Packet #30168698 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from XiaoWatt c4c8 πŸŒπŸ”Œ (c4c8) to !ffffffff

18
Total Receptions
18
Unique Gateways
4
Hop Count
65
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 30168698
Mesh Packet ID: 0x037db385
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-12-25 22:19:05 UTC
From Node: XiaoWatt c4c8 πŸŒπŸ”Œ (c4c8)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Quixote_JS8_5πŸ—ΌπŸŒ (QXT5)
Channel: MediumFast
RSSI: -114 dBm
SNR: -9.25 dBm
Hop Info: 4/5 hops
Start: 5, Limit: 1
Relay Node: None
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 65 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: XiaoWatt c4c8 πŸŒπŸ”Œ (c4c8) β†’ Venturada2 πŸ—ΌπŸŒž (Vb2) β†’ 6052_RAK (6052) β†’ malla v2πŸ—Ό (m2) β†’ Quixote_Yagi_1πŸ—ΌπŸŒ (QXT1)
Hop Count: 4 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: 0.0 dB -2.25 dB -5.25 dB -14.75 dB -11.0 dB
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Traceroute Steps
Total Forward Distance
134.75 km
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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:65 bytes
Gateway:!e2e5a934
Channel:MediumFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:4 / 5
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Broadcast
Privacy Features:
βœ“ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
βœ“ Custom channel: MediumFast
+ 1 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 2 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !e2e5a934
Node ID format
channel_id MediumFast
packet MeshPacket (65 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 864535752
Source node ID
uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes
uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP
enum
decoded.payload_length 65 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 -114.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr -9.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1766701144
Receive timestamp
fixed32
via_mqtt False
Direct LoRa transmission
bool
want_ack False
No ACK 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 1766701145.7625213
Unix timestamp
uint32
MQTT Privacy & Exposure Analysis

