Packet #29908688 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from El_chito_portatil (Chpo) to el_chito_hoya (CHHO)

12
Total Receptions
12
Unique Gateways
4
Hop Count
33
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 29908688
Mesh Packet ID: 0xee112d43
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-12-24 21:33:07 UTC
From Node: El_chito_portatil (Chpo)
To Node: el_chito_hoya (CHHO)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: San_Pablo🗼 (SP00)
Channel: MediumFast
RSSI: -98 dBm
SNR: 7.5 dBm
Hop Info: 4/5 hops
Start: 5, Limit: 1
Relay Node: 98 GTE
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: 33 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: EL VALLE (VALL) → ATALAYAS BULLAS ⛰️ (ATLB) → MOLATOWER 🗼🌞 (📍) → EA5GTE-20 (GTE)
Hop Count: 3 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: 2.0 dB 3.5 dB -13.5 dB 4.5 dB
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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 El_chito_portatil (Chpo) EL VALLE (VALL) 7.22 km 2.0 dB Origin Hops
2 EL VALLE (VALL) ATALAYAS BULLAS ⛰️ (ATLB) 53.40 km 3.5 dB Relay Hops
3 ATALAYAS BULLAS ⛰️ (ATLB) MOLATOWER 🗼🌞 (📍) 109.14 km -13.5 dB Relay Hops
4 MOLATOWER 🗼🌞 (📍) EA5GTE-20 (GTE) 41.60 km 4.5 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
211.35 km
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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:33 bytes
Gateway:!db2b5848
Channel:MediumFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:4 / 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 (4 hops)
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !db2b5848
Node ID format
channel_id MediumFast
packet MeshPacket (33 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 89418392
Source node ID 		uint32
to 2896821840
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 33 bytes size
hop_limit 1
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 5
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 4
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -98.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 7.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1766611986
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 152
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1766611987.1421413
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 (4 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !db2b5848
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -98.0 dBm
SNR: 7.50 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:33 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 1951713271, 4188880172, 310497188, 3676956312 ], "snr_towards": [ 2.0, 3.5, -13.5, 4.5 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "310497188": "MOLATOWER 🗼🌞 (📍)", "4188880172": "ATALAYAS BULLAS ⛰️ (ATLB)", "89418392": "El_chito_portatil (Chpo)", "2896821840": "el_chito_hoya (CHHO)", "1951713271": "EL VALLE (VALL)", "3676956312": "EA5GTE-20 (GTE)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 29908688, "timestamp": 1766611987.1421413, "from_node_id": 89418392, "to_node_id": 2896821840, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!db2b5848", "channel_id": "MediumFast", "mesh_packet_id": 3994103107, "rssi": -98, "snr": 7.5, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 5, "payload_length": 33, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a10f7c754742c3dadf9a4cf811298e629db120d080ecaffffffffffffffff0112", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1766611986, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 152, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-12-24 21:33:07 UTC", "hop_count": 4, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "El_chito_portatil (Chpo)", "to_node_name": "el_chito_hoya (CHHO)", "relay_hex": "98", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 3676956312, "node_name": "EA5GTE-20", "hex_id": "!db29e698", "short_name": "GTE", "last_byte": "98" } ], "gateway_name": "San_Pablo🗼 (SP00)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 3677050952, "latitude": 38.994039, "longitude": -1.87354, "altitude": null, "timestamp": 1766628166.733765, "timestamp_str": "2025-12-25 