Packet #30166159 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Chamartin_Bambu🗼☀️ (RPT4) to Tatooine 🏠 Kenobi 📡☀ (Knb0)

17
Total Receptions
17
Unique Gateways
2
Hop Count
44
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 30166159
Mesh Packet ID: 0xa4213962
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-12-25 22:01:13 UTC
From Node: Chamartin_Bambu🗼☀️ (RPT4)
To Node: Tatooine 🏠 Kenobi 📡☀ (Knb0)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Rodashtastic🗼🌐 (RDSt)
Channel: MediumFast
RSSI: -111 dBm
SNR: -1.5 dBm
Hop Info: 2/2 hops
Start: 2, Limit: 0
Relay Node: e7 BJN
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: 44 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
SNR Towards: -12.25 dB
Return Path: Venturada2 🗼🌞 (Vb2) → Base Jardin (BJN)
SNR Back: -2.0 dB -3.75 dB
Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Tatooine 🏠 Kenobi 📡☀ (Knb0) Chamartin_Bambu🗼☀️ (RPT4) 2.38 km -12.25 dB Origin Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Return Path Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Chamartin_Bambu🗼☀️ (RPT4) Venturada2 🗼🌞 (Vb2) 42.99 km -2.0 dB Return Start Hops
2 Venturada2 🗼🌞 (Vb2) Base Jardin (BJN) 45.10 km -3.75 dB Return End Hops
Total Forward Distance
2.38 km
Total Return Distance
88.09 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:44 bytes
Gateway:!849acd88
Channel:MediumFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:2 / 2
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 (2 hops)
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !849acd88
Node ID format
channel_id MediumFast
packet MeshPacket (44 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2035064309
Source node ID 		uint32
to 1499227573
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 -111.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -1.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1766700072
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 231
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1766700073.2182863
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 (2 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !849acd88
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -111.0 dBm
SNR: -1.50 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": [ -12.25 ], "route_back": [ 2687837872, 1338271463 ], "snr_back": [ -2.0, -3.75 ], "route_node_names": { "2687837872": "Venturada2 🗼🌞 (Vb2)", "1499227573": "Tatooine 🏠 Kenobi 📡☀ (Knb0)", "2035064309": "Chamartin_Bambu🗼☀️ (RPT4)", "1338271463": "Base Jardin (BJN)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 30166159, "timestamp": 1766700073.2182863, "from_node_id": 2035064309, "to_node_id": 1499227573, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!849acd88", "channel_id": "MediumFast", "mesh_packet_id": 2753640802, "rssi": -111, "snr": -1.5, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 2, "payload_length": 44, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "120acfffffffffffffffff011a08b02635a0e766c44f2214f8ffffffffffffffff01f1ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1766700072, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 231, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-12-25 22:01:13 UTC", "hop_count": 2, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Chamartin_Bambu🗼☀️ (RPT4)", "to_node_name": "Tatooine 🏠 Kenobi 📡☀ (Knb0)", "relay_hex": "e7", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 1338271463, "node_name": "Base Jardin", "hex_id": "!4fc466e7", "short_name": "BJN", "last_byte": "e7" } ], "gateway_name": "Rodashtastic🗼🌐 (RDSt)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 2224737672, "latitude": 40.4488192, "longitude": -3.3816576, "altitude": 680, "timestamp": 1766717591.3353622, "timestamp_str": "2025-12-26 02:53:11", "display_name": "Rodashtastic🗼🌐", "long_name": "Rodashtastic🗼🌐", "short_name": "RDSt", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 30166159, "from_node_id": 2035064309, "to_node_id": 1499227573, "timestamp": 1766700073.2182863, "gateway_id": "!849acd88", "raw_payload": "120acfffffffffffffffff011a08b02635a0e766c44f2214f8ffffffffffffffff01f1ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 2, "from_node_name": "Chamartin_Bambu🗼☀️ (RPT4)", "to_node_name": "Tatooine 🏠 Kenobi 📡☀ (Knb0)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [], "snr_towards": [ -12.25 ], "route_back": [ 2687837872, 1338271463 ], "snr_back": [ -2.0, -3.75 ] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward_with_return", "node_ids": [ 1499227573, 2035064309 ], "node_names": [ "Tatooine 🏠 Kenobi 📡☀ (Knb0)", "Chamartin_Bambu🗼☀️ (RPT4)" ], "snr_values": [ -12.