Packet #27771330 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Meshtastic 9b88 (9b88) to Meshtastic acec (acec)

6
Total Receptions
6
Unique Gateways
2
Hop Count
26
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 27771330
Mesh Packet ID: 0x88357895
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-12-15 07:31:46 UTC
From Node: Meshtastic 9b88 (9b88)
To Node: Meshtastic acec (acec)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: NodeJPL6 (JPL6)
Channel: MediumFast
RSSI: -97 dBm
SNR: -6.0 dBm
Hop Info: 2/2 hops
Start: 2, Limit: 0
Relay Node: b0 Vb2
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: 26 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
SNR Towards: 8.75 dB
Return Path: Anubis_Base 🔌🏢 (Anu2) → Venturada2 🗼🌞 (Vb2)
SNR Back: -1.0 dB 1.75 dB
Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Meshtastic acec (acec) Meshtastic 9b88 (9b88) 2.75 km 8.75 dB Origin Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Return Path Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Meshtastic 9b88 (9b88) Anubis_Base 🔌🏢 (Anu2) 3.96 km -1.0 dB Return Start Hops
2 Anubis_Base 🔌🏢 (Anu2) Venturada2 🗼🌞 (Vb2) 54.68 km 1.75 dB Return End Hops
Total Forward Distance
2.75 km
Total Return Distance
58.64 km
Combined Traceroute Graph
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Legend & Paths
Nodes
🔄 Router Node
📡 Gateway Node
🚀 Source Node
🎯 Target Node
Connections
RF Link
Gateway Connection
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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:26 bytes
Gateway:!b2a70a38
Channel:MediumFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:2 / 2
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 !b2a70a38
Node ID format
channel_id MediumFast
packet MeshPacket (26 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2660998024
Source node ID 		uint32
to 2661264620
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 26 bytes size
hop_limit Not set uint32
hop_start 2
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 2
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -97.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -6.00 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1765783906
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 176
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1765783906.7009158
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: MediumFast
  • ✓ 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: !b2a70a38
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -97.0 dBm
SNR: -6.00 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:26 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [], "snr_towards": [ 8.75 ], "route_back": [ 1244056060, 2687837872 ], "snr_back": [ -1.0, 1.75 ], "route_node_names": { "2687837872": "Venturada2 🗼🌞 (Vb2)", "2661264620": "Meshtastic acec (acec)", "1244056060": "Anubis_Base 🔌🏢 (Anu2)", "2660998024": "Meshtastic 9b88 (9b88)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 27771330, "timestamp": 1765783906.7009158, "from_node_id": 2660998024, "to_node_id": 2661264620, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!b2a70a38", "channel_id": "MediumFast", "mesh_packet_id": 2285205653, "rssi": -97, "snr": -6.0, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 2, "payload_length": 26, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "1201231a08fcc9264ab02635a0220bfcffffffffffffffff0107", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1765783906, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 176, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-12-15 07:31:46 UTC", "hop_count": 2, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 9b88 (9b88)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic acec (acec)", "relay_hex": "b0", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 2687837872, "node_name": "Venturada2 🗼🌞", "hex_id": "!a03526b0", "short_name": "Vb2", "last_byte": "b0" } ], "gateway_name": "NodeJPL6 (JPL6)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 2997291576, "latitude": 40.402944, "longitude": -3.5454976, "altitude": 674, "timestamp": 1765796637.2057872, "timestamp_str": "2025-12-15 11:03:57", "display_name": "NodeJPL6", "long_name": "NodeJPL6", "short_name": "JPL6", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V4" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 27771330, "from_node_id": 2660998024, "to_node_id": 2661264620, "timestamp": 1765783906.7009158, "gateway_id": "!b2a70a38", "raw_payload": "1201231a08fcc9264ab02635a0220bfcffffffffffffffff0107", "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 2, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 9b88 (9b88)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic acec (acec)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [], "snr_towards": [ 8.75 ], "route_back": [ 1244056060, 2687837872 ], "snr_back": [ -1.0, 1.75 ] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward_with_return", "node_ids": [ 2661264620, 2660998024 ], "node_names": [ "Meshtastic acec (acec)", "Meshtastic 9b88 (9b88)" ], "snr_values": [ 8.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2661264620, "to_node_id": 2660998024, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic acec (acec)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 9b88 (9b88)", "snr": 8.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2749.4125303059027, "from_location_timestamp": 1765783298.4288528, "to_location_timestamp": 1765783273.5450406, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 1 }, "return_path": { "path_type": "return", "node_ids": [ 2660998024, 1244056060, 2687837872 ], "node_names": [ "Meshtastic 9b88 (9b88)", "Anubis_Base 🔌🏢 (Anu2)", "Venturada2 🗼🌞 (Vb2)" ], "snr_values": [ -1.0, 1.