02:02:46", "display_name": "San_Pablo🗼", "long_name": "San_Pablo🗼", "short_name": "SP00", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 29908688, "from_node_id": 89418392, "to_node_id": 2896821840, "timestamp": 1766611987.1421413, "gateway_id": "!db2b5848", "raw_payload": "0a10f7c754742c3dadf9a4cf811298e629db120d080ecaffffffffffffffff0112", "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 5, "from_node_name": "El_chito_portatil (Chpo)", "to_node_name": "!aca9fe50", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 1951713271, 4188880172, 310497188, 3676956312 ], "snr_towards": [ 2.0, 3.5, -13.5, 4.5 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 89418392, 1951713271, 4188880172, 310497188, 3676956312 ], "node_names": [ "El_chito_portatil (Chpo)", "EL VALLE (VALL)", "ATALAYAS BULLAS ⛰️ (ATLB)", "MOLATOWER 🗼🌞 (📍)", "EA5GTE-20 (GTE)" ], "snr_values": [ 2.0, 3.5, -13.5, 4.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 89418392, "to_node_id": 1951713271, "from_node_name": "El_chito_portatil (Chpo)", "to_node_name": "EL VALLE (VALL)", "snr": 2.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 7220.153200857568, "from_location_timestamp": 1766610036.6549273, "to_location_timestamp": 1766610784.53153, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1951713271, "to_node_id": 4188880172, "from_node_name": "EL VALLE (VALL)", "to_node_name": "ATALAYAS BULLAS ⛰️ (ATLB)", "snr": 3.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 53395.594792885866, "from_location_timestamp": 1766610784.53153, "to_location_timestamp": 1766611824.8956895, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.0h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 4188880172, "to_node_id": 310497188, "from_node_name": "ATALAYAS BULLAS ⛰️ (ATLB)", "to_node_name": "MOLATOWER 🗼🌞 (📍)", "snr": -13.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 109140.88019609614, "from_location_timestamp": 1766611824.8956895, "to_location_timestamp": 1766609444.4516165, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.7h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 310497188, "to_node_id": 3676956312, "from_node_name": "MOLATOWER 🗼🌞 (📍)", "to_node_name": "EA5GTE-20 (GTE)", "snr": 4.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 41595.634664117475, "from_location_timestamp": 1766609444.4516165, "to_location_timestamp": 1766609725.9349904, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.6h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 4 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 89418392, 1951713271, 4188880172, 310497188, 3676956312 ], "node_names": [ "El_chito_portatil (Chpo)", "EL VALLE (VALL)", "ATALAYAS BULLAS ⛰️ (ATLB)", "MOLATOWER 🗼🌞 (📍)", "EA5GTE-20 (GTE)" ], "snr_values": [ 2.0, 3.5, -13.5, 4.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 89418392, "to_node_id": 1951713271, "from_node_name": "El_chito_portatil (Chpo)", "to_node_name": "EL VALLE (VALL)", "snr": 2.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 7220.153200857568, "from_location_timestamp": 1766610036.6549273, "to_location_timestamp": 1766610784.53153, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1951713271, "to_node_id": 4188880172, "from_node_name": "EL VALLE (VALL)", "to_node_name": "ATALAYAS BULLAS ⛰️ (ATLB)", "snr": 3.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 53395.594792885866, "from_location_timestamp": 1766610784.53153, "to_location_timestamp": 1766611824.8956895, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.0h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 4188880172, "to_node_id": 310497188, "from_node_name": "ATALAYAS BULLAS ⛰️ (ATLB)", "to_node_name": "MOLATOWER 🗼🌞 (📍)", "snr": -13.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 109140.88019609614, "from_location_timestamp": 1766611824.8956895, "to_location_timestamp": 1766609444.4516165, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.7h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 310497188, "to_node_id": 3676956312, "from_node_name": "MOLATOWER 🗼🌞 (📍)", "to_node_name": "EA5GTE-20 (GTE)", "snr": 4.