Packet #1569829 Success

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

15
Total Receptions
15
Unique Gateways
2
Hop Count
46
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 1569829
Mesh Packet ID: 0xa4dc69d9
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-06-22 19:47:37 UTC
From Node: SauronπŸ—ΌπŸŒž (SAU)
To Node: Seta (πŸ„)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Vich πŸ“ŸπŸŒ (VCH)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: Unknown
SNR: Unknown
Hop Info: 2/4 hops
Start: 4, Limit: 2
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 46 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 4.25 dB
Return Path: Wake Up, Neo...πŸ“‘ (NEO) β†’ Vito πŸ“ŸπŸ“‘ (VTO)
SNR Back: -3.5 dB -16.25 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 4.25 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) Wake Up, Neo...πŸ“‘ (NEO) 48.41 km -3.5 dB Return Start Hops
2 Wake Up, Neo...πŸ“‘ (NEO) Vito πŸ“ŸπŸ“‘ (VTO) 2.64 km -16.25 dB Return End Hops
Total Forward Distance
54.22 km
Total Return Distance
51.06 km
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Legend & Paths
Nodes
πŸ”„ Router Node
πŸ“‘ Gateway Node
πŸš€ Source Node
🎯 Target Node
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:46 bytes
Gateway:!db2f1134
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:2 / 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
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MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !db2f1134
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (46 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 46 bytes size
hop_limit 2
Remaining hops allowed
uint32
hop_start 4
Initial hop limit
uint32
hops_taken 2
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit
derived
rx_rssi Not set int32
rx_snr Not set float
rx_time 1750621656
Receive timestamp
fixed32
via_mqtt False
Direct LoRa transmission
bool
want_ack False
No ACK requested
bool
priority 80
Packet priority level
enum
delayed Not set enum
channel Not set uint32
pki_encrypted False
Standard encryption
bool
next_hop Not set uint32
relay_node 44
Relay node ID
uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1750621657.46656
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 (2 hops)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !db2f1134
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:46 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 2687838084, 689380565 ], "snr_towards": [ 0.0, 4.25 ], "route_back": [ 2732684944, 2697665836 ], "snr_back": [ -3.5, -16.25 ], "route_node_names": { "2732684944": "Wake Up, Neo...πŸ“‘ (NEO)", "2687838084": "Seta (πŸ„)", "689380565": "SauronπŸ—ΌπŸŒž (SAU)", "2697665836": "Vito πŸ“ŸπŸ“‘ (VTO)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 1569829, "timestamp": 1750621657.46656, "from_node_id": 689380565, "to_node_id": 2687838084, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!db2f1134", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 2765908441, "rssi": 0, "snr": 0.0, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 4, "payload_length": 46, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a08842735a0d51c1729120200111a089076e1a22c1dcba02214f2ffffffffffffffff01bfffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 80, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1750621656, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 44, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-06-22 19:47:37", "hop_count": 2, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "SauronπŸ—ΌπŸŒž (SAU)", "to_node_name": "Seta (πŸ„)", "gateway_name": "Vich πŸ“ŸπŸŒ (VCH)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 3677294900, "latitude": 40.4709376, "longitude": -3.690496, "altitude": 724, "timestamp": 1752790688.6994224, "timestamp_str": "2025-07-17 22:18:08", "display_name": "Vich πŸ“ŸπŸŒ", "long_name": "Vich πŸ“ŸπŸŒ", "short_name": "VCH", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 1569829, "from_node_id": 689380565, "to_node_id": 2687838084, "timestamp": 1750621657.46656, "gateway_id": "!db2f1134", "raw_payload": "0a08842735a0d51c1729120200111a089076e1a22c1dcba02214f2ffffffffffffffff01bfffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 4, "from_node_name": "SauronπŸ—ΌπŸŒž (SAU)", "to_node_name": "Seta (πŸ„)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 2687838084, 689380565 ], "snr_towards": [ 0.0, 4.25 ], "route_back": [ 2732684944, 2697665836 ], "snr_back": [ -3.5, -16.25 ] }, "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, 4.25 ], "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": 4.25, "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 0.4h 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 0.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 3 }, "return_path": { "path_type": "return", "node_ids": [ 689380565, 2732684944, 2697665836 ], "node_names": [ "SauronπŸ—ΌπŸŒž (SAU)", "Wake Up, Neo...πŸ“‘ (NEO)", "Vito πŸ“ŸπŸ“‘ (VTO)" ], "snr_values": [ -3.5, -16.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 689380565, "to_node_id": 2732684944, "from_node_name": "SauronπŸ—ΌπŸŒž (SAU)", "to_node_name": "Wake Up, Neo...πŸ“‘ (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 0.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2732684944, "to_node_id": 2697665836, "from_node_name": "Wake Up, Neo...