Packet #27650279 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from EA2DKC 1 📟 (DKC1) to !934d960e

3
Total Receptions
2
Unique Gateways
3
Hop Count
46
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 27650279
Mesh Packet ID: 0x488dc6fd
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-12-14 18:41:17 UTC
From Node: EA2DKC 1 📟 (DKC1)
To Node: !934d960e (960e)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Burgos02 c8b8 (BU02)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -117 dBm
SNR: -8.5 dBm
Hop Info: 3/3 hops
Start: 3, Limit: 0
Relay Node: 7c BU01
Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet - Candidate source node(s) based on 0-hop direct receptions
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 46 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: !ffffffff → !ffffffff → Burgos01 NODO (BU01)
Hop Count: 2 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: -32.0 dB -32.0 dB -18.75 dB
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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 EA2DKC 1 📟 (DKC1) !ffffffff Unknown -32.0 dB Origin Hops
2 !ffffffff !ffffffff Unknown -32.0 dB Relay Hops
3 !ffffffff Burgos01 NODO (BU01) Unknown -18.75 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
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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:46 bytes
Gateway:!db51c8b8
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:3 / 3
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Acknowledgment requested
+ 2 more...
Exposure Risks:
âš  Default channel - no encryption
âš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 2 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !db51c8b8
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 1770161704
Source node ID 		uint32
to 2471335438
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 46 bytes size
hop_limit Not set uint32
hop_start 3
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 3
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -117.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -8.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1765737761
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 194
Next hop node ID 		uint32
relay_node 124
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1765737677.7684212
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
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • âš  Default channel - no encryption
  • âš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • âš  Multi-hop path visible (3 hops)
  • âš  RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !db51c8b8
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -117.0 dBm
SNR: -8.50 dB
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": [ 4294967295, 4294967295, 319411580 ], "snr_towards": [ -32.0, -32.0, -18.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "1770161704": "EA2DKC 1 📟 (DKC1)", "319411580": "Burgos01 NODO (BU01)", "2471335438": "!934d960e", "4294967295": "!ffffffff" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 27650279, "timestamp": 1765737677.7684212, "from_node_id": 1770161704, "to_node_id": 2471335438, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!db51c8b8", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 1217251069, "rssi": -117, "snr": -8.5, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 3, "payload_length": 46, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a0cffffffffffffffff7cd50913121e80ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01b5ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1765737761, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 194, "relay_node": 124, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-12-14 18:41:17 UTC", "hop_count": 3, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "EA2DKC 1 📟 (DKC1)", "to_node_name": "!934d960e", "relay_hex": "7c", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 319411580, "node_name": "Burgos01 NODO", "hex_id": "!1309d57c", "short_name": "BU01", "last_byte": "7c" } ], "gateway_name": "Burgos02 c8b8 (BU02)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 3679570104, "latitude": 42.3593, "longitude": -3.6342, "altitude": 890, "timestamp": 1765984295.950347, "timestamp_str": "2025-12-17 15:11:35", "display_name": "Burgos02 c8b8", "long_name": "Burgos02 c8b8", "short_name": "BU02", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 27650279, "from_node_id": 1770161704, "to_node_id": 2471335438, "timestamp": 1765737677.7684212, "gateway_id": "!db51c8b8", "raw_payload": "0a0cffffffffffffffff7cd50913121e80ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01b5ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 3, "from_node_name": "EA2DKC 1 📟 (DKC1)", "to_node_name": "!934d960e", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 4294967295, 4294967295, 319411580 ], "snr_towards": [ -32.0, -32.0, -18.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 1770161704, 4294967295, 4294967295, 319411580 ], "node_names": [ "EA2DKC 1 📟 (DKC1)", "!ffffffff", "!ffffffff", "Burgos01 NODO (BU01)" ], "snr_values": [ -32.0, -32.0, -18.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1770161704, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "EA2DKC 1 📟 (DKC1)", "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": 2, "from_node_id": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "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": 319411580, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "Burgos01 NODO (BU01)", "snr": -18.75, "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" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 3 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 1770161704, 4294967295, 319411580 ], "node_names": [ "EA2DKC 1 📟 (DKC1)", "!ffffffff", "Burgos01 NODO (BU01)" ], "snr_values": [ -32.0, -32.0, -18.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1770161704, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "EA2DKC 1 📟 (DKC1)", "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": 2, "from_node_id": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "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": 319411580, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "Burgos01 NODO (BU01)", "snr": -18.75, "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" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 3 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "EA2DKC 1 📟 (DKC1) → !ffffffff → !ffffffff → Burgos01 NODO (BU01)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "EA2DKC 1 📟 (DKC1) → !ffffffff → Burgos01 NODO (BU01)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1770161704, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "EA2DKC 1 📟 (DKC1)", "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": 2, "from_node_id": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "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": 319411580, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "Burgos01 NODO (BU01)", "snr": -18.75, "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" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 0, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!db51c8b8", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1770161704, "to": 2471335438, "id": 1217251069, "rx_time": 1765737761, "rx_snr": -8.5, "rx_rssi": -117, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 3, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 194, "relay_node": 124, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a0cffffffffffffffff7cd50913121e80ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01b5ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 4294967295, 4294967295, 319411580 ], "snr_towards": [ -128, -128, -75 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (46 bytes)
0a0cffffffffffffffff7cd50913121e80ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01b5ffffffffffffffff01
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
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Correlation: Using Mesh Packet ID
Reception Locations

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Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
Burgos02 c8b8 (BU02) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-117.0 dBm -8.50 dB 3 7c BU01 LongFast 2025-12-14 18:41:17 UTC Current
EA2DKC 1 📟 (DKC1) -26.650s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 28 DKC1 LongFast 2025-12-14 18:40:51 UTC View
EA2DKC 1 📟 (DKC1) -19.376s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 28 DKC1 LongFast 2025-12-14 18:40:58 UTC View
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Total Receptions

2

Unique Gateways