Packet #28228983 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from X Wing πŸš€ Kenobi (Knb2) to ETH Maverick (ET01)

16
Total Receptions
14
Unique Gateways
5
Hop Count
74
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 28228983
Mesh Packet ID: 0x2baefe6c
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-12-17 08:11:53 UTC
From Node: X Wing πŸš€ Kenobi (Knb2)
To Node: ETH Maverick (ET01)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Quixote_JS8_7 (QXT7)
Channel: MediumFast
RSSI: -18 dBm
SNR: 11.0 dBm
Hop Info: 5/5 hops
Start: 5, Limit: 0
Relay Node: None
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 74 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: !ffffffff β†’ !ffffffff β†’ Toledo1 (TO1) β†’ malla v2πŸ—Ό (m2) β†’ Quixote_Yagi_1πŸ—ΌπŸŒ (QXT1)
Hop Count: 4 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: -32.0 dB -32.0 dB -1.75 dB -7.25 dB -10.75 dB
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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 X Wing πŸš€ Kenobi (Knb2) !ffffffff Unknown -32.0 dB Origin Hops
2 !ffffffff !ffffffff Unknown -32.0 dB Relay Hops
3 !ffffffff Toledo1 (TO1) Unknown -1.75 dB Relay Hops
4 Toledo1 (TO1) malla v2πŸ—Ό (m2) 99.51 km -7.25 dB Relay Hops
5 malla v2πŸ—Ό (m2) Quixote_Yagi_1πŸ—ΌπŸŒ (QXT1) 87.90 km -10.75 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
187.41 km
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Nodes
πŸ”„ Router Node
πŸ“‘ Gateway Node
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Raw Packet Analysis
Complete field breakdown and MQTT privacy/exposure analysis
Packet Structure
MQTT Packet Flow:
ServiceEnvelope (MQTT layer) β†’ MeshPacket (Mesh layer) β†’ Decoded Payload (Application data)
Total Size:74 bytes
Gateway:!435b08cc
Channel:MediumFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:5 / 5
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
βœ“ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
βœ“ Acknowledgment requested
+ 3 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
⚠ Multi-hop path visible (5 hops)
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !435b08cc
Node ID format
channel_id MediumFast
packet MeshPacket (74 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 288078701
Source node ID
uint32
to 772149825
Target node ID
uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP
enum
decoded.payload_length 74 bytes size
hop_limit Not set uint32
hop_start 5
Initial hop limit
uint32
hops_taken 5
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit
derived
rx_rssi -18.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr 11.00 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1765959111
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 Not set uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1765959113.1976628
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:
  • βœ“ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
  • βœ“ Acknowledgment requested
  • βœ“ Targeted to specific node
  • βœ“ Custom channel: MediumFast
  • βœ“ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (5 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !435b08cc
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -18.0 dBm
SNR: 11.00 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:74 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 4294967295, 4294967295, 3703763553, 3601549976, 1439096888 ], "snr_towards": [ -32.0, -32.0, -1.75, -7.25, -10.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "3703763553": "Toledo1 (TO1)", "772149825": "ETH Maverick (ET01)", "288078701": "X Wing πŸš€ Kenobi (Knb2)", "3601549976": "malla v2πŸ—Ό (m2)", "1439096888": "Quixote_Yagi_1πŸ—ΌπŸŒ (QXT1)", "4294967295": "!ffffffff" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 28228983, "timestamp": 1765959113.1976628, "from_node_id": 288078701, "to_node_id": 772149825, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!435b08cc", "channel_id": "MediumFast", "mesh_packet_id": 732888684, "rssi": -18, "snr": 11.0, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 5, "payload_length": 74, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a14ffffffffffffffff61f2c2dc984aabd638e0c655123280ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01f9ffffffffffffffff01e3ffffffffffffffff01d5ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1765959111, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 0, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-12-17 08:11:53 UTC", "hop_count": 5, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "X Wing πŸš€ Kenobi (Knb2)", "to_node_name": "ETH Maverick (ET01)", "relay_hex": null, "relay_candidates": [], "gateway_name": "Quixote_JS8_7 (QXT7)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 1130039500, "latitude": 39.8721024, "longitude": -4.0108032, "altitude": 516, "timestamp": 1765993117.7896047, "timestamp_str": "2025-12-17 17:38:37", "display_name": "Quixote_JS8_7", "long_name": "Quixote_JS8_7", "short_name": "QXT7", "hw_model": "LILYGO_TBEAM_S3_CORE" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 28228983, "from_node_id": 288078701, "to_node_id": 772149825, "timestamp": 1765959113.1976628, "gateway_id": "!435b08cc", "raw_payload": "0a14ffffffffffffffff61f2c2dc984aabd638e0c655123280ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01f9ffffffffffffffff01e3ffffffffffffffff01d5ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 5, "from_node_name": "X Wing πŸš€ Kenobi (Knb2)", "to_node_name": "!2e061241", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 4294967295, 4294967295, 3703763553, 3601549976, 1439096888 ], "snr_towards": [ -32.0, -32.0, -1.75, -7.25, -10.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 288078701, 4294967295, 4294967295, 3703763553, 3601549976, 1439096888 ], "node_names": [ "X Wing πŸš€ Kenobi (Knb2)", "!ffffffff", "!ffffffff", "Toledo1 (TO1)", "malla v2πŸ—Ό (m2)", "Quixote_Yagi_1πŸ—ΌπŸŒ (QXT1)" ], "snr_values": [ -32.0, -32.0, -1.75, -7.25, -10.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 288078701, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "X Wing πŸš€ Kenobi (Knb2)", "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": 3703763553, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "Toledo1 (TO1)", "snr": -1.75, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 3703763553, "to_node_id": 3601549976, "from_node_name": "Toledo1 (TO1)", "to_node_name": "malla v2πŸ—Ό (m2)", "snr": -7.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 99506.6371648298, "from_location_timestamp": 1765957740.9713552, "to_location_timestamp": 1765957040.2608995, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 3601549976, "to_node_id": 1439096888, "from_node_name": "malla v2πŸ—Ό (m2)", "to_node_name": "Quixote_Yagi_1πŸ—ΌπŸŒ (QXT1)", "snr": -10.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 87899.35484107096, "from_location_timestamp": 1765957040.2608995, "to_location_timestamp": 1765957697.5949614, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 5 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 288078701, 4294967295, 3703763553, 3601549976, 1439096888 ], "node_names": [ "X Wing πŸš€ Kenobi (Knb2)", "!ffffffff", "Toledo1 (TO1)", "malla v2πŸ—Ό (m2)", "Quixote_Yagi_1πŸ—ΌπŸŒ (QXT1)" ], "snr_values": [ -32.0, -32.0, -1.75, -7.25, -10.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 288078701, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "X Wing πŸš€ Kenobi (Knb2)", "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": 3703763553, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "Toledo1 (TO1)", "snr": -1.75, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 3703763553, "to_node_id": 3601549976, "from_node_name": "Toledo1 (TO1)", "to_node_name": "malla v2πŸ—Ό (m2)", "snr": -7.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 99506.6371648298, "from_location_timestamp": 1765957740.9713552, "to_location_timestamp": 1765957040.2608995, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 3601549976, "to_node_id": 1439096888, "from_node_name": "malla v2πŸ—Ό (m2)", "to_node_name": "Quixote_Yagi_1πŸ—ΌπŸŒ (QXT1)", "snr": -10.