Packet #1569630 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Sauron๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒž (SAU) to Seta (๐Ÿ„)

9
Total Receptions
9
Unique Gateways
1
Hop Count
32
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 1569630
Mesh Packet ID: 0xfa8205d7
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-06-22 19:46:00 UTC
From Node: Sauron๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒž (SAU)
To Node: Seta (๐Ÿ„)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: pipeline 2 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆ (pip2)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -54 dBm
SNR: 5.75 dBm
Hop Info: 1/4 hops
Start: 4, Limit: 3
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 32 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: Seta (๐Ÿ„) โ†’ Sauron๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒž (SAU)
Hop Count: 1 hops
Status: Forward incomplete, Return in progress
SNR Towards: 0.0 dB 6.0 dB
Return Path: pipeline (pipe)
SNR Back: -4.25 dB
Route Visualization
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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Seta (๐Ÿ„) Seta (๐Ÿ„) 0 m 0.0 dB Origin Hops
2 Seta (๐Ÿ„) Sauron๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒž (SAU) 54.22 km 6.0 dB Relay Hops
3 Sauron๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒž (SAU) Sauron๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒž (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 Sauron๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒž (SAU) pipeline (pipe) 36.45 km -4.25 dB Return Start Hops
Total Forward Distance
54.22 km
Total Return Distance
36.45 km
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Nodes
๐Ÿ”„ Router Node
๐Ÿ“ก Gateway Node
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๐ŸŽฏ Target Node
Connections
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Raw Packet Analysis
Complete field breakdown and MQTT privacy/exposure analysis
Packet Structure
MQTT Packet Flow:
ServiceEnvelope (MQTT layer) โ†’ MeshPacket (Mesh layer) โ†’ Decoded Payload (Application data)
Total Size:32 bytes
Gateway:!b03c93ec
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:1 / 4
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
โœ“ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
โœ“ Targeted to specific node
+ 1 more...
Exposure Risks:
โš  Default channel - no encryption
โš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
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MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !b03c93ec
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (32 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 32 bytes size
hop_limit 3
Remaining hops allowed
uint32
hop_start 4
Initial hop limit
uint32
hops_taken 1
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit
derived
rx_rssi -54.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr 5.75 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1750621558
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 104
Relay node ID
uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1750621560.0878155
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:
  • โœ“ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
  • โœ“ Targeted to specific node
  • โœ“ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • โš  Default channel - no encryption
  • โš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • โš  Multi-hop path visible (1 hops)
  • โš  RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !b03c93ec
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -54.0 dBm
SNR: 5.75 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:32 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 2687838084, 689380565 ], "snr_towards": [ 0.0, 6.0 ], "route_back": [ 2956672872 ], "snr_back": [ -4.25 ], "route_node_names": { "2956672872": "pipeline (pipe)", "2687838084": "Seta (๐Ÿ„)", "689380565": "Sauron๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒž (SAU)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 1569630, "timestamp": 1750621560.0878155, "from_node_id": 689380565, "to_node_id": 2687838084, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!b03c93ec", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 4202825175, "rssi": -54, "snr": 5.75, "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 4, "payload_length": 32, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a08842735a0d51c1729120200181a04683f3bb0220aefffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1750621558, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 104, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-06-22 19:46:00", "hop_count": 1, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Sauron๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒž (SAU)", "to_node_name": "Seta (๐Ÿ„)", "gateway_name": "pipeline 2 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆ (pip2)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 2956760044, "latitude": 40.5617982, "longitude": -3.6293261, "altitude": 660, "timestamp": 1751226730.4022667, "timestamp_str": "2025-06-29 19:52:10", "display_name": "pipeline 2 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆ", "long_name": "pipeline 2 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆ", "short_name": "pip2", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 1569630, "from_node_id": 689380565, "to_node_id": 2687838084, "timestamp": 1750621560.0878155, "gateway_id": "!b03c93ec", "raw_payload": "0a08842735a0d51c1729120200181a04683f3bb0220aefffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 4, "from_node_name": "Sauron๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒž (SAU)", "to_node_name": "Seta (๐Ÿ„)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 2687838084, 689380565 ], "snr_towards": [ 0.0, 6.0 ], "route_back": [ 2956672872 ], "snr_back": [ -4.25 ] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward_with_return", "node_ids": [ 2687838084, 2687838084, 689380565, 689380565 ], "node_names": [ "Seta (๐Ÿ„)", "Seta (๐Ÿ„)", "Sauron๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒž (SAU)", "Sauron๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒž (SAU)" ], "snr_values": [ 0.0, 6.