Packet #2399542 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Mac Móvil 2304 (McMv) to Meshtastic 678c (678c)

6
Total Receptions
3
Unique Gateways
2
Hop Count
48
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 2399542
Mesh Packet ID: 0x8fa003bc
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-06-30 18:28:23 UTC
From Node: Mac Móvil 2304 (McMv)
To Node: Meshtastic 678c (678c)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Meshtastic 678c (678c)
Channel: Iberia
RSSI: -77 dBm
SNR: 9.25 dBm
Hop Info: 2/4 hops
Start: 4, Limit: 2
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 48 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: Meshtastic 2224 (2224) → !ffffffff
Hop Count: 1 hops
Status: Forward incomplete, Return in progress
SNR Towards: 5.75 dB -32.0 dB 12.5 dB
Return Path: !ffffffff → Meshtastic 2224 (2224)
SNR Back: -32.0 dB 4.0 dB 9.25 dB
Route Visualization

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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Meshtastic 678c (678c) Meshtastic 2224 (2224) Unknown 5.75 dB Origin Hops
2 Meshtastic 2224 (2224) !ffffffff Unknown -32.0 dB Relay Hops
3 !ffffffff Mac Móvil 2304 (McMv) Unknown 12.5 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Return Path Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Mac Móvil 2304 (McMv) !ffffffff Unknown -32.0 dB Return Start Hops
2 !ffffffff Meshtastic 2224 (2224) Unknown 4.0 dB Return End Hops
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Nodes
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🚀 Source Node
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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:48 bytes
Gateway:!b21a678c
Channel:Iberia
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:2 / 4
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Acknowledgment requested
+ 3 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
⚠ Multi-hop path visible (2 hops)
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !b21a678c
Node ID format
channel_id Iberia
packet MeshPacket (48 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 114172676
Source node ID 		uint32
to 2988074892
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 48 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 -77.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 9.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1751308028
Receive timestamp 		fixed32
via_mqtt False
Direct LoRa transmission 		bool
want_ack True
Acknowledgment 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 36
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1751308103.9874074
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)
  • ✓ Acknowledgment requested
  • ✓ Targeted to specific node
  • ✓ Custom channel: Iberia
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (2 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !b21a678c
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -77.0 dBm
SNR: 9.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:48 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 862528036, 4294967295 ], "snr_towards": [ 5.75, -32.0, 12.5 ], "route_back": [ 4294967295, 862528036 ], "snr_back": [ -32.0, 4.0, 9.25 ], "route_node_names": { "2988074892": "Meshtastic 678c (678c)", "862528036": "Meshtastic 2224 (2224)", "114172676": "Mac Móvil 2304 (McMv)", "4294967295": "!ffffffff" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 2399542, "timestamp": 1751308103.9874074, "from_node_id": 114172676, "to_node_id": 2988074892, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!b21a678c", "channel_id": "Iberia", "mesh_packet_id": 2409628604, "rssi": -77, "snr": 9.25, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 4, "payload_length": 48, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a0824226933ffffffff120c1780ffffffffffffffff01321a08ffffffff24226933220c80ffffffffffffffff011025", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1751308028, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 36, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-06-30 18:28:23", "hop_count": 2, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Mac Móvil 2304 (McMv)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 678c (678c)", "gateway_name": "Meshtastic 678c (678c)", "gateway_location": null }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 2399542, "from_node_id": 114172676, "to_node_id": 2988074892, "timestamp": 1751308103.9874074, "gateway_id": "!b21a678c", "raw_payload": "0a0824226933ffffffff120c1780ffffffffffffffff01321a08ffffffff24226933220c80ffffffffffffffff011025", "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 4, "from_node_name": "Mac Móvil 2304 (McMv)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 678c (678c)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 862528036, 4294967295 ], "snr_towards": [ 5.75, -32.0, 12.5 ], "route_back": [ 4294967295, 862528036 ], "snr_back": [ -32.0, 4.0, 9.25 ] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward_with_return", "node_ids": [ 2988074892, 862528036, 4294967295, 114172676 ], "node_names": [ "Meshtastic 678c (678c)", "Meshtastic 2224 (2224)", "!ffffffff", "Mac Móvil 2304 (McMv)" ], "snr_values": [ 5.75, -32.0, 12.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2988074892, "to_node_id": 862528036, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 678c (678c)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 2224 (2224)", "snr": 5.75, "direction": "forward", "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": 862528036, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 2224 (2224)", "to_node_name": "!ffffffff", "snr": -32.0, "direction": "forward", "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": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 114172676, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "Mac Móvil 2304 (McMv)", "snr": 12.5, "direction": "forward", "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 }, "return_path": { "path_type": "return", "node_ids": [ 114172676, 4294967295, 862528036 ], "node_names": [ "Mac Móvil 2304 (McMv)", "!ffffffff", "Meshtastic 2224 (2224)" ], "snr_values": [ -32.0, 4.0, 9.