Packet #1569309 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from SauronπŸ—ΌπŸŒž (SAU) to Seta (πŸ„)

14
Total Receptions
14
Unique Gateways
3
Hop Count
51
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 1569309
Mesh Packet ID: 0xc77461d4
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-06-22 19:43:43 UTC
From Node: SauronπŸ—ΌπŸŒž (SAU)
To Node: Seta (πŸ„)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Meshtastic a3e8 (a3e8)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -86 dBm
SNR: 5.5 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: Seta (πŸ„) β†’ SauronπŸ—ΌπŸŒž (SAU)
Hop Count: 1 hops
Status: Forward incomplete, Return in progress
SNR Towards: 0.0 dB 3.75 dB
Return Path: !e00ce8c8 β†’ wheeler N1 (whln) β†’ The Clan Home 🏠 (TCLH)
SNR Back: -14.5 dB 6.25 dB -13.75 dB
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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Seta (πŸ„) Seta (πŸ„) 0 m 0.0 dB Origin Hops
2 Seta (πŸ„) SauronπŸ—ΌπŸŒž (SAU) 54.22 km 3.75 dB Relay Hops
3 SauronπŸ—ΌπŸŒž (SAU) SauronπŸ—ΌπŸŒž (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 SauronπŸ—ΌπŸŒž (SAU) !e00ce8c8 Unknown -14.5 dB Return Start Hops
2 !e00ce8c8 wheeler N1 (whln) Unknown 6.25 dB Return Relay Hops
3 wheeler N1 (whln) The Clan Home 🏠 (TCLH) Unknown -13.75 dB Return End Hops
Total Forward Distance
54.22 km
Combined Traceroute Graph
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Nodes
πŸ”„ Router Node
πŸ“‘ Gateway Node
πŸš€ Source Node
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Connections
RF Link
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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:51 bytes
Gateway:!849ba3e8
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:3 / 4
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
βœ“ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
βœ“ 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 !849ba3e8
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 2687838084
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 -86.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr 5.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1750621421
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 16
Relay node ID
uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1750621423.1049075
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“ Targeted to specific node
  • βœ“ 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: !849ba3e8
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -86.0 dBm
SNR: 5.50 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": [ 2687838084, 689380565 ], "snr_towards": [ 0.0, 3.75 ], "route_back": [ 3758942408, 2925564068, 2925566480 ], "snr_back": [ -14.5, 6.25, -13.75 ], "route_node_names": { "2925564068": "wheeler N1 (whln)", "2687838084": "Seta (πŸ„)", "3758942408": "!e00ce8c8", "2925566480": "The Clan Home 🏠 (TCLH)", "689380565": "SauronπŸ—ΌπŸŒž (SAU)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 1569309, "timestamp": 1750621423.1049075, "from_node_id": 689380565, "to_node_id": 2687838084, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!849ba3e8", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 3346293204, "rssi": -86, "snr": 5.5, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 4, "payload_length": 51, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a08842735a0d51c17291202000f1a0cc8e80ce0a49060ae109a60ae2215c6ffffffffffffffff0119c9ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1750621421, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 16, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-06-22 19:43:43", "hop_count": 3, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "SauronπŸ—ΌπŸŒž (SAU)", "to_node_name": "Seta (πŸ„)", "gateway_name": "Meshtastic a3e8 (a3e8)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 2224792552, "latitude": 40.5405696, "longitude": -3.6831232, "altitude": 696, "timestamp": 1752784991.4510136, "timestamp_str": "2025-07-17 20:43:11", "display_name": "Meshtastic a3e8", "long_name": "Meshtastic a3e8", "short_name": "a3e8", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 1569309, "from_node_id": 689380565, "to_node_id": 2687838084, "timestamp": 1750621423.1049075, "gateway_id": "!849ba3e8", "raw_payload": "0a08842735a0d51c17291202000f1a0cc8e80ce0a49060ae109a60ae2215c6ffffffffffffffff0119c9ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 4, "from_node_name": "SauronπŸ—ΌπŸŒž (SAU)", "to_node_name": "Seta (πŸ„)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 2687838084, 689380565 ], "snr_towards": [ 0.0, 3.75 ], "route_back": [ 3758942408, 2925564068, 2925566480 ], "snr_back": [ -14.5, 6.25, -13.75 ] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward_with_return", "node_ids": [ 2687838084, 2687838084, 689380565, 689380565 ], "node_names": [ "Seta (πŸ„)", "Seta (πŸ„)", "SauronπŸ—ΌπŸŒž (SAU)", "SauronπŸ—ΌπŸŒž (SAU)" ], "snr_values": [ 0.0, 3.