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2687838084, "to_node_id": 2687838084, "from_node_name": "Seta (๐Ÿ„)", "to_node_name": "Seta (๐Ÿ„)", "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 (๐Ÿ„)", "to_node_name": "Sauron๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒž (SAU)", "snr": 6.0, "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": "Sauron๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒž (SAU)", "to_node_name": "Sauron๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒž (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, 2956672872 ], "node_names": [ "Sauron๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒž (SAU)", "pipeline (pipe)" ], "snr_values": [ -4.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 689380565, "to_node_id": 2956672872, "from_node_name": "Sauron๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒž (SAU)", "to_node_name": "pipeline (pipe)", "snr": -4.25, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 36453.09470847027, "from_location_timestamp": 1750620332.8429914, "to_location_timestamp": 1750619834.031008, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.5h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 1 }, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "combined_rf", "node_ids": [ 2687838084, 689380565, 2956672872 ], "node_names": [ "Seta (๐Ÿ„)", "Sauron๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒž (SAU)", "pipeline (pipe)" ], "snr_values": [ 0.0, 6.0, -4.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2687838084, "to_node_id": 2687838084, "from_node_name": "Seta (๐Ÿ„)", "to_node_name": "Seta (๐Ÿ„)", "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 (๐Ÿ„)", "to_node_name": "Sauron๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒž (SAU)", "snr": 6.0, "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": 2956672872, "from_node_name": "Sauron๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒž (SAU)", "to_node_name": "pipeline (pipe)", "snr": -4.25, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 36453.09470847027, "from_location_timestamp": 1750620332.8429914, "to_location_timestamp": 1750619834.031008, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.5h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 3 } }, "has_return_path": true, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Seta (๐Ÿ„) โ†’ Seta (๐Ÿ„) โ†’ Sauron๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒž (SAU) โ†’ Sauron๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒž (SAU)", "return_path_display": "Sauron๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒž (SAU) โ†’ pipeline (pipe)", "actual_rf_path_display": "Seta (๐Ÿ„) โ†’ Sauron๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒž (SAU) โ†’ pipeline (pipe)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2687838084, "to_node_id": 2687838084, "from_node_name": "Seta (๐Ÿ„)", "to_node_name": "Seta (๐Ÿ„)", "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 (๐Ÿ„)", "to_node_name": "Sauron๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒž (SAU)", "snr": 6.0, "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": "Sauron๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒž (SAU)", "to_node_name": "Sauron๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒž (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": 2956672872, "from_node_name": "Sauron๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒž (SAU)", "to_node_name": "pipeline (pipe)", "snr": -4.25, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 36453.09470847027, "from_location_timestamp": 1750620332.8429914, "to_location_timestamp": 1750619834.031008, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.5h ago" } ], "total_forward_distance": 54216.10088722707, "total_return_distance": 36453.09470847027 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!b03c93ec", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 689380565, "to": 2687838084, "id": 4202825175, "rx_time": 1750621558, "rx_snr": 5.75, "rx_rssi": -54, "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 4, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 104, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a08842735a0d51c1729120200181a04683f3bb0220aefffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 2687838084, 689380565 ], "snr_towards": [ 0, 24 ], "route_back": [ 2956672872 ], "snr_back": [ -17 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (32 bytes)
0a08842735a0d51c1729120200181a04683f3bb0220aefffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:32 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
pipeline 2 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆ (pip2) Primary 0.000s
Reference
-54.0 dBm 5.75 dB 1 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:46:00 Current
Mec Rocket Meco (MRM) -2.904s
Before
-118.0 dBm -11.00 dB 0 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:45:57 View
Wake Up, Neo...๐Ÿ“ก (NEO) -2.897s
Before
-96.0 dBm -2.00 dB 0 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:45:57 View
test๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒ๐ŸŒž (test) -2.605s
Before
-105.0 dBm 1.25 dB 0 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:45:57 View
GRN1-Base๐Ÿ“ก๐ŸŒ (GRN1) -2.576s
Before
-127.0 dBm -19.25 dB 0 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:45:57 View
pipeline (pipe) -2.298s
Before
-115.0 dBm -4.25 dB 0 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:45:57 View
SkG@Home ๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒ (SkGH) +1.257s
After
-103.0 dBm 3.75 dB 1 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:46:01 View
@lazynoda ๐Ÿก๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒ (LZNH) +8.456s
After
-122.0 dBm -11.50 dB 2 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:46:08 View
LgnX_1490 (LgnX) +8.630s
After
-125.0 dBm -14.25 dB 2 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:46:08 View
9

Total Receptions

9

Unique Gateways