Packet #2785578 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Rigel๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒž (RIG) to Venturada mรณvil๐Ÿš— (Vm)

9
Total Receptions
9
Unique Gateways
2
Hop Count
44
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 2785578
Mesh Packet ID: 0xfa51d7c5
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-07-04 12:08:26 UTC
From Node: Rigel๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒž (RIG)
To Node: Venturada mรณvil๐Ÿš— (Vm)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: [TLGO] Base ๐Ÿ“ก๐ŸŒ (TLG0)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -118 dBm
SNR: -15.0 dBm
Hop Info: 2/2 hops
Start: 2, Limit: 0
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 44 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
SNR Towards: -6.75 dB
Return Path: Carlos 6d78 ๐Ÿ—ผ (6d78) โ†’ Zona Alta Rivas Vaciamadrid ๐Ÿ“ก (Raq1)
SNR Back: -2.5 dB -10.0 dB
Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Venturada mรณvil๐Ÿš— (Vm) Rigel๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒž (RIG) 10.97 km -6.75 dB Origin Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Return Path Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Rigel๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒž (RIG) Carlos 6d78 ๐Ÿ—ผ (6d78) 62.39 km -2.5 dB Return Start Hops
2 Carlos 6d78 ๐Ÿ—ผ (6d78) Zona Alta Rivas Vaciamadrid ๐Ÿ“ก (Raq1) 25.65 km -10.0 dB Return End Hops
Total Forward Distance
10.97 km
Total Return Distance
88.03 km
Combined Traceroute Graph
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Nodes
๐Ÿ”„ Router Node
๐Ÿ“ก Gateway Node
๐Ÿš€ Source Node
๐ŸŽฏ 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) โ†’ MeshPacket (Mesh layer) โ†’ Decoded Payload (Application data)
Total Size:44 bytes
Gateway:!da638a24
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:2 / 2
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
โœ“ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
โœ“ Acknowledgment requested
+ 2 more...
Exposure Risks:
โš  Default channel - no encryption
โš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 2 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !da638a24
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (44 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 3052529474
Source node ID
uint32
to 3141835321
Target node ID
uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP
enum
decoded.payload_length 44 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 -118.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr -15.00 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1751630905
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 164
Relay node ID
uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1751630906.907491
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:
  • โœ“ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
  • โœ“ Acknowledgment requested
  • โœ“ Targeted to specific node
  • โœ“ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • โš  Default channel - no encryption
  • โš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • โš  Multi-hop path visible (2 hops)
  • โš  RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !da638a24
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -118.0 dBm
SNR: -15.00 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:44 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [], "snr_towards": [ -6.75 ], "route_back": [ 2697751928, 3677054628 ], "snr_back": [ -2.5, -10.0 ], "route_node_names": { "2697751928": "Carlos 6d78 ๐Ÿ—ผ (6d78)", "3141835321": "Venturada mรณvil๐Ÿš— (Vm)", "3052529474": "Rigel๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒž (RIG)", "3677054628": "Zona Alta Rivas Vaciamadrid ๐Ÿ“ก (Raq1)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 2785578, "timestamp": 1751630906.907491, "from_node_id": 3052529474, "to_node_id": 3141835321, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!da638a24", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 4199667653, "rssi": -118, "snr": -15.0, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 2, "payload_length": 44, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "120ae5ffffffffffffffff011a08786dcca0a4662bdb2214f6ffffffffffffffff01d8ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1751630905, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 164, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-07-04 12:08:26", "hop_count": 2, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Rigel๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒž (RIG)", "to_node_name": "Venturada mรณvil๐Ÿš— (Vm)", "gateway_name": "[TLGO] Base ๐Ÿ“ก๐ŸŒ (TLG0)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 3663956516, "latitude": 40.4160512, "longitude": -3.6110336, "altitude": null, "timestamp": 1752954424.0790515, "timestamp_str": "2025-07-19 19:47:04", "display_name": "[TLGO] Base ๐Ÿ“ก๐ŸŒ", "long_name": "[TLGO] Base ๐Ÿ“ก๐ŸŒ", "short_name": "TLG0", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 2785578, "from_node_id": 3052529474, "to_node_id": 3141835321, "timestamp": 1751630906.907491, "gateway_id": "!da638a24", "raw_payload": "120ae5ffffffffffffffff011a08786dcca0a4662bdb2214f6ffffffffffffffff01d8ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 2, "from_node_name": "Rigel๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒž (RIG)", "to_node_name": "Venturada mรณvil๐Ÿš— (Vm)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [], "snr_towards": [ -6.75 ], "route_back": [ 2697751928, 3677054628 ], "snr_back": [ -2.5, -10.0 ] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward_with_return", "node_ids": [ 3141835321, 3052529474 ], "node_names": [ "Venturada mรณvil๐Ÿš— (Vm)", "Rigel๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒž (RIG)" ], "snr_values": [ -6.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3141835321, "to_node_id": 3052529474, "from_node_name": "Venturada mรณvil๐Ÿš— (Vm)", "to_node_name": "Rigel๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒž (RIG)", "snr": -6.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 10965.185242220654, "from_location_timestamp": 1751051712.1714764, "to_location_timestamp": 1751630466.4375544, "from_location_age_warning": "from 6.7d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 1 }, "return_path": { "path_type": "return", "node_ids": [ 3052529474, 2697751928, 3677054628 ], "node_names": [ "Rigel๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒž (RIG)", "Carlos 6d78 ๐Ÿ—ผ (6d78)", "Zona Alta Rivas Vaciamadrid ๐Ÿ“ก (Raq1)" ], "snr_values": [ -2.5, -10.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3052529474, "to_node_id": 2697751928, "from_node_name": "Rigel๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒž (RIG)", "to_node_name": "Carlos 6d78 ๐Ÿ—ผ (6d78)", "snr": -2.5, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 62385.22237553692, "from_location_timestamp": 1751630466.4375544, "to_location_timestamp": 1751621239.3071985, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.7h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2697751928, "to_node_id": 3677054628, "from_node_name": "Carlos 6d78 ๐Ÿ—ผ (6d78)", "to_node_name": "Zona Alta Rivas Vaciamadrid ๐Ÿ“ก (Raq1)", "snr": -10.0, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 25646.362157140946, "from_location_timestamp": 1751621239.3071985, "to_location_timestamp": 1751775268.3095195, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.7d later" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 2 }, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "combined_rf", "node_ids": [ 3141835321, 3052529474, 2697751928, 3677054628 ], "node_names": [ "Venturada mรณvil๐Ÿš— (Vm)", "Rigel๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒž (RIG)", "Carlos 6d78 ๐Ÿ—ผ (6d78)", "Zona Alta Rivas Vaciamadrid ๐Ÿ“ก (Raq1)" ], "snr_values": [ -6.75, -2.5, -10.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3141835321, "to_node_id": 3052529474, "from_node_name": "Venturada mรณvil๐Ÿš— (Vm)", "to_node_name": "Rigel๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒž (RIG)", "snr": -6.