Packet #28294780 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from PaN HeltecV3 LTDC📡 (PAN3) to EA5FOG (TARJ)

6
Total Receptions
6
Unique Gateways
3
Hop Count
37
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 28294780
Mesh Packet ID: 0xb2bb4222
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-12-17 16:05:28 UTC
From Node: PaN HeltecV3 LTDC📡 (PAN3)
To Node: EA5FOG (TARJ)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: EA5WA TRASTERO (WA01)
Channel: MediumFast
RSSI: -113 dBm
SNR: -9.5 dBm
Hop Info: 3/5 hops
Start: 5, Limit: 2
Relay Node: a4 📍 , NOD4
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: 37 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: ea5fog2 🎻 (fog2) → ATALAYAS BULLAS ⛰️ (ATLB) → MOLATOWER 🗼🌞 (📍)
Hop Count: 2 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: -10.75 dB 2.0 dB -8.0 dB
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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 PaN HeltecV3 LTDC📡 (PAN3) ea5fog2 🎻 (fog2) 1.86 km -10.75 dB Origin Hops
2 ea5fog2 🎻 (fog2) ATALAYAS BULLAS ⛰️ (ATLB) 41.32 km 2.0 dB Relay Hops
3 ATALAYAS BULLAS ⛰️ (ATLB) MOLATOWER 🗼🌞 (📍) 109.14 km -8.0 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
152.32 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:37 bytes
Gateway:!a0cc2164
Channel:MediumFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:3 / 5
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 (3 hops)
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !a0cc2164
Node ID format
channel_id MediumFast
packet MeshPacket (37 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2896876768
Source node ID 		uint32
to 2665202738
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 37 bytes size
hop_limit 2
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 5
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 3
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -113.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -9.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1765987527
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 1765987528.433427
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 (3 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !a0cc2164
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -113.0 dBm
SNR: -9.50 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:37 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 105950983, 4188880172, 310497188 ], "snr_towards": [ -10.75, 2.0, -8.0 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "2896876768": "PaN HeltecV3 LTDC📡 (PAN3)", "310497188": "MOLATOWER 🗼🌞 (📍)", "105950983": "ea5fog2 🎻 (fog2)", "4188880172": "ATALAYAS BULLAS ⛰️ (ATLB)", "2665202738": "EA5FOG (TARJ)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 28294780, "timestamp": 1765987528.433427, "from_node_id": 2896876768, "to_node_id": 2665202738, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!a0cc2164", "channel_id": "MediumFast", "mesh_packet_id": 2998616610, "rssi": -113, "snr": -9.5, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 5, "payload_length": 37, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a0c07af50062c3dadf9a4cf81121215d5ffffffffffffffff0108e0ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1765987527, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 164, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-12-17 16:05:28 UTC", "hop_count": 3, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "PaN HeltecV3 LTDC📡 (PAN3)", "to_node_name": "EA5FOG (TARJ)", "relay_hex": "a4", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 310497188, "node_name": "MOLATOWER 🗼🌞", "hex_id": "!1281cfa4", "short_name": "📍", "last_byte": "a4" }, { "node_id": 2665944740, "node_name": "🇪🇦 EA5AWB/P📟⚡🌍🕺", "hex_id": "!9ee716a4", "short_name": "NOD4", "last_byte": "a4" } ], "gateway_name": "EA5WA TRASTERO (WA01)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 2697732452, "latitude": 38.9873664, "longitude": -1.867776, "altitude": 700, "timestamp": 1765619956.6148357, "timestamp_str": "2025-12-13 09:59:16", "display_name": "EA5WA TRASTERO", "long_name": "EA5WA TRASTERO", "short_name": "WA01", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 28294780, "from_node_id": 2896876768, "to_node_id": 2665202738, "timestamp": 1765987528.433427, "gateway_id": "!a0cc2164", "raw_payload": "0a0c07af50062c3dadf9a4cf81121215d5ffffffffffffffff0108e0ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 5, "from_node_name": "PaN HeltecV3 LTDC📡 (PAN3)", "to_node_name": "!9edbc432", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 105950983, 4188880172, 310497188 ], "snr_towards": [ -10.75, 2.0, -8.0 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 2896876768, 105950983, 4188880172, 310497188 ], "node_names": [ "PaN HeltecV3 LTDC📡 (PAN3)", "ea5fog2 🎻 (fog2)", "ATALAYAS BULLAS ⛰️ (ATLB)", "MOLATOWER 🗼🌞 (📍)" ], "snr_values": [ -10.75, 2.0, -8.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2896876768, "to_node_id": 105950983, "from_node_name": "PaN HeltecV3 LTDC📡 (PAN3)", "to_node_name": "ea5fog2 🎻 (fog2)", "snr": -10.