Analysis of privacy features and exposure risks when packet is shared via MQTT

Exposure Level: Broadcast
Privacy Features:
  • βœ“ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
  • βœ“ Custom channel: MediumFast
  • βœ“ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (4 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !e2e5a934
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -114.0 dBm
SNR: -9.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:65 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 864535752, 2687837872, 925524050, 3601549976, 1439096888 ], "snr_towards": [ 0.0, -2.25, -5.25, -14.75, -11.0 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "864535752": "XiaoWatt c4c8 πŸŒπŸ”Œ (c4c8)", "3601549976": "malla v2πŸ—Ό (m2)", "2687837872": "Venturada2 πŸ—ΌπŸŒž (Vb2)", "925524050": "6052_RAK (6052)", "1439096888": "Quixote_Yagi_1πŸ—ΌπŸŒ (QXT1)", "4294967295": "!ffffffff" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 30168698, "timestamp": 1766701145.7625213, "from_node_id": 864535752, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!e2e5a934", "channel_id": "MediumFast", "mesh_packet_id": 58569605, "rssi": -114, "snr": -9.25, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 5, "payload_length": 65, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a14c8c48733b02635a052602a37984aabd638e0c655122900f7ffffffffffffffff01ebffffffffffffffff01c5ffffffffffffffff01d4ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1766701144, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 0, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-12-25 22:19:05 UTC", "hop_count": 4, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 πŸŒπŸ”Œ (c4c8)", "to_node_name": "!ffffffff", "relay_hex": null, "relay_candidates": [], "gateway_name": "Quixote_JS8_5πŸ—ΌπŸŒ (QXT5)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 3806701876, "latitude": 39.8721024, "longitude": -3.9583744, "altitude": 525, "timestamp": 1766728221.3059292, "timestamp_str": "2025-12-26 05:50:21", "display_name": "Quixote_JS8_5πŸ—ΌπŸŒ", "long_name": "Quixote_JS8_5πŸ—ΌπŸŒ", "short_name": "QXT5", "hw_model": "LILYGO_TBEAM_S3_CORE" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 30168698, "from_node_id": 864535752, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "timestamp": 1766701145.7625213, "gateway_id": "!e2e5a934", "raw_payload": "0a14c8c48733b02635a052602a37984aabd638e0c655122900f7ffffffffffffffff01ebffffffffffffffff01c5ffffffffffffffff01d4ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 5, "from_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 πŸŒπŸ”Œ (c4c8)", "to_node_name": "!ffffffff", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 864535752, 2687837872, 925524050, 3601549976, 1439096888 ], "snr_towards": [ 0.0, -2.25, -5.25, -14.75, -11.0 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 864535752, 864535752, 2687837872, 925524050, 3601549976, 1439096888 ], "node_names": [ "XiaoWatt c4c8 πŸŒπŸ”Œ (c4c8)", "XiaoWatt c4c8 πŸŒπŸ”Œ (c4c8)", "Venturada2 πŸ—ΌπŸŒž (Vb2)", "6052_RAK (6052)", "malla v2πŸ—Ό (m2)", "Quixote_Yagi_1πŸ—ΌπŸŒ (QXT1)" ], "snr_values": [ 0.0, -2.25, -5.25, -14.75, -11.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 864535752, "to_node_id": 864535752, "from_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 πŸŒπŸ”Œ (c4c8)", "to_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 πŸŒπŸ”Œ (c4c8)", "snr": 0.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1766696540.9867294, "to_location_timestamp": 1766696540.9867294, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 864535752, "to_node_id": 2687837872, "from_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 πŸŒπŸ”Œ (c4c8)", "to_node_name": "Venturada2 πŸ—ΌπŸŒž (Vb2)", "snr": -2.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 46855.61617463439, "from_location_timestamp": 1766696540.9867294, "to_location_timestamp": 1766696212.6346922, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 925524050, "from_node_name": "Venturada2 πŸ—ΌπŸŒž (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "6052_RAK (6052)", "snr": -5.25, "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": 925524050, "to_node_id": 3601549976, "from_node_name": "6052_RAK (6052)", "to_node_name": "malla v2πŸ—Ό (m2)", "snr": -14.75, "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": 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": -11.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 87899.35484107096, "from_location_timestamp": 1766676991.2873757, "to_location_timestamp": 1766678248.254568, "from_location_age_warning": "from 6.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 6.4h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 5 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 864535752, 2687837872, 925524050, 3601549976, 1439096888 ], "node_names": [ "XiaoWatt c4c8 πŸŒπŸ”Œ (c4c8)", "Venturada2 πŸ—ΌπŸŒž (Vb2)", "6052_RAK (6052)", "malla v2πŸ—Ό (m2)", "Quixote_Yagi_1πŸ—ΌπŸŒ (QXT1)" ], "snr_values": [ 0.0, -2.25, -5.25, -14.75, -11.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 864535752, "to_node_id": 864535752, "from_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 πŸŒπŸ”Œ (c4c8)", "to_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 πŸŒπŸ”Œ (c4c8)", "snr": 0.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1766696540.9867294, "to_location_timestamp": 1766696540.9867294, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 864535752, "to_node_id": 2687837872, "from_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 πŸŒπŸ”Œ (c4c8)", "to_node_name": "Venturada2 πŸ—ΌπŸŒž (Vb2)", "snr": -2.