Packet #28237419 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Ciudad Real1 (CR1) to X Wing 🚀 Kenobi (Knb2)

13
Total Receptions
13
Unique Gateways
1
Hop Count
28
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 28237419
Mesh Packet ID: 0xf2dbbbe6
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-12-17 09:13:22 UTC
From Node: Ciudad Real1 (CR1)
To Node: X Wing 🚀 Kenobi (Knb2)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)
Channel: MediumFast
RSSI: -88 dBm
SNR: 7.0 dBm
Hop Info: 1/3 hops
Start: 3, Limit: 2
Relay Node: 61 TO1
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: 28 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: Toledo1 (TO1)
Hop Count: 0 hops
Status: Forward incomplete, Return in progress
SNR Towards: -4.0 dB 10.25 dB
Return Path: Toledo1 (TO1)
SNR Back: 8.0 dB
Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 X Wing 🚀 Kenobi (Knb2) Toledo1 (TO1) 88.36 km -4.0 dB Origin Hops
2 Toledo1 (TO1) Ciudad Real1 (CR1) 58.99 km 10.25 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Return Path Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Ciudad Real1 (CR1) Toledo1 (TO1) 58.99 km 8.0 dB Return Start Hops
Total Forward Distance
147.35 km
Total Return Distance
58.99 km
Combined Traceroute Graph
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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:28 bytes
Gateway:!a03526b0
Channel:MediumFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:1 / 3
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 (1 hops)
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !a03526b0
Node ID format
channel_id MediumFast
packet MeshPacket (28 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 892200874
Source node ID 		uint32
to 288078701
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 28 bytes size
hop_limit 2
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 3
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 1
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -88.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 7.00 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1765962802
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 97
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1765962802.5515764
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 (1 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !a03526b0
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -88.0 dBm
SNR: 7.00 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:28 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 3703763553 ], "snr_towards": [ -4.0, 10.25 ], "route_back": [ 3703763553 ], "snr_back": [ 8.0 ], "route_node_names": { "3703763553": "Toledo1 (TO1)", "892200874": "Ciudad Real1 (CR1)", "288078701": "X Wing 🚀 Kenobi (Knb2)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 28237419, "timestamp": 1765962802.5515764, "from_node_id": 892200874, "to_node_id": 288078701, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!a03526b0", "channel_id": "MediumFast", "mesh_packet_id": 4074486758, "rssi": -88, "snr": 7.0, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 3, "payload_length": 28, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a0461f2c2dc120bf0ffffffffffffffff01291a0461f2c2dc220120", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1765962802, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 97, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-12-17 09:13:22 UTC", "hop_count": 1, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Ciudad Real1 (CR1)", "to_node_name": "X Wing 🚀 Kenobi (Knb2)", "relay_hex": "61", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 3703763553, "node_name": "Toledo1", "hex_id": "!dcc2f261", "short_name": "TO1", "last_byte": "61" } ], "gateway_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 2687837872, "latitude": 40.7896064, "longitude": -3.4603008, "altitude": 1005, "timestamp": 1765986221.4084086, "timestamp_str": "2025-12-17 15:43:41", "display_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️", "long_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️", "short_name": "Vb2", "hw_model": "STATION_G2" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 28237419, "from_node_id": 892200874, "to_node_id": 288078701, "timestamp": 1765962802.5515764, "gateway_id": "!a03526b0", "raw_payload": "0a0461f2c2dc120bf0ffffffffffffffff01291a0461f2c2dc220120", "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 3, "from_node_name": "Ciudad Real1 (CR1)", "to_node_name": "X Wing 🚀 Kenobi (Knb2)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 3703763553 ], "snr_towards": [ -4.0, 10.25 ], "route_back": [ 3703763553 ], "snr_back": [ 8.0 ] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward_with_return", "node_ids": [ 288078701, 3703763553, 892200874 ], "node_names": [ "X Wing 🚀 Kenobi (Knb2)", "Toledo1 (TO1)", "Ciudad Real1 (CR1)" ], "snr_values": [ -4.0, 10.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 288078701, "to_node_id": 3703763553, "from_node_name": "X Wing 🚀 Kenobi (Knb2)", "to_node_name": "Toledo1 (TO1)", "snr": -4.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 88361.48780774586, "from_location_timestamp": 1765950404.7281456, "to_location_timestamp": 1765957740.9713552, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 3703763553, "to_node_id": 892200874, "from_node_name": "Toledo1 (TO1)", "to_node_name": "Ciudad Real1 (CR1)", "snr": 10.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 58989.22018117336, "from_location_timestamp": 1765957740.9713552, "to_location_timestamp": 1765957741.096064, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.4h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 2 }, "return_path": { "path_type": "return", "node_ids": [ 892200874, 3703763553 ], "node_names": [ "Ciudad Real1 (CR1)", "Toledo1 (TO1)" ], "snr_values": [ 8.