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 87899.35484107096, "from_location_timestamp": 1765957040.2608995, "to_location_timestamp": 1765957697.5949614, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 5 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "X Wing πŸš€ Kenobi (Knb2) β†’ !ffffffff β†’ !ffffffff β†’ Toledo1 (TO1) β†’ malla v2πŸ—Ό (m2) β†’ Quixote_Yagi_1πŸ—ΌπŸŒ (QXT1)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "X Wing πŸš€ Kenobi (Knb2) β†’ !ffffffff β†’ Toledo1 (TO1) β†’ malla v2πŸ—Ό (m2) β†’ Quixote_Yagi_1πŸ—ΌπŸŒ (QXT1)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 288078701, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "X Wing πŸš€ Kenobi (Knb2)", "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": 3703763553, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "Toledo1 (TO1)", "snr": -1.75, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 3703763553, "to_node_id": 3601549976, "from_node_name": "Toledo1 (TO1)", "to_node_name": "malla v2πŸ—Ό (m2)", "snr": -7.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 99506.6371648298, "from_location_timestamp": 1765957740.9713552, "to_location_timestamp": 1765957040.2608995, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 3601549976, "to_node_id": 1439096888, "from_node_name": "malla v2πŸ—Ό (m2)", "to_node_name": "Quixote_Yagi_1πŸ—ΌπŸŒ (QXT1)", "snr": -10.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 87899.35484107096, "from_location_timestamp": 1765957040.2608995, "to_location_timestamp": 1765957697.5949614, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 187405.99200590077, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!435b08cc", "channel_id": "MediumFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 288078701, "to": 772149825, "id": 732888684, "rx_time": 1765959111, "rx_snr": 11.0, "rx_rssi": -18, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 5, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 0, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a14ffffffffffffffff61f2c2dc984aabd638e0c655123280ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01f9ffffffffffffffff01e3ffffffffffffffff01d5ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 4294967295, 4294967295, 3703763553, 3601549976, 1439096888 ], "snr_towards": [ -128, -128, -7, -29, -43 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (74 bytes)
0a14ffffffffffffffff61f2c2dc984aabd638e0c655123280ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01f9ffffffffffffffff01e3ffffffffffffffff01d5ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:74 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
Quixote_JS8_7 (QXT7) Primary 0.000s
Reference
-18.0 dBm 11.00 dB 5 - MediumFast 2025-12-17 08:11:53 UTC Current
X Wing πŸš€ Kenobi (Knb2) -15.109s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 6d Knb2 MediumFast 2025-12-17 08:11:38 UTC View
ETH Maverick (ET01) -13.743s
Before
-111.0 dBm -10.25 dB 0 6d Knb2 MediumFast 2025-12-17 08:11:39 UTC View
X Wing πŸš€ Kenobi (Knb2) -9.770s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 6d Knb2 MediumFast 2025-12-17 08:11:43 UTC View
X Wing πŸš€ Kenobi (Knb2) -4.238s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 6d Knb2 MediumFast 2025-12-17 08:11:48 UTC View
Venturada2πŸ—ΌπŸŒβ˜€οΈ (Vb2) -2.891s
Before
-87.0 dBm 8.00 dB 3 61 TO1 MediumFast 2025-12-17 08:11:50 UTC View
Fenix (FENX) -2.615s
Before
-116.0 dBm -9.75 dB 3 61 TO1 MediumFast 2025-12-17 08:11:50 UTC View
JAGO1_CaΓ±averal (JAGO) -2.564s
Before
-122.0 dBm -14.75 dB 4 b0 Vbm , PUPM , Vb2 MediumFast 2025-12-17 08:11:50 UTC View
Ocumare NorteπŸ—ΌπŸŒ (RRN) -2.561s
Before
-105.0 dBm -11.50 dB 4 b0 Vbm , Vb2 MediumFast 2025-12-17 08:11:50 UTC View
GRN1-BaseπŸ—ΌπŸŒ πŸ”‹ (GRN1) -2.550s
Before
-107.0 dBm -8.75 dB 3 - MediumFast 2025-12-17 08:11:50 UTC View
Meshtastic 1760 (1760) -2.346s
Before
-128.0 dBm -11.25 dB 4 b0 Vbm , Vb2 MediumFast 2025-12-17 08:11:50 UTC View
Eagle’s Nest (EAGL) -2.323s
Before
-102.0 dBm 6.00 dB 4 48 SMR1 MediumFast 2025-12-17 08:11:50 UTC View
Villarejo01 (VIL1) -1.918s
Before
-34.0 dBm 11.25 dB 4 c6 d5c6 MediumFast 2025-12-17 08:11:51 UTC View
Varela Bot πŸ‘πŸ€– (πŸ€–) -1.593s
Before
-80.0 dBm 8.50 dB 4 1c 🏑 MediumFast 2025-12-17 08:11:51 UTC View
PXT_Home (PXT1) -1.336s
Before
-112.0 dBm -1.75 dB 5 a4 HelB MediumFast 2025-12-17 08:11:51 UTC View
Quass001 β˜„οΈ (Q001) +1.938s
After
-51.0 dBm 10.50 dB 5 3a Q005 MediumFast 2025-12-17 08:11:55 UTC View
16

Total Receptions

14

Unique Gateways