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "snr": -3.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 40840.52158548758, "from_location_timestamp": 1750619923.1499557, "to_location_timestamp": 1750620613.411472, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.0h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 2 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 2687837872, 3935280668 ], "node_names": [ "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄)" ], "snr_values": [ 0.0, -3.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 3935280668, "from_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄)", "snr": 0.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 40840.52158548758, "from_location_timestamp": 1750620613.411472, "to_location_timestamp": 1750619923.1499557, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 3935280668, "to_node_id": 2687837872, "from_node_name": "Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄)", "to_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "snr": -3.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 40840.52158548758, "from_location_timestamp": 1750619923.1499557, "to_location_timestamp": 1750620613.411472, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.0h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 2 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) → Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄) → Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) → Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 3935280668, "from_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄)", "snr": 0.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 40840.52158548758, "from_location_timestamp": 1750620613.411472, "to_location_timestamp": 1750619923.1499557, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 3935280668, "to_node_id": 2687837872, "from_node_name": "Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄)", "to_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "snr": -3.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 40840.52158548758, "from_location_timestamp": 1750619923.1499557, "to_location_timestamp": 1750620613.411472, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.0h ago" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 81681.04317097516, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!ea8f9e1c", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2687837872, "to": 3935280668, "id": 389939947, "rx_time": 1750620746, "rx_snr": -0.5, "rx_rssi": -109, "hop_limit": 4, "hop_start": 4, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 176, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a081c9e8feab02635a0120b00f2ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 3935280668, 2687837872 ], "snr_towards": [ 0, -14 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (23 bytes)
0a081c9e8feab02635a0120b00f2ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:23 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
Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-109.0 dBm -0.50 dB 0 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:32:26 Current
test🗼🌐🌞 (test) +0.264s
After 		-88.0 dBm 5.75 dB 0 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:32:27 View
Mec Rocket Meco (MRM) +1.080s
After 		-120.0 dBm -10.50 dB 1 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:32:27 View
Wake Up, Neo...📡 (NEO) +1.086s
After 		-95.0 dBm -4.75 dB 1 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:32:27 View
pipeline (pipe) +1.362s
After 		-115.0 dBm -4.50 dB 1 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:32:28 View
GRN1-Base📡🌐 (GRN1) +1.395s
After 		-126.0 dBm -16.50 dB 1 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:32:28 View
LgnX_1490 (LgnX) +4.054s
After 		-128.0 dBm -18.25 dB 2 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:32:30 View
@lazynoda 🏡🗼🌐 (LZNH) +4.140s
After 		-126.0 dBm -15.00 dB 2 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:32:30 View
pipeline 2 🇪🇦 (pip2) +4.288s
After 		-55.0 dBm 7.50 dB 2 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:32:31 View
[TLGO] Base 📡🌐 (TLG0) +6.135s
After 		-112.0 dBm -11.00 dB 3 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:32:32 View
Hugo 📱🌡️ (HUGO) +8.780s
After 		-94.0 dBm -11.00 dB 2 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:32:35 View
Vito 📟📡 (VTO) +8.823s
After 		-122.0 dBm -17.75 dB 2 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:32:35 View
Vich 📟🌐 (VCH) +9.064s
After 		-115.0 dBm -3.00 dB 2 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:32:35 View
Meshtastic c498📡🌐 (C498) +10.618s
After 		-125.0 dBm -18.25 dB 1 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:32:37 View
Meshtastic 56cc (56cc) +10.880s
After 		-111.0 dBm 0.50 dB 1 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:32:37 View
15

Total Receptions

15

Unique Gateways