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 892200874, "to_node_id": 3703763553, "from_node_name": "Ciudad Real1 (CR1)", "to_node_name": "Toledo1 (TO1)", "snr": 8.0, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 58989.22018117336, "from_location_timestamp": 1765957741.096064, "to_location_timestamp": 1765957740.9713552, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.4h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 1 }, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "combined_rf", "node_ids": [ 288078701, 3703763553, 892200874 ], "node_names": [ "X Wing 🚀 Kenobi (Knb2)", "Toledo1 (TO1)", "Ciudad Real1 (CR1)" ], "snr_values": [ -4.0, 10.25, 8.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 288078701, "to_node_id": 3703763553, "from_node_name": "X Wing 🚀 Kenobi (Knb2)", "to_node_name": "Toledo1 (TO1)", "snr": -4.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 88361.48780774586, "from_location_timestamp": 1765950404.7281456, "to_location_timestamp": 1765957740.9713552, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 3703763553, "to_node_id": 892200874, "from_node_name": "Toledo1 (TO1)", "to_node_name": "Ciudad Real1 (CR1)", "snr": 10.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 58989.22018117336, "from_location_timestamp": 1765957740.9713552, "to_location_timestamp": 1765957741.096064, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 892200874, "to_node_id": 3703763553, "from_node_name": "Ciudad Real1 (CR1)", "to_node_name": "Toledo1 (TO1)", "snr": 8.0, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 58989.22018117336, "from_location_timestamp": 1765957741.096064, "to_location_timestamp": 1765957740.9713552, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.4h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 3 } }, "has_return_path": true, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "X Wing 🚀 Kenobi (Knb2) → Toledo1 (TO1) → Ciudad Real1 (CR1)", "return_path_display": "Ciudad Real1 (CR1) → Toledo1 (TO1)", "actual_rf_path_display": "X Wing 🚀 Kenobi (Knb2) → Toledo1 (TO1) → Ciudad Real1 (CR1)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 288078701, "to_node_id": 3703763553, "from_node_name": "X Wing 🚀 Kenobi (Knb2)", "to_node_name": "Toledo1 (TO1)", "snr": -4.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 88361.48780774586, "from_location_timestamp": 1765950404.7281456, "to_location_timestamp": 1765957740.9713552, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 3703763553, "to_node_id": 892200874, "from_node_name": "Toledo1 (TO1)", "to_node_name": "Ciudad Real1 (CR1)", "snr": 10.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 58989.22018117336, "from_location_timestamp": 1765957740.9713552, "to_location_timestamp": 1765957741.096064, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.4h ago" } ], "return_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 892200874, "to_node_id": 3703763553, "from_node_name": "Ciudad Real1 (CR1)", "to_node_name": "Toledo1 (TO1)", "snr": 8.0, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 58989.22018117336, "from_location_timestamp": 1765957741.096064, "to_location_timestamp": 1765957740.9713552, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.4h ago" } ], "total_forward_distance": 147350.70798891922, "total_return_distance": 58989.22018117336 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!a03526b0", "channel_id": "MediumFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 892200874, "to": 288078701, "id": 4074486758, "rx_time": 1765962802, "rx_snr": 7.0, "rx_rssi": -88, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 3, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 97, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a0461f2c2dc120bf0ffffffffffffffff01291a0461f2c2dc220120", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 3703763553 ], "snr_towards": [ -16, 41 ], "route_back": [ 3703763553 ], "snr_back": [ 32 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (28 bytes)
0a0461f2c2dc120bf0ffffffffffffffff01291a0461f2c2dc220120
Hex Analysis:
Size:28 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
Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-88.0 dBm 7.00 dB 1 61 TO1 MediumFast 2025-12-17 09:13:22 UTC Current
ETH Maverick (ET01) +0.256s
After 		-106.0 dBm -5.25 dB 1 61 TO1 MediumFast 2025-12-17 09:13:22 UTC View
X Wing 🚀 Kenobi (Knb2) +0.281s
After 		-92.0 dBm 8.75 dB 1 61 TO1 MediumFast 2025-12-17 09:13:22 UTC View
Fenix (FENX) +0.287s
After 		-116.0 dBm -11.75 dB 1 61 TO1 MediumFast 2025-12-17 09:13:22 UTC View
MOVIL 1 🟢 MANCHASTIC (MV1V) +0.473s
After 		-73.0 dBm -3.00 dB 1 b4 MediumFast 2025-12-17 09:13:23 UTC View
Eagle’s Nest (EAGL) +0.857s
After 		-110.0 dBm -0.75 dB 2 74 TakF MediumFast 2025-12-17 09:13:23 UTC View
GRN1-Base🗼🌐 🔋 (GRN1) +1.633s
After 		-100.0 dBm -1.25 dB 2 b0 Vbm , Vb2 MediumFast 2025-12-17 09:13:24 UTC View
Quixote_JS8_7 (QXT7) +2.069s
After 		-18.0 dBm 11.75 dB 3 - MediumFast 2025-12-17 09:13:24 UTC View
Zion 🗼 (Zion) +2.514s
After 		-113.0 dBm -9.25 dB 3 85 FTO1 MediumFast 2025-12-17 09:13:25 UTC View
Villarejo01 (VIL1) +2.727s
After 		-34.0 dBm 10.75 dB 2 c6 d5c6 MediumFast 2025-12-17 09:13:25 UTC View
Meshtastic 1760 (1760) +6.697s
After 		-116.0 dBm -0.50 dB 3 f5 RPT4 MediumFast 2025-12-17 09:13:29 UTC View
Wake Up, Neo...📡 (NEO) +7.478s
After 		-99.0 dBm -3.00 dB 3 f5 RPT4 MediumFast 2025-12-17 09:13:30 UTC View
[samsepi0l] 📡🌐 (tlg0) +7.947s
After 		-75.0 dBm -4.50 dB 3 fc 74fc , Anu2 MediumFast 2025-12-17 09:13:30 UTC View
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Total Receptions

13

Unique Gateways