Packet #1648307 Success

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

14
Total Receptions
14
Unique Gateways
2
Hop Count
55
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 1648307
Mesh Packet ID: 0xe3b69241
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-06-23 16:22:18 UTC
From Node: Sauron🗼🌞 (SAU)
To Node: Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Vito 📟📡 (VTO)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: Unknown
SNR: Unknown
Hop Info: 2/4 hops
Start: 4, Limit: 2
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 55 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 -3.25 dB
Return Path: Wake Up, Neo...📡 (NEO) → Vich 📟🌐 (VCH)
SNR Back: -3.0 dB -7.0 dB
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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 -3.25 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 -3.0 dB Return Start Hops
2 Wake Up, Neo...📡 (NEO) Vich 📟🌐 (VCH) 2.51 km -7.0 dB Return End Hops
Total Forward Distance
52.94 km
Total Return Distance
50.92 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:55 bytes
Gateway:!a0cb1d2c
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:2 / 4
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Targeted to specific node
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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 !a0cb1d2c
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (55 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 55 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 1750695736
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 52
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1750695738.0710337
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 (2 hops)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !a0cb1d2c
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:55 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 3935280668, 689380565 ], "snr_towards": [ 0.0, -3.25 ], "route_back": [ 2732684944, 3677294900 ], "snr_back": [ -3.0, -7.0 ], "route_node_names": { "2732684944": "Wake Up, Neo...📡 (NEO)", "3935280668": "Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄)", "689380565": "Sauron🗼🌞 (SAU)", "3677294900": "Vich 📟🌐 (VCH)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 1648307, "timestamp": 1750695738.0710337, "from_node_id": 689380565, "to_node_id": 3935280668, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!a0cb1d2c", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 3820393025, "rssi": 0, "snr": 0.0, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 4, "payload_length": 55, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a081c9e8fead51c1729120b00f3ffffffffffffffff011a089076e1a234112fdb2214f4ffffffffffffffff01e4ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 80, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1750695736, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 52, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-06-23 16:22:18", "hop_count": 2, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Sauron🗼🌞 (SAU)", "to_node_name": "Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄)", "gateway_name": "Vito 📟📡 (VTO)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 2697665836, "latitude": 40.472576, "longitude": -3.6954112, "altitude": 721, "timestamp": 1750534949.5240176, "timestamp_str": "2025-06-21 19:42:29", "display_name": "Vito 📟📡", "long_name": "Vito 📟📡", "short_name": "VTO", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 1648307, "from_node_id": 689380565, "to_node_id": 3935280668, "timestamp": 1750695738.0710337, "gateway_id": "!a0cb1d2c", "raw_payload": "0a081c9e8fead51c1729120b00f3ffffffffffffffff011a089076e1a234112fdb2214f4ffffffffffffffff01e4ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 4, "from_node_name": "Sauron🗼🌞 (SAU)", "to_node_name": "Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 3935280668, 689380565 ], "snr_towards": [ 0.0, -3.25 ], "route_back": [ 2732684944, 3677294900 ], "snr_back": [ -3.0, -7.0 ] }, "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, -3.25 ], "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": 1750695246.4911509, "to_location_timestamp": 1750695246.4911509, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 3935280668, "to_node_id": 689380565, "from_node_name": "Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄)", "to_node_name": "Sauron🗼🌞 (SAU)", "snr": -3.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 52936.2453280325, "from_location_timestamp": 1750695246.4911509, "to_location_timestamp": 1750687094.7199342, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.4h 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": 1750687094.7199342, "to_location_timestamp": 1750687094.7199342, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.4h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 3 }, "return_path": { "path_type": "return", "node_ids": [ 689380565, 2732684944, 3677294900 ], "node_names": [ "Sauron🗼🌞 (SAU)", "Wake Up, Neo...📡 (NEO)", "Vich 📟🌐 (VCH)" ], "snr_values": [ -3.0, -7.0 ], "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": -3.0, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 48412.58207881997, "from_location_timestamp": 1750687094.7199342, "to_location_timestamp": 1750687071.464672, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2732684944, "to_node_id": 3677294900, "from_node_name": "Wake Up, Neo...