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1499227573, "to_node_id": 2035064309, "from_node_name": "Tatooine 🏠 Kenobi 📡☀ (Knb0)", "to_node_name": "Chamartin_Bambu🗼☀️ (RPT4)", "snr": -12.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2379.8653118929774, "from_location_timestamp": 1766678457.2828405, "to_location_timestamp": 1766690932.028912, "from_location_age_warning": "from 6.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.5h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 1 }, "return_path": { "path_type": "return", "node_ids": [ 2035064309, 2687837872, 1338271463 ], "node_names": [ "Chamartin_Bambu🗼☀️ (RPT4)", "Venturada2 🗼🌞 (Vb2)", "Base Jardin (BJN)" ], "snr_values": [ -2.0, -3.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2035064309, "to_node_id": 2687837872, "from_node_name": "Chamartin_Bambu🗼☀️ (RPT4)", "to_node_name": "Venturada2 🗼🌞 (Vb2)", "snr": -2.0, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 42989.44194146682, "from_location_timestamp": 1766690932.028912, "to_location_timestamp": 1766696212.6346922, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 1338271463, "from_node_name": "Venturada2 🗼🌞 (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "Base Jardin (BJN)", "snr": -3.75, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 45100.38078519351, "from_location_timestamp": 1766696212.6346922, "to_location_timestamp": 1766676956.842054, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 6.4h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 2 }, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "combined_rf", "node_ids": [ 1499227573, 2035064309, 2687837872, 1338271463 ], "node_names": [ "Tatooine 🏠 Kenobi 📡☀ (Knb0)", "Chamartin_Bambu🗼☀️ (RPT4)", "Venturada2 🗼🌞 (Vb2)", "Base Jardin (BJN)" ], "snr_values": [ -12.25, -2.0, -3.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1499227573, "to_node_id": 2035064309, "from_node_name": "Tatooine 🏠 Kenobi 📡☀ (Knb0)", "to_node_name": "Chamartin_Bambu🗼☀️ (RPT4)", "snr": -12.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2379.8653118929774, "from_location_timestamp": 1766678457.2828405, "to_location_timestamp": 1766690932.028912, "from_location_age_warning": "from 6.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.5h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2035064309, "to_node_id": 2687837872, "from_node_name": "Chamartin_Bambu🗼☀️ (RPT4)", "to_node_name": "Venturada2 🗼🌞 (Vb2)", "snr": -2.0, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 42989.44194146682, "from_location_timestamp": 1766690932.028912, "to_location_timestamp": 1766696212.6346922, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 1338271463, "from_node_name": "Venturada2 🗼🌞 (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "Base Jardin (BJN)", "snr": -3.75, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 45100.38078519351, "from_location_timestamp": 1766696212.6346922, "to_location_timestamp": 1766676956.842054, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 6.4h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 3 } }, "has_return_path": true, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Tatooine 🏠 Kenobi 📡☀ (Knb0) → Chamartin_Bambu🗼☀️ (RPT4)", "return_path_display": "Chamartin_Bambu🗼☀️ (RPT4) → Venturada2 🗼🌞 (Vb2) → Base Jardin (BJN)", "actual_rf_path_display": "Tatooine 🏠 Kenobi 📡☀ (Knb0) → Chamartin_Bambu🗼☀️ (RPT4) → Venturada2 🗼🌞 (Vb2) → Base Jardin (BJN)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1499227573, "to_node_id": 2035064309, "from_node_name": "Tatooine 🏠 Kenobi 📡☀ (Knb0)", "to_node_name": "Chamartin_Bambu🗼☀️ (RPT4)", "snr": -12.