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 41595.634664117475, "from_location_timestamp": 1766609444.4516165, "to_location_timestamp": 1766609725.9349904, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.6h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 4 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "El_chito_portatil (Chpo) → EL VALLE (VALL) → ATALAYAS BULLAS ⛰️ (ATLB) → MOLATOWER 🗼🌞 (📍) → EA5GTE-20 (GTE)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "El_chito_portatil (Chpo) → EL VALLE (VALL) → ATALAYAS BULLAS ⛰️ (ATLB) → MOLATOWER 🗼🌞 (📍) → EA5GTE-20 (GTE)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 89418392, "to_node_id": 1951713271, "from_node_name": "El_chito_portatil (Chpo)", "to_node_name": "EL VALLE (VALL)", "snr": 2.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 7220.153200857568, "from_location_timestamp": 1766610036.6549273, "to_location_timestamp": 1766610784.53153, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1951713271, "to_node_id": 4188880172, "from_node_name": "EL VALLE (VALL)", "to_node_name": "ATALAYAS BULLAS ⛰️ (ATLB)", "snr": 3.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 53395.594792885866, "from_location_timestamp": 1766610784.53153, "to_location_timestamp": 1766611824.8956895, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.0h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 4188880172, "to_node_id": 310497188, "from_node_name": "ATALAYAS BULLAS ⛰️ (ATLB)", "to_node_name": "MOLATOWER 🗼🌞 (📍)", "snr": -13.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 109140.88019609614, "from_location_timestamp": 1766611824.8956895, "to_location_timestamp": 1766609444.4516165, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.7h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 310497188, "to_node_id": 3676956312, "from_node_name": "MOLATOWER 🗼🌞 (📍)", "to_node_name": "EA5GTE-20 (GTE)", "snr": 4.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 41595.634664117475, "from_location_timestamp": 1766609444.4516165, "to_location_timestamp": 1766609725.9349904, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.6h ago" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 211352.26285395704, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!db2b5848", "channel_id": "MediumFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 89418392, "to": 2896821840, "id": 3994103107, "rx_time": 1766611986, "rx_snr": 7.5, "rx_rssi": -98, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 5, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 152, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a10f7c754742c3dadf9a4cf811298e629db120d080ecaffffffffffffffff0112", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 1951713271, 4188880172, 310497188, 3676956312 ], "snr_towards": [ 8, 14, -54, 18 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (33 bytes)
0a10f7c754742c3dadf9a4cf811298e629db120d080ecaffffffffffffffff0112
Hex Analysis:
Size:33 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
San_Pablo🗼 (SP00) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-98.0 dBm 7.50 dB 4 98 GTE MediumFast 2025-12-24 21:33:07 UTC Current
El_chito_portatil (Chpo) -5.122s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 98 Chpo MediumFast 2025-12-24 21:33:02 UTC View
Alex (A.MC) -3.263s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -2.00 dB 1 f7 VALL MediumFast 2025-12-24 21:33:03 UTC View
USCSS NOSTROMO (XENO) -2.748s
Before 		-110.0 dBm -1.75 dB 1 - MediumFast 2025-12-24 21:33:04 UTC View
NarKT3S3📡 (NKT3) -0.979s
Before 		-111.0 dBm -11.25 dB 4 0c 30BV MediumFast 2025-12-24 21:33:06 UTC View
CARREFOUR ea5wa (WA01) -0.921s
Before 		-115.0 dBm -9.75 dB 3 a4 📍 MediumFast 2025-12-24 21:33:06 UTC View
EAL Station 1 🗼🌐 (EAL1) -0.887s
Before 		-110.0 dBm -4.50 dB 3 a4 📍 MediumFast 2025-12-24 21:33:06 UTC View
Karman’s HeltecV4 Beta (KHV4) -0.064s
Before 		-106.0 dBm -14.75 dB 5 64 ALT1 MediumFast 2025-12-24 21:33:07 UTC View
ROQUETAS 2 - EA7HMB ☀️🗼 (RQT2) -0.036s
Before 		-99.0 dBm -9.50 dB 5 0f AL11 MediumFast 2025-12-24 21:33:07 UTC View
Mula_LaTorre_Int (MUL2) +0.541s
After 		-43.0 dBm 10.25 dB 4 9c MULA MediumFast 2025-12-24 21:33:07 UTC View
EA8EE_Albacete (EA8E) +0.793s
After 		-109.0 dBm -11.75 dB 5 8c 768C MediumFast 2025-12-24 21:33:07 UTC View
EA5IWW Wio Tracker L1 Pro (IWW3) +71.083s
After 		-125.0 dBm -12.50 dB 3 fa MediumFast 2025-12-24 21:34:18 UTC View
12

Total Receptions

12

Unique Gateways