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2687838084, "to_node_id": 2687838084, "from_node_name": "Seta (πŸ„)", "to_node_name": "Seta (πŸ„)", "snr": 0.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1750231979.0521843, "to_location_timestamp": 1750231979.0521843, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.5d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 4.5d ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2687838084, "to_node_id": 689380565, "from_node_name": "Seta (πŸ„)", "to_node_name": "SauronπŸ—ΌπŸŒž (SAU)", "snr": 3.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 54216.10088722707, "from_location_timestamp": 1750231979.0521843, "to_location_timestamp": 1750620332.8429914, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.5d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 689380565, "to_node_id": 689380565, "from_node_name": "SauronπŸ—ΌπŸŒž (SAU)", "to_node_name": "SauronπŸ—ΌπŸŒž (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 0.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 3 }, "return_path": { "path_type": "return", "node_ids": [ 689380565, 3758942408, 2925564068, 2925566480 ], "node_names": [ "SauronπŸ—ΌπŸŒž (SAU)", "!e00ce8c8", "wheeler N1 (whln)", "The Clan Home 🏠 (TCLH)" ], "snr_values": [ -14.5, 6.25, -13.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 689380565, "to_node_id": 3758942408, "from_node_name": "SauronπŸ—ΌπŸŒž (SAU)", "to_node_name": "!e00ce8c8", "snr": -14.5, "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" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 3758942408, "to_node_id": 2925564068, "from_node_name": "!e00ce8c8", "to_node_name": "wheeler N1 (whln)", "snr": 6.25, "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" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 2925564068, "to_node_id": 2925566480, "from_node_name": "wheeler N1 (whln)", "to_node_name": "The Clan Home 🏠 (TCLH)", "snr": -13.75, "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": [ 2687838084, 689380565, 3758942408, 2925564068, 2925566480 ], "node_names": [ "Seta (πŸ„)", "SauronπŸ—ΌπŸŒž (SAU)", "!e00ce8c8", "wheeler N1 (whln)", "The Clan Home 🏠 (TCLH)" ], "snr_values": [ 0.0, 3.75, -14.5, 6.25, -13.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2687838084, "to_node_id": 2687838084, "from_node_name": "Seta (πŸ„)", "to_node_name": "Seta (πŸ„)", "snr": 0.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1750231979.0521843, "to_location_timestamp": 1750231979.0521843, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.5d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 4.5d ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2687838084, "to_node_id": 689380565, "from_node_name": "Seta (πŸ„)", "to_node_name": "SauronπŸ—ΌπŸŒž (SAU)", "snr": 3.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 54216.10088722707, "from_location_timestamp": 1750231979.0521843, "to_location_timestamp": 1750620332.8429914, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.5d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 689380565, "to_node_id": 3758942408, "from_node_name": "SauronπŸ—ΌπŸŒž (SAU)", "to_node_name": "!e00ce8c8", "snr": -14.5, "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" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 3758942408, "to_node_id": 2925564068, "from_node_name": "!e00ce8c8", "to_node_name": "wheeler N1 (whln)", "snr": 6.25, "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" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 2925564068, "to_node_id": 2925566480, "from_node_name": "wheeler N1 (whln)", "to_node_name": "The Clan Home 🏠 (TCLH)", "snr": -13.75, "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": "Seta (πŸ„) β†’ Seta (πŸ„) β†’ SauronπŸ—ΌπŸŒž (SAU) β†’ SauronπŸ—ΌπŸŒž (SAU)", "return_path_display": "SauronπŸ—ΌπŸŒž (SAU) β†’ !e00ce8c8 β†’ wheeler N1 (whln) β†’ The Clan Home 🏠 (TCLH)", "actual_rf_path_display": "Seta (πŸ„) β†’ SauronπŸ—ΌπŸŒž (SAU) β†’ !e00ce8c8 β†’ wheeler N1 (whln) β†’ The Clan Home 🏠 (TCLH)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2687838084, "to_node_id": 2687838084, "from_node_name": "Seta (πŸ„)", "to_node_name": "Seta (πŸ„)", "snr": 0.