📡 (NEO)", "to_node_name": "Vich 📟🌐 (VCH)", "snr": -7.0, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2506.8478192081557, "from_location_timestamp": 1750687071.464672, "to_location_timestamp": 1750695164.1939948, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 2 }, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "combined_rf", "node_ids": [ 3935280668, 689380565, 2732684944, 3677294900 ], "node_names": [ "Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄)", "Sauron🗼🌞 (SAU)", "Wake Up, Neo...📡 (NEO)", "Vich 📟🌐 (VCH)" ], "snr_values": [ 0.0, -3.25, -3.0, -7.0 ], "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": 1750695246.4911509, "to_location_timestamp": 1750695246.4911509, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 3935280668, "to_node_id": 689380565, "from_node_name": "Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄)", "to_node_name": "Sauron🗼🌞 (SAU)", "snr": -3.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 52936.2453280325, "from_location_timestamp": 1750695246.4911509, "to_location_timestamp": 1750687094.7199342, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.4h 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": -3.0, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 48412.58207881997, "from_location_timestamp": 1750687094.7199342, "to_location_timestamp": 1750687071.464672, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 2732684944, "to_node_id": 3677294900, "from_node_name": "Wake Up, Neo...📡 (NEO)", "to_node_name": "Vich 📟🌐 (VCH)", "snr": -7.0, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2506.8478192081557, "from_location_timestamp": 1750687071.464672, "to_location_timestamp": 1750695164.1939948, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 4 } }, "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) → Vich 📟🌐 (VCH)", "actual_rf_path_display": "Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄) → Sauron🗼🌞 (SAU) → Wake Up, Neo...📡 (NEO) → Vich 📟🌐 (VCH)", "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": 1750695246.4911509, "to_location_timestamp": 1750695246.4911509, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 3935280668, "to_node_id": 689380565, "from_node_name": "Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄)", "to_node_name": "Sauron🗼🌞 (SAU)", "snr": -3.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 52936.2453280325, "from_location_timestamp": 1750695246.4911509, "to_location_timestamp": 1750687094.7199342, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.4h 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": 1750687094.7199342, "to_location_timestamp": 1750687094.7199342, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.4h 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": -3.0, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 48412.58207881997, "from_location_timestamp": 1750687094.7199342, "to_location_timestamp": 1750687071.464672, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2732684944, "to_node_id": 3677294900, "from_node_name": "Wake Up, Neo...📡 (NEO)", "to_node_name": "Vich 📟🌐 (VCH)", "snr": -7.0, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2506.8478192081557, "from_location_timestamp": 1750687071.464672, "to_location_timestamp": 1750695164.1939948, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago" } ], "total_forward_distance": 52936.2453280325, "total_return_distance": 50919.429898028124 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!a0cb1d2c", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 689380565, "to": 3935280668, "id": 3820393025, "rx_time": 1750695736, "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": 52, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a081c9e8fead51c1729120b00f3ffffffffffffffff011a089076e1a234112fdb2214f4ffffffffffffffff01e4ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 3935280668, 689380565 ], "snr_towards": [ 0, -13 ], "route_back": [ 2732684944, 3677294900 ], "snr_back": [ -12, -28 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (55 bytes)
0a081c9e8fead51c1729120b00f3ffffffffffffffff011a089076e1a234112fdb2214f4ffffffffffffffff01e4ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:55 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
Vito 📟📡 (VTO) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		Unknown Unknown 2 LongFast 2025-06-23 16:22:18 Current
Wake Up, Neo...📡 (NEO) -10.025s
Before 		-98.0 dBm -3.00 dB 0 LongFast 2025-06-23 16:22:08 View
Mec Rocket Meco (MRM) -10.016s
Before 		-118.0 dBm -11.75 dB 0 LongFast 2025-06-23 16:22:08 View
pipeline (pipe) -9.740s
Before 		-115.0 dBm -4.50 dB 0 LongFast 2025-06-23 16:22:08 View
test🗼🌐🌞 (test) -9.722s
Before 		-108.0 dBm -0.50 dB 0 LongFast 2025-06-23 16:22:08 View
GRN1-Base📡🌐 (GRN1) -9.711s
Before 		-126.0 dBm -15.75 dB 0 LongFast 2025-06-23 16:22:08 View
Ajo Base 🧄 📡 (🧄) -8.989s
Before 		-112.0 dBm -3.00 dB 0 LongFast 2025-06-23 16:22:09 View
Villalbilla02 (VBV2) -8.709s
Before 		-126.0 dBm -16.25 dB 0 LongFast 2025-06-23 16:22:09 View
SkG@Home 🗼🌐 (SkGH) -7.394s
Before 		-103.0 dBm 2.50 dB 1 LongFast 2025-06-23 16:22:10 View
@lazynoda 🏡🗼🌐 (LZNH) -7.162s
Before 		-127.0 dBm -16.00 dB 1 LongFast 2025-06-23 16:22:10 View
Perseo 🗼 (nvm1) -0.977s
Before 		-90.0 dBm 4.50 dB 1 LongFast 2025-06-23 16:22:17 View
Hugo 📱🌡️ (HUGO) -0.711s
Before 		-79.0 dBm -17.50 dB 1 LongFast 2025-06-23 16:22:17 View
[TLGO] Base 📡🌐 (TLG0) -0.707s
Before 		-113.0 dBm -9.50 dB 2 LongFast 2025-06-23 16:22:17 View
srs-h3 📡🌐 (srs0) +0.980s
After 		-121.0 dBm -15.25 dB 3 LongFast 2025-06-23 16:22:19 View
14

Total Receptions

14

Unique Gateways