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 114172676, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "Mac Móvil 2304 (McMv)", "to_node_name": "!ffffffff", "snr": -32.0, "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": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 862528036, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 2224 (2224)", "snr": 4.0, "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": 2 }, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "combined_rf", "node_ids": [ 2988074892, 862528036, 4294967295, 114172676 ], "node_names": [ "Meshtastic 678c (678c)", "Meshtastic 2224 (2224)", "!ffffffff", "Mac Móvil 2304 (McMv)" ], "snr_values": [ 5.75, -32.0, 12.5, -32.0, 4.0, 9.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2988074892, "to_node_id": 862528036, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 678c (678c)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 2224 (2224)", "snr": 5.75, "direction": "forward_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": 2, "from_node_id": 862528036, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 2224 (2224)", "to_node_name": "!ffffffff", "snr": -32.0, "direction": "forward_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": 3, "from_node_id": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 114172676, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "Mac Móvil 2304 (McMv)", "snr": 12.5, "direction": "forward_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": 114172676, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "Mac Móvil 2304 (McMv)", "to_node_name": "!ffffffff", "snr": -32.0, "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": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 862528036, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 2224 (2224)", "snr": 4.0, "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": 6, "from_node_id": 862528036, "to_node_id": 2988074892, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 2224 (2224)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 678c (678c)", "snr": 9.25, "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" } ], "is_complete": true, "total_hops": 6 } }, "has_return_path": true, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Meshtastic 678c (678c) → Meshtastic 2224 (2224) → !ffffffff → Mac Móvil 2304 (McMv)", "return_path_display": "Mac Móvil 2304 (McMv) → !ffffffff → Meshtastic 2224 (2224)", "actual_rf_path_display": "Meshtastic 678c (678c) → Meshtastic 2224 (2224) → !ffffffff → Mac Móvil 2304 (McMv)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2988074892, "to_node_id": 862528036, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 678c (678c)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 2224 (2224)", "snr": 5.75, "direction": "forward", "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": 862528036, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 2224 (2224)", "to_node_name": "!ffffffff", "snr": -32.0, "direction": "forward", "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": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 114172676, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "Mac Móvil 2304 (McMv)", "snr": 12.5, "direction": "forward", "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" } ], "return_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 114172676, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "Mac Móvil 2304 (McMv)", "to_node_name": "!ffffffff", "snr": -32.0, "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": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 862528036, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 2224 (2224)", "snr": 4.0, "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": 0, "total_return_distance": 0 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!b21a678c", "channel_id": "Iberia", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 114172676, "to": 2988074892, "id": 2409628604, "rx_time": 1751308028, "rx_snr": 9.25, "rx_rssi": -77, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 4, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 36, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a0824226933ffffffff120c1780ffffffffffffffff01321a08ffffffff24226933220c80ffffffffffffffff011025", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 862528036, 4294967295 ], "snr_towards": [ 23, -128, 50 ], "route_back": [ 4294967295, 862528036 ], "snr_back": [ -128, 16, 37 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (48 bytes)
0a0824226933ffffffff120c1780ffffffffffffffff01321a08ffffffff24226933220c80ffffffffffffffff011025
Hex Analysis:
Size:48 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 678c (678c) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-77.0 dBm 9.25 dB 2 Iberia 2025-06-30 18:28:23 Current
🇪🇸Lanselot Metric (Lans) -77.949s
Before 		-122.0 dBm -18.75 dB 1 Iberia 2025-06-30 18:27:06 View
🇪🇸Lanselot Metric (Lans) -76.892s
Before 		-122.0 dBm -18.75 dB 1 Iberia 2025-06-30 18:27:07 View
📡 Chiclana_2d5b (2d5b) -69.652s
Before 		-48.0 dBm 6.50 dB 2 Iberia 2025-06-30 18:27:14 View
📡 Chiclana_2d5b (2d5b) -69.605s
Before 		-48.0 dBm 6.50 dB 2 Iberia 2025-06-30 18:27:14 View
Meshtastic 678c (678c) -1.472s
Before 		-77.0 dBm 9.25 dB 2 Iberia 2025-06-30 18:28:22 View
6

Total Receptions

3

Unique Gateways