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1750231979.0521843, "to_location_timestamp": 1750231979.0521843, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.5d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 4.5d ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2687838084, "to_node_id": 689380565, "from_node_name": "Seta (πŸ„)", "to_node_name": "SauronπŸ—ΌπŸŒž (SAU)", "snr": 3.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 54216.10088722707, "from_location_timestamp": 1750231979.0521843, "to_location_timestamp": 1750620332.8429914, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.5d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 689380565, "to_node_id": 689380565, "from_node_name": "SauronπŸ—ΌπŸŒž (SAU)", "to_node_name": "SauronπŸ—ΌπŸŒž (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 0.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago" } ], "return_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 689380565, "to_node_id": 3758942408, "from_node_name": "SauronπŸ—ΌπŸŒž (SAU)", "to_node_name": "!e00ce8c8", "snr": -14.5, "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" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 3758942408, "to_node_id": 2925564068, "from_node_name": "!e00ce8c8", "to_node_name": "wheeler N1 (whln)", "snr": 6.25, "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" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 2925564068, "to_node_id": 2925566480, "from_node_name": "wheeler N1 (whln)", "to_node_name": "The Clan Home 🏠 (TCLH)", "snr": -13.75, "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": 54216.10088722707, "total_return_distance": 0 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!849ba3e8", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 689380565, "to": 2687838084, "id": 3346293204, "rx_time": 1750621421, "rx_snr": 5.5, "rx_rssi": -86, "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": 16, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a08842735a0d51c17291202000f1a0cc8e80ce0a49060ae109a60ae2215c6ffffffffffffffff0119c9ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 2687838084, 689380565 ], "snr_towards": [ 0, 15 ], "route_back": [ 3758942408, 2925564068, 2925566480 ], "snr_back": [ -58, 25, -55 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (51 bytes)
0a08842735a0d51c17291202000f1a0cc8e80ce0a49060ae109a60ae2215c6ffffffffffffffff0119c9ffffffffffffffff01
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
Meshtastic a3e8 (a3e8) Primary 0.000s
Reference
-86.0 dBm 5.50 dB 3 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:43:43 Current
Mec Rocket Meco (MRM) -8.105s
Before
-119.0 dBm -11.75 dB 0 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:43:35 View
Wake Up, Neo...πŸ“‘ (NEO) -8.098s
Before
-96.0 dBm -1.75 dB 0 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:43:35 View
Seta (πŸ„) -8.080s
Before
-78.0 dBm 5.50 dB 0 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:43:35 View
pipeline (pipe) -7.819s
Before
-115.0 dBm -4.25 dB 0 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:43:35 View
@lazynoda πŸ‘πŸ—ΌπŸŒ (LZNH) -6.186s
Before
-127.0 dBm -17.25 dB 1 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:43:36 View
SkG@Home πŸ—ΌπŸŒ (SkGH) -6.173s
Before
-104.0 dBm 3.50 dB 1 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:43:36 View
pipeline 2 πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡¦ (pip2) -5.198s
Before
-55.0 dBm 6.75 dB 1 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:43:37 View
testπŸ—ΌπŸŒπŸŒž (test) -2.835s
Before
-105.0 dBm -1.00 dB 0 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:43:40 View
Vich πŸ“ŸπŸŒ (VCH) +6.591s
After
-114.0 dBm -2.25 dB 1 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:43:49 View
Hugo πŸ“±πŸŒ‘οΈ (HUGO) +7.254s
After
-94.0 dBm -10.50 dB 1 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:43:50 View
HeRtH_Fk_01 (HeH1) +7.358s
After
-124.0 dBm -15.50 dB 1 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:43:50 View
Aldinra_1640_πŸ—ΌπŸŒ (AldB) +7.490s
After
-122.0 dBm -17.50 dB 1 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:43:50 View
Vito πŸ“ŸπŸ“‘ (VTO) +7.611s
After
-121.0 dBm -16.75 dB 1 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:43:50 View
14

Total Receptions

14

Unique Gateways