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 46855.61617463439, "from_location_timestamp": 1766696540.9867294, "to_location_timestamp": 1766696212.6346922, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 925524050, "from_node_name": "Venturada2 πŸ—ΌπŸŒž (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "6052_RAK (6052)", "snr": -5.25, "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": 925524050, "to_node_id": 3601549976, "from_node_name": "6052_RAK (6052)", "to_node_name": "malla v2πŸ—Ό (m2)", "snr": -14.75, "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": 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": -11.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 87899.35484107096, "from_location_timestamp": 1766676991.2873757, "to_location_timestamp": 1766678248.254568, "from_location_age_warning": "from 6.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 6.4h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 5 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "XiaoWatt c4c8 πŸŒπŸ”Œ (c4c8) β†’ XiaoWatt c4c8 πŸŒπŸ”Œ (c4c8) β†’ Venturada2 πŸ—ΌπŸŒž (Vb2) β†’ 6052_RAK (6052) β†’ malla v2πŸ—Ό (m2) β†’ Quixote_Yagi_1πŸ—ΌπŸŒ (QXT1)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "XiaoWatt c4c8 πŸŒπŸ”Œ (c4c8) β†’ Venturada2 πŸ—ΌπŸŒž (Vb2) β†’ 6052_RAK (6052) β†’ malla v2πŸ—Ό (m2) β†’ Quixote_Yagi_1πŸ—ΌπŸŒ (QXT1)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 864535752, "to_node_id": 864535752, "from_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 πŸŒπŸ”Œ (c4c8)", "to_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 πŸŒπŸ”Œ (c4c8)", "snr": 0.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1766696540.9867294, "to_location_timestamp": 1766696540.9867294, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 864535752, "to_node_id": 2687837872, "from_node_name": "XiaoWatt c4c8 πŸŒπŸ”Œ (c4c8)", "to_node_name": "Venturada2 πŸ—ΌπŸŒž (Vb2)", "snr": -2.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 46855.61617463439, "from_location_timestamp": 1766696540.9867294, "to_location_timestamp": 1766696212.6346922, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 925524050, "from_node_name": "Venturada2 πŸ—ΌπŸŒž (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "6052_RAK (6052)", "snr": -5.25, "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": 925524050, "to_node_id": 3601549976, "from_node_name": "6052_RAK (6052)", "to_node_name": "malla v2πŸ—Ό (m2)", "snr": -14.75, "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": 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": -11.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 87899.35484107096, "from_location_timestamp": 1766676991.2873757, "to_location_timestamp": 1766678248.254568, "from_location_age_warning": "from 6.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 6.4h ago" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 134754.97101570535, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!e2e5a934", "channel_id": "MediumFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 864535752, "to": 4294967295, "id": 58569605, "rx_time": 1766701144, "rx_snr": -9.25, "rx_rssi": -114, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 5, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 0, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a14c8c48733b02635a052602a37984aabd638e0c655122900f7ffffffffffffffff01ebffffffffffffffff01c5ffffffffffffffff01d4ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 864535752, 2687837872, 925524050, 3601549976, 1439096888 ], "snr_towards": [ 0, -9, -21, -59, -44 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (65 bytes)
0a14c8c48733b02635a052602a37984aabd638e0c655122900f7ffffffffffffffff01ebffffffffffffffff01c5ffffffffffffffff01d4ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:65 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_5πŸ—ΌπŸŒ (QXT5) Primary 0.000s
Reference
-114.0 dBm -9.25 dB 4 - MediumFast 2025-12-25 22:19:05 UTC Current
XiaoWatt c4c8 πŸŒπŸ”Œ (c4c8) -5.108s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 c8 c4c8 MediumFast 2025-12-25 22:19:00 UTC View
Ocumare NorteπŸ—ΌπŸŒ (RRN) -4.567s
Before
-103.0 dBm -10.25 dB 1 b0 Sir , Vb2 MediumFast 2025-12-25 22:19:01 UTC View
GRN1-BaseπŸ—ΌπŸŒ πŸ”‹ (GRN1) -4.238s
Before
-98.0 dBm -2.50 dB 1 b0 Sir , Vb2 MediumFast 2025-12-25 22:19:01 UTC View
Venturada2 πŸ—ΌπŸŒž (Vb2) -3.596s
Before
-98.0 dBm -2.25 dB 0 c8 c4c8 MediumFast 2025-12-25 22:19:02 UTC View
[samsepi0l] πŸ“‘πŸŒ (tlg0) -3.115s
Before
-79.0 dBm -8.25 dB 2 52 6052 MediumFast 2025-12-25 22:19:02 UTC View
Wake Up, Neo...πŸ“‘ (NEO) -1.942s
Before
-109.0 dBm -13.25 dB 3 98 MediumFast 2025-12-25 22:19:03 UTC View
Eagle’s Nest (EAGL) -1.466s
Before
-98.0 dBm 9.00 dB 4 a4 Raq1 MediumFast 2025-12-25 22:19:04 UTC View
Karabanchel_Baldur (KarB) -1.234s
Before
-96.0 dBm 2.00 dB 4 1c 1f1c , 🐷 MediumFast 2025-12-25 22:19:04 UTC View
Quixote_JS8_7 (QXT7) -1.009s
Before
-18.0 dBm 11.00 dB 4 - MediumFast 2025-12-25 22:19:04 UTC View
πŸ€– Nicolas Cage 🌐 (Cage) -0.980s
Before
-101.0 dBm 4.50 dB 4 1c 🐷 MediumFast 2025-12-25 22:19:04 UTC View
Skynet (Sky) -0.966s
Before
-79.0 dBm -9.00 dB 4 1c 🐷 MediumFast 2025-12-25 22:19:04 UTC View
tizon (Sylv) -0.940s
Before
-103.0 dBm 4.50 dB 4 1c 🐷 MediumFast 2025-12-25 22:19:04 UTC View
JAGO1_CaΓ±averal (JAGO) -0.938s
Before
-109.0 dBm -3.75 dB 3 38 tlg0 MediumFast 2025-12-25 22:19:04 UTC View
Vito πŸ“ŸπŸ“‘ (VTO) +0.174s
After
-117.0 dBm -11.75 dB 5 88 2b88 MediumFast 2025-12-25 22:19:05 UTC View
πŸŽ„ SkG@Home πŸ“‘πŸŒ (SkGH) +1.220s
After
-82.0 dBm -12.00 dB 4 56 8d56 , 3d56 MediumFast 2025-12-25 22:19:06 UTC View
Jolu base (JL1) +1.248s
After
-107.0 dBm 2.00 dB 5 a4 HelB MediumFast 2025-12-25 22:19:07 UTC View
Ortem πŸš€ β˜€ (2b88) +9.039s
After
-88.0 dBm 0.75 dB 4 90 NEO MediumFast 2025-12-25 22:19:14 UTC View
18

Total Receptions

18

Unique Gateways