Packet #30169228 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Ortem 🚀 ☀ (2b88) to Ortem Portable 💼 (d443)

13
Total Receptions
13
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
3
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 30169228
Mesh Packet ID: 0xc83beb24
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-12-25 22:22:24 UTC
From Node: Ortem 🚀 ☀ (2b88)
To Node: Ortem Portable 💼 (d443)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Vito 📟📡 (VTO)
Channel: MediumFast
RSSI: -117 dBm
SNR: -11.75 dBm
Hop Info: 0/2 hops
Start: 2, Limit: 2
Relay Node: 88 2b88
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: 3 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
SNR Towards: 10.75 dB
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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:3 bytes
Gateway:!a0cb1d2c
Channel:MediumFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:Unknown / 2
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Acknowledgment requested
+ 4 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !a0cb1d2c
Node ID format
channel_id MediumFast
packet MeshPacket (3 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2458856328
Source node ID 		uint32
to 3915174979
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 3 bytes size
hop_limit 2
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 2
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 0
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -117.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -11.75 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1766701342
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 67
Next hop node ID 		uint32
relay_node 136
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1766701344.1992662
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
  • ✓ Zero-hop: direct from source to MQTT gateway
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !a0cb1d2c
Zero Hop Policy: Enabled
Direct gateway connection
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -117.0 dBm
SNR: -11.75 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:3 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [], "snr_towards": [ 10.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "2458856328": "Ortem 🚀 ☀ (2b88)", "3915174979": "Ortem Portable 💼 (d443)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 30169228, "timestamp": 1766701344.1992662, "from_node_id": 2458856328, "to_node_id": 3915174979, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!a0cb1d2c", "channel_id": "MediumFast", "mesh_packet_id": 3359370020, "rssi": -117, "snr": -11.75, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 2, "payload_length": 3, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "12012b", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1766701342, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 67, "relay_node": 136, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-12-25 22:22:24 UTC", "hop_count": 0, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Ortem 🚀 ☀ (2b88)", "to_node_name": "Ortem Portable 💼 (d443)", "relay_hex": "88", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 2458856328, "node_name": "Ortem 🚀 ☀", "hex_id": "!928f2b88", "short_name": "2b88", "last_byte": "88" } ], "gateway_name": "Vito 📟📡 (VTO)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 2697665836, "latitude": 40.472576, "longitude": -3.6954112, "altitude": 721, "timestamp": 1766704631.8470757, "timestamp_str": "2025-12-25 23:17:11", "display_name": "Vito 📟📡", "long_name": "Vito 📟📡", "short_name": "VTO", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 30169228, "from_node_id": 2458856328, "to_node_id": 3915174979, "timestamp": 1766701344.1992662, "gateway_id": "!a0cb1d2c", "raw_payload": "12012b", "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 2, "from_node_name": "Ortem 🚀 ☀ (2b88)", "to_node_name": "Ortem Portable 💼 (d443)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [], "snr_towards": [ 10.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 2458856328 ], "node_names": [ "Ortem 🚀 ☀ (2b88)" ], "snr_values": [ 10.75 ], "hops": [], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 0 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 2458856328, 3915174979 ], "node_names": [ "Ortem 🚀 ☀ (2b88)", "Ortem Portable 💼 (d443)" ], "snr_values": [ 10.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2458856328, "to_node_id": 3915174979, "from_node_name": "Ortem 🚀 ☀ (2b88)", "to_node_name": "Ortem Portable 💼 (d443)", "snr": 10.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1766684626.5653605, "to_location_timestamp": 1766701005.936276, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago" } ], "is_complete": true, "total_hops": 1 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Ortem 🚀 ☀ (2b88)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "Ortem 🚀 ☀ (2b88) → Ortem Portable 💼 (d443)", "forward_hops": [], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": null, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!a0cb1d2c", "channel_id": "MediumFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2458856328, "to": 3915174979, "id": 3359370020, "rx_time": 1766701342, "rx_snr": -11.75, "rx_rssi": -117, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 2, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 67, "relay_node": 136, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "12012b", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "snr_towards": [ 43 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (3 bytes)
12012b
Hex Analysis:
Size:3 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
Vito 📟📡 (VTO) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-117.0 dBm -11.75 dB 0 88 2b88 MediumFast 2025-12-25 22:22:24 UTC Current
Wake Up, Neo...📡 (NEO) -0.610s
Before 		-90.0 dBm 4.00 dB 0 88 2b88 MediumFast 2025-12-25 22:22:23 UTC View
[samsepi0l] 📡🌐 (tlg0) +0.194s
After 		-96.0 dBm -1.50 dB 1 - MediumFast 2025-12-25 22:22:24 UTC View
GRN1-Base🗼🌐 🔋 (GRN1) +0.482s
After 		-106.0 dBm -8.25 dB 1 - MediumFast 2025-12-25 22:22:24 UTC View
Meshtastic b2b4📡🌐 (b2b4) +1.240s
After 		-112.0 dBm -10.25 dB 2 2d SkyB MediumFast 2025-12-25 22:22:25 UTC View
Karabanchel_Baldur (KarB) +1.243s
After 		-98.0 dBm -3.00 dB 2 2d SkyB MediumFast 2025-12-25 22:22:25 UTC View
Mec Rocket Meco (MRM) +1.244s
After 		-114.0 dBm -14.25 dB 2 08 JPL2 MediumFast 2025-12-25 22:22:25 UTC View
Venturada2 🗼🌞 (Vb2) +1.247s
After 		-76.0 dBm 10.75 dB 2 0c e80c , JtB2 MediumFast 2025-12-25 22:22:25 UTC View
XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8) +1.293s
After 		-104.0 dBm -14.25 dB 2 0c e80c , JtB2 MediumFast 2025-12-25 22:22:25 UTC View
🤖 Nicolas Cage 🌐 (Cage) +1.422s
After 		-66.0 dBm 10.50 dB 2 2d SkyB MediumFast 2025-12-25 22:22:25 UTC View
Ortem Portable 💼 (d443) +1.655s
After 		-57.0 dBm 11.50 dB 0 88 2b88 MediumFast 2025-12-25 22:22:25 UTC View
Rodashtastic🗼🌐 (RDSt) +3.448s
After 		-116.0 dBm -7.75 dB 2 e8 GRN1 MediumFast 2025-12-25 22:22:27 UTC View
Skynet (Sky) +4.609s
After 		-44.0 dBm 11.25 dB 2 2d SkyB MediumFast 2025-12-25 22:22:28 UTC View
13

Total Receptions

13

Unique Gateways