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2379.8653118929774, "from_location_timestamp": 1766678457.2828405, "to_location_timestamp": 1766690932.028912, "from_location_age_warning": "from 6.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.5h ago" } ], "return_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2035064309, "to_node_id": 2687837872, "from_node_name": "Chamartin_Bambu🗼☀️ (RPT4)", "to_node_name": "Venturada2 🗼🌞 (Vb2)", "snr": -2.0, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 42989.44194146682, "from_location_timestamp": 1766690932.028912, "to_location_timestamp": 1766696212.6346922, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 1338271463, "from_node_name": "Venturada2 🗼🌞 (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "Base Jardin (BJN)", "snr": -3.75, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 45100.38078519351, "from_location_timestamp": 1766696212.6346922, "to_location_timestamp": 1766676956.842054, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 6.4h ago" } ], "total_forward_distance": 2379.8653118929774, "total_return_distance": 88089.82272666034 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!849acd88", "channel_id": "MediumFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2035064309, "to": 1499227573, "id": 2753640802, "rx_time": 1766700072, "rx_snr": -1.5, "rx_rssi": -111, "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": 231, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "120acfffffffffffffffff011a08b02635a0e766c44f2214f8ffffffffffffffff01f1ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "snr_towards": [ -49 ], "route_back": [ 2687837872, 1338271463 ], "snr_back": [ -8, -15 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (44 bytes)
120acfffffffffffffffff011a08b02635a0e766c44f2214f8ffffffffffffffff01f1ffffffffffffffff01
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 Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
Rodashtastic🗼🌐 (RDSt) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-111.0 dBm -1.50 dB 2 e7 BJN MediumFast 2025-12-25 22:01:13 UTC Current
Karabanchel_Baldur (KarB) -1.400s
Before 		-112.0 dBm -14.00 dB 0 f5 RPT4 MediumFast 2025-12-25 22:01:11 UTC View
g1bal (g1b0) -1.398s
Before 		-105.0 dBm -4.50 dB 0 f5 RPT4 MediumFast 2025-12-25 22:01:11 UTC View
Venturada2 🗼🌞 (Vb2) -1.396s
Before 		-100.0 dBm -2.00 dB 0 f5 RPT4 MediumFast 2025-12-25 22:01:11 UTC View
[samsepi0l] 📡🌐 (tlg0) -1.395s
Before 		-105.0 dBm -11.25 dB 0 f5 RPT4 MediumFast 2025-12-25 22:01:11 UTC View
Wake Up, Neo...📡 (NEO) -1.390s
Before 		-102.0 dBm -5.25 dB 0 f5 RPT4 MediumFast 2025-12-25 22:01:11 UTC View
Ocumare Norte🗼🌐 (RRN) -1.037s
Before 		-104.0 dBm -12.00 dB 1 b0 Sir , Vb2 MediumFast 2025-12-25 22:01:12 UTC View
XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8) -0.975s
Before 		-81.0 dBm -11.25 dB 1 b0 Sir , Vb2 MediumFast 2025-12-25 22:01:12 UTC View
GRN1-Base🗼🌐 🔋 (GRN1) -0.739s
Before 		-99.0 dBm 0.75 dB 1 b0 Sir , Vb2 MediumFast 2025-12-25 22:01:12 UTC View
JAGO1_Cañaveral (JAGO) -0.199s
Before 		-9.0 dBm 10.75 dB 2 70 JAG2 MediumFast 2025-12-25 22:01:13 UTC View
Meshtastic 18a4 (18a4) -0.119s
Before 		-110.0 dBm -8.00 dB 1 40 AldB MediumFast 2025-12-25 22:01:13 UTC View
Meshtastic 1760 (1760) -0.117s
Before 		-119.0 dBm -1.75 dB 1 40 AldB MediumFast 2025-12-25 22:01:13 UTC View
Vito 📟📡 (VTO) +0.076s
After 		-117.0 dBm -11.75 dB 2 88 2b88 MediumFast 2025-12-25 22:01:13 UTC View
Eagle’s Nest (EAGL) +0.261s
After 		-110.0 dBm -1.50 dB 2 74 MediumFast 2025-12-25 22:01:13 UTC View
Quass001 ☄️ (Q001) +0.264s
After 		-39.0 dBm 11.00 dB 1 3a Q005 MediumFast 2025-12-25 22:01:13 UTC View
Tatooine 🏠 Kenobi 📡☀ (Knb0) +1.044s
After 		-93.0 dBm 0.75 dB 0 f5 RPT4 MediumFast 2025-12-25 22:01:14 UTC View
P3 iGate 🏠🌐 (P3N2) +1.109s
After 		-36.0 dBm 11.00 dB 2 25 P3N1 MediumFast 2025-12-25 22:01:14 UTC View
17

Total Receptions

17

Unique Gateways