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 10965.185242220654, "from_location_timestamp": 1751051712.1714764, "to_location_timestamp": 1751630466.4375544, "from_location_age_warning": "from 6.7d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 3052529474, "to_node_id": 2697751928, "from_node_name": "Rigel๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒž (RIG)", "to_node_name": "Carlos 6d78 ๐Ÿ—ผ (6d78)", "snr": -2.5, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 62385.22237553692, "from_location_timestamp": 1751630466.4375544, "to_location_timestamp": 1751621239.3071985, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.7h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 2697751928, "to_node_id": 3677054628, "from_node_name": "Carlos 6d78 ๐Ÿ—ผ (6d78)", "to_node_name": "Zona Alta Rivas Vaciamadrid ๐Ÿ“ก (Raq1)", "snr": -10.0, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 25646.362157140946, "from_location_timestamp": 1751621239.3071985, "to_location_timestamp": 1751775268.3095195, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.7d later" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 3 } }, "has_return_path": true, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Venturada mรณvil๐Ÿš— (Vm) โ†’ Rigel๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒž (RIG)", "return_path_display": "Rigel๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒž (RIG) โ†’ Carlos 6d78 ๐Ÿ—ผ (6d78) โ†’ Zona Alta Rivas Vaciamadrid ๐Ÿ“ก (Raq1)", "actual_rf_path_display": "Venturada mรณvil๐Ÿš— (Vm) โ†’ Rigel๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒž (RIG) โ†’ Carlos 6d78 ๐Ÿ—ผ (6d78) โ†’ Zona Alta Rivas Vaciamadrid ๐Ÿ“ก (Raq1)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3141835321, "to_node_id": 3052529474, "from_node_name": "Venturada mรณvil๐Ÿš— (Vm)", "to_node_name": "Rigel๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒž (RIG)", "snr": -6.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 10965.185242220654, "from_location_timestamp": 1751051712.1714764, "to_location_timestamp": 1751630466.4375544, "from_location_age_warning": "from 6.7d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago" } ], "return_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3052529474, "to_node_id": 2697751928, "from_node_name": "Rigel๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒž (RIG)", "to_node_name": "Carlos 6d78 ๐Ÿ—ผ (6d78)", "snr": -2.5, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 62385.22237553692, "from_location_timestamp": 1751630466.4375544, "to_location_timestamp": 1751621239.3071985, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.7h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2697751928, "to_node_id": 3677054628, "from_node_name": "Carlos 6d78 ๐Ÿ—ผ (6d78)", "to_node_name": "Zona Alta Rivas Vaciamadrid ๐Ÿ“ก (Raq1)", "snr": -10.0, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 25646.362157140946, "from_location_timestamp": 1751621239.3071985, "to_location_timestamp": 1751775268.3095195, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.7d later" } ], "total_forward_distance": 10965.185242220654, "total_return_distance": 88031.58453267787 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!da638a24", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 3052529474, "to": 3141835321, "id": 4199667653, "rx_time": 1751630905, "rx_snr": -15.0, "rx_rssi": -118, "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": 164, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "120ae5ffffffffffffffff011a08786dcca0a4662bdb2214f6ffffffffffffffff01d8ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "snr_towards": [ -27 ], "route_back": [ 2697751928, 3677054628 ], "snr_back": [ -10, -40 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (44 bytes)
120ae5ffffffffffffffff011a08786dcca0a4662bdb2214f6ffffffffffffffff01d8ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:44 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
[TLGO] Base ๐Ÿ“ก๐ŸŒ (TLG0) Primary 0.000s
Reference
-118.0 dBm -15.00 dB 2 LongFast 2025-07-04 12:08:26 Current
Wake Up, Neo...๐Ÿ“ก (NEO) -4.763s
Before
-93.0 dBm -3.50 dB 0 LongFast 2025-07-04 12:08:22 View
Venturada2๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒโ˜€๏ธ (Vb2) -4.758s
Before
-85.0 dBm 5.00 dB 0 LongFast 2025-07-04 12:08:22 View
Venturada base๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒ (Vb) -4.464s
Before
-99.0 dBm 4.50 dB 0 LongFast 2025-07-04 12:08:22 View
GRN1-Base๐Ÿ“ก๐ŸŒ (GRN1) -4.412s
Before
-118.0 dBm -10.75 dB 0 LongFast 2025-07-04 12:08:22 View
Perseo ๐Ÿ—ผ (nvm1) -3.864s
Before
-99.0 dBm -11.75 dB 1 LongFast 2025-07-04 12:08:23 View
Oglok_mini (Oglm) -1.857s
Before
-117.0 dBm -17.75 dB 1 LongFast 2025-07-04 12:08:25 View
Hugo ๐Ÿ“ฑ๐ŸŒก๏ธ (HUGO) -1.800s
Before
-94.0 dBm -10.00 dB 1 LongFast 2025-07-04 12:08:25 View
Zion ๐Ÿ—ผ (Zion) -1.701s
Before
-106.0 dBm -18.25 dB 1 LongFast 2025-07-04 12:08:25 View
9

Total Receptions

9

Unique Gateways