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1855.290273701318, "from_location_timestamp": 1765987493.7085948, "to_location_timestamp": 1765982659.531303, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 105950983, "to_node_id": 4188880172, "from_node_name": "ea5fog2 🎻 (fog2)", "to_node_name": "ATALAYAS BULLAS ⛰️ (ATLB)", "snr": 2.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 41324.65691478015, "from_location_timestamp": 1765982659.531303, "to_location_timestamp": 1765987232.7349782, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 4188880172, "to_node_id": 310497188, "from_node_name": "ATALAYAS BULLAS ⛰️ (ATLB)", "to_node_name": "MOLATOWER 🗼🌞 (📍)", "snr": -8.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 109140.88019609614, "from_location_timestamp": 1765987232.7349782, "to_location_timestamp": 1765983634.5869353, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.1h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 3 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 2896876768, 105950983, 4188880172, 310497188 ], "node_names": [ "PaN HeltecV3 LTDC📡 (PAN3)", "ea5fog2 🎻 (fog2)", "ATALAYAS BULLAS ⛰️ (ATLB)", "MOLATOWER 🗼🌞 (📍)" ], "snr_values": [ -10.75, 2.0, -8.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2896876768, "to_node_id": 105950983, "from_node_name": "PaN HeltecV3 LTDC📡 (PAN3)", "to_node_name": "ea5fog2 🎻 (fog2)", "snr": -10.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1855.290273701318, "from_location_timestamp": 1765987493.7085948, "to_location_timestamp": 1765982659.531303, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 105950983, "to_node_id": 4188880172, "from_node_name": "ea5fog2 🎻 (fog2)", "to_node_name": "ATALAYAS BULLAS ⛰️ (ATLB)", "snr": 2.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 41324.65691478015, "from_location_timestamp": 1765982659.531303, "to_location_timestamp": 1765987232.7349782, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 4188880172, "to_node_id": 310497188, "from_node_name": "ATALAYAS BULLAS ⛰️ (ATLB)", "to_node_name": "MOLATOWER 🗼🌞 (📍)", "snr": -8.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 109140.88019609614, "from_location_timestamp": 1765987232.7349782, "to_location_timestamp": 1765983634.5869353, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.1h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 3 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "PaN HeltecV3 LTDC📡 (PAN3) → ea5fog2 🎻 (fog2) → ATALAYAS BULLAS ⛰️ (ATLB) → MOLATOWER 🗼🌞 (📍)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "PaN HeltecV3 LTDC📡 (PAN3) → ea5fog2 🎻 (fog2) → ATALAYAS BULLAS ⛰️ (ATLB) → MOLATOWER 🗼🌞 (📍)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2896876768, "to_node_id": 105950983, "from_node_name": "PaN HeltecV3 LTDC📡 (PAN3)", "to_node_name": "ea5fog2 🎻 (fog2)", "snr": -10.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1855.290273701318, "from_location_timestamp": 1765987493.7085948, "to_location_timestamp": 1765982659.531303, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 105950983, "to_node_id": 4188880172, "from_node_name": "ea5fog2 🎻 (fog2)", "to_node_name": "ATALAYAS BULLAS ⛰️ (ATLB)", "snr": 2.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 41324.65691478015, "from_location_timestamp": 1765982659.531303, "to_location_timestamp": 1765987232.7349782, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 4188880172, "to_node_id": 310497188, "from_node_name": "ATALAYAS BULLAS ⛰️ (ATLB)", "to_node_name": "MOLATOWER 🗼🌞 (📍)", "snr": -8.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 109140.88019609614, "from_location_timestamp": 1765987232.7349782, "to_location_timestamp": 1765983634.5869353, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.1h ago" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 152320.8273845776, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!a0cc2164", "channel_id": "MediumFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2896876768, "to": 2665202738, "id": 2998616610, "rx_time": 1765987527, "rx_snr": -9.5, "rx_rssi": -113, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 5, "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": "0a0c07af50062c3dadf9a4cf81121215d5ffffffffffffffff0108e0ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 105950983, 4188880172, 310497188 ], "snr_towards": [ -43, 8, -32 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (37 bytes)
0a0c07af50062c3dadf9a4cf81121215d5ffffffffffffffff0108e0ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:37 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
EA5WA TRASTERO (WA01) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-113.0 dBm -9.50 dB 3 a4 📍 , NOD4 MediumFast 2025-12-17 16:05:28 UTC Current
EAL Station 1 🗼🌐 (EAL1) +0.029s
After 		-111.0 dBm -5.75 dB 3 a4 📍 , NOD4 MediumFast 2025-12-17 16:05:28 UTC View
San_Pablo🗼 (SP00) +0.856s
After 		-105.0 dBm 1.75 dB 4 f9 EAL3 MediumFast 2025-12-17 16:05:29 UTC View
NarKT3S3📡 (NKT3) +1.102s
After 		-89.0 dBm 9.25 dB 5 2a GNS0 , NKCD MediumFast 2025-12-17 16:05:29 UTC View
EA7JRS-7 (JRS7) +1.419s
After 		-96.0 dBm 7.25 dB 5 2a GNS0 MediumFast 2025-12-17 16:05:29 UTC View
EA5IWW Wio Tracker L1 Pro (IWW3) +2.320s
After 		-121.0 dBm -10.50 dB 4 1c MediumFast 2025-12-17 16:05:30 UTC View
6

Total Receptions

6

Unique Gateways