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2660998024, "to_node_id": 1244056060, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 9b88 (9b88)", "to_node_name": "Anubis_Base 🔌🏢 (Anu2)", "snr": -1.0, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3958.3945095021395, "from_location_timestamp": 1765783273.5450406, "to_location_timestamp": 1765779869.2628663, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1244056060, "to_node_id": 2687837872, "from_node_name": "Anubis_Base 🔌🏢 (Anu2)", "to_node_name": "Venturada2 🗼🌞 (Vb2)", "snr": 1.75, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 54679.772721200585, "from_location_timestamp": 1765779869.2628663, "to_location_timestamp": 1765779837.6266074, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.1h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 2 }, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "combined_rf", "node_ids": [ 2661264620, 2660998024, 1244056060, 2687837872 ], "node_names": [ "Meshtastic acec (acec)", "Meshtastic 9b88 (9b88)", "Anubis_Base 🔌🏢 (Anu2)", "Venturada2 🗼🌞 (Vb2)" ], "snr_values": [ 8.75, -1.0, 1.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2661264620, "to_node_id": 2660998024, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic acec (acec)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 9b88 (9b88)", "snr": 8.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2749.4125303059027, "from_location_timestamp": 1765783298.4288528, "to_location_timestamp": 1765783273.5450406, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2660998024, "to_node_id": 1244056060, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 9b88 (9b88)", "to_node_name": "Anubis_Base 🔌🏢 (Anu2)", "snr": -1.0, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3958.3945095021395, "from_location_timestamp": 1765783273.5450406, "to_location_timestamp": 1765779869.2628663, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 1244056060, "to_node_id": 2687837872, "from_node_name": "Anubis_Base 🔌🏢 (Anu2)", "to_node_name": "Venturada2 🗼🌞 (Vb2)", "snr": 1.75, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 54679.772721200585, "from_location_timestamp": 1765779869.2628663, "to_location_timestamp": 1765779837.6266074, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.1h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 3 } }, "has_return_path": true, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Meshtastic acec (acec) → Meshtastic 9b88 (9b88)", "return_path_display": "Meshtastic 9b88 (9b88) → Anubis_Base 🔌🏢 (Anu2) → Venturada2 🗼🌞 (Vb2)", "actual_rf_path_display": "Meshtastic acec (acec) → Meshtastic 9b88 (9b88) → Anubis_Base 🔌🏢 (Anu2) → Venturada2 🗼🌞 (Vb2)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2661264620, "to_node_id": 2660998024, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic acec (acec)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 9b88 (9b88)", "snr": 8.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2749.4125303059027, "from_location_timestamp": 1765783298.4288528, "to_location_timestamp": 1765783273.5450406, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago" } ], "return_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2660998024, "to_node_id": 1244056060, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 9b88 (9b88)", "to_node_name": "Anubis_Base 🔌🏢 (Anu2)", "snr": -1.0, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3958.3945095021395, "from_location_timestamp": 1765783273.5450406, "to_location_timestamp": 1765779869.2628663, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1244056060, "to_node_id": 2687837872, "from_node_name": "Anubis_Base 🔌🏢 (Anu2)", "to_node_name": "Venturada2 🗼🌞 (Vb2)", "snr": 1.75, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 54679.772721200585, "from_location_timestamp": 1765779869.2628663, "to_location_timestamp": 1765779837.6266074, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.1h ago" } ], "total_forward_distance": 2749.4125303059027, "total_return_distance": 58638.167230702726 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!b2a70a38", "channel_id": "MediumFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2660998024, "to": 2661264620, "id": 2285205653, "rx_time": 1765783906, "rx_snr": -6.0, "rx_rssi": -97, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 2, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 176, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "1201231a08fcc9264ab02635a0220bfcffffffffffffffff0107", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "snr_towards": [ 35 ], "route_back": [ 1244056060, 2687837872 ], "snr_back": [ -4, 7 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (26 bytes)
1201231a08fcc9264ab02635a0220bfcffffffffffffffff0107
Hex Analysis:
Size:26 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 Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
NodeJPL6 (JPL6) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-97.0 dBm -6.00 dB 2 b0 Vb2 MediumFast 2025-12-15 07:31:46 UTC Current
Venturada2 🗼🌞 (Vb2) -0.261s
Before 		-90.0 dBm 1.75 dB 1 fc Anu2 MediumFast 2025-12-15 07:31:46 UTC View
Ocumare Norte🗼🌐 (RRN) -0.008s
Before 		-104.0 dBm -8.00 dB 2 b0 Vbm , Vb2 MediumFast 2025-12-15 07:31:46 UTC View
🎄 SkG@Home 📡🌐 (SkGH) -0.005s
Before 		-102.0 dBm -13.25 dB 2 b0 Vb2 MediumFast 2025-12-15 07:31:46 UTC View
XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8) +0.011s
After 		-79.0 dBm 8.50 dB 2 b0 Vbm , Vb2 MediumFast 2025-12-15 07:31:46 UTC View
GRN1-Base🗼🌐 🔋 (GRN1) +0.046s
After 		-108.0 dBm -10.75 dB 1 fc Anu2 MediumFast 2025-12-15 07:31:46 UTC View
6

Total Receptions

6

Unique Gateways