πŸ“‘ (NEO)", "to_node_name": "Vito πŸ“ŸπŸ“‘ (VTO)", "snr": -16.25, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2642.544649747739, "from_location_timestamp": 1750620069.895557, "to_location_timestamp": 1750534949.5240176, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.0d ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 2 }, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "combined_rf", "node_ids": [ 2687838084, 689380565, 2732684944, 2697665836 ], "node_names": [ "Seta (πŸ„)", "SauronπŸ—ΌπŸŒž (SAU)", "Wake Up, Neo...πŸ“‘ (NEO)", "Vito πŸ“ŸπŸ“‘ (VTO)" ], "snr_values": [ 0.0, 4.25, -3.5, -16.25 ], "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": 4.25, "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 0.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 689380565, "to_node_id": 2732684944, "from_node_name": "SauronπŸ—ΌπŸŒž (SAU)", "to_node_name": "Wake Up, Neo...πŸ“‘ (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 0.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 2732684944, "to_node_id": 2697665836, "from_node_name": "Wake Up, Neo...πŸ“‘ (NEO)", "to_node_name": "Vito πŸ“ŸπŸ“‘ (VTO)", "snr": -16.25, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2642.544649747739, "from_location_timestamp": 1750620069.895557, "to_location_timestamp": 1750534949.5240176, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.0d ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 4 } }, "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†’ Wake Up, Neo...πŸ“‘ (NEO) β†’ Vito πŸ“ŸπŸ“‘ (VTO)", "actual_rf_path_display": "Seta (πŸ„) β†’ SauronπŸ—ΌπŸŒž (SAU) β†’ Wake Up, Neo...πŸ“‘ (NEO) β†’ Vito πŸ“ŸπŸ“‘ (VTO)", "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": 4.25, "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 0.4h 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 0.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago" } ], "return_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 689380565, "to_node_id": 2732684944, "from_node_name": "SauronπŸ—ΌπŸŒž (SAU)", "to_node_name": "Wake Up, Neo...πŸ“‘ (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 0.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2732684944, "to_node_id": 2697665836, "from_node_name": "Wake Up, Neo...πŸ“‘ (NEO)", "to_node_name": "Vito πŸ“ŸπŸ“‘ (VTO)", "snr": -16.25, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2642.544649747739, "from_location_timestamp": 1750620069.895557, "to_location_timestamp": 1750534949.5240176, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.0d ago" } ], "total_forward_distance": 54216.10088722707, "total_return_distance": 51055.12672856771 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!db2f1134", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 689380565, "to": 2687838084, "id": 2765908441, "rx_time": 1750621656, "rx_snr": 0.0, "rx_rssi": 0, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 4, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 80, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 44, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a08842735a0d51c1729120200111a089076e1a22c1dcba02214f2ffffffffffffffff01bfffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 2687838084, 689380565 ], "snr_towards": [ 0, 17 ], "route_back": [ 2732684944, 2697665836 ], "snr_back": [ -14, -65 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (46 bytes)
0a08842735a0d51c1729120200111a089076e1a22c1dcba02214f2ffffffffffffffff01bfffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:46 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
Vich πŸ“ŸπŸŒ (VCH) Primary 0.000s
Reference
Unknown Unknown 2 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:47:37 Current
Wake Up, Neo...πŸ“‘ (NEO) -5.102s
Before
-96.0 dBm -3.50 dB 0 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:47:32 View
Seta (πŸ„) -5.092s
Before
-79.0 dBm 5.00 dB 0 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:47:32 View
Mec Rocket Meco (MRM) -4.951s
Before
-119.0 dBm -10.00 dB 0 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:47:32 View
GRN1-BaseπŸ“‘πŸŒ (GRN1) -4.782s
Before
-115.0 dBm -6.00 dB 1 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:47:32 View
pipeline (pipe) -4.626s
Before
-115.0 dBm -4.00 dB 0 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:47:32 View
testπŸ—ΌπŸŒπŸŒž (test) -4.592s
Before
-106.0 dBm 0.50 dB 0 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:47:32 View
pipeline 2 πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡¦ (pip2) -1.772s
Before
-54.0 dBm 6.50 dB 1 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:47:35 View
@lazynoda πŸ‘πŸ—ΌπŸŒ (LZNH) -0.903s
Before
-127.0 dBm -16.50 dB 1 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:47:36 View
SkG@Home πŸ—ΌπŸŒ (SkGH) -0.897s
Before
-103.0 dBm 3.75 dB 1 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:47:36 View
Hugo πŸ“±πŸŒ‘οΈ (HUGO) -0.781s
Before
-94.0 dBm -12.00 dB 1 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:47:36 View
Vito πŸ“ŸπŸ“‘ (VTO) -0.628s
Before
-120.0 dBm -16.25 dB 1 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:47:36 View
HeRtH_Fk_01 (HeH1) -0.496s
Before
-126.0 dBm -17.50 dB 1 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:47:36 View
Aldinra_1640_πŸ—ΌπŸŒ (AldB) -0.367s
Before
-124.0 dBm -19.00 dB 1 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:47:37 View
LgnX_1490 (LgnX) +2.387s
After
-125.0 dBm -17.00 dB 2 LongFast 2025-06-22 19:47:39 View
15

Total Receptions

15

Unique Gateways