Packet #3969346 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) to Venturada base test🗼 (VB)

7
Total Receptions
7
Unique Gateways
2
Hop Count
37
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 3969346
Mesh Packet ID: 0x2b7d0ff6
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-07-17 13:15:15 UTC
From Node: Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)
To Node: Venturada base test🗼 (VB)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: @lazynoda cocidito 🥵 🗼🌐 (LNCM)
Channel: MediumSlow
RSSI: -113 dBm
SNR: -1.5 dBm
Hop Info: 2/3 hops
Start: 3, Limit: 1
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 37 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: Perseo 🗼 (nvm1)
Hop Count: 0 hops
Status: Forward incomplete, Return in progress
SNR Towards: -17.0 dB -9.5 dB
Return Path: [matto] Base 🗼 (MB)
SNR Back: 4.25 dB
Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Venturada base test🗼 (VB) Perseo 🗼 (nvm1) 53.91 km -17.0 dB Origin Hops
2 Perseo 🗼 (nvm1) Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) 60.06 km -9.5 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Return Path Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) [matto] Base 🗼 (MB) 46.60 km 4.25 dB Return Start Hops
Total Forward Distance
113.97 km
Total Return Distance
46.60 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:!b03cc398
Channel:MediumSlow
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:2 / 3
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 !b03cc398
Node ID format
channel_id MediumSlow
packet MeshPacket (37 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2687837872
Source node ID 		uint32
to 1484567647
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 37 bytes size
hop_limit 1
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 3
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 2
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -113.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -1.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1752758114
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 66
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1752758115.445241
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: MediumSlow
  • ✓ 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: !b03cc398
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -113.0 dBm
SNR: -1.50 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": [ 2687838088 ], "snr_towards": [ -17.0, -9.5 ], "route_back": [ 1127941960 ], "snr_back": [ 4.25 ], "route_node_names": { "2687838088": "Perseo 🗼 (nvm1)", "1127941960": "[matto] Base 🗼 (MB)", "2687837872": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "1484567647": "Venturada base test🗼 (VB)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 3969346, "timestamp": 1752758115.445241, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 1484567647, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!b03cc398", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "mesh_packet_id": 729616374, "rssi": -113, "snr": -1.5, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 3, "payload_length": 37, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a04882735a01214bcffffffffffffffff01daffffffffffffffff011a0448073b43220111", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1752758114, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 66, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-07-17 13:15:15", "hop_count": 2, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "Venturada base test🗼 (VB)", "gateway_name": "@lazynoda cocidito 🥵 🗼🌐 (LNCM)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 2956772248, "latitude": 40.2784256, "longitude": -3.9190528, "altitude": 660, "timestamp": 1752837007.258959, "timestamp_str": "2025-07-18 11:10:07", "display_name": "@lazynoda cocidito 🥵 🗼🌐", "long_name": "@lazynoda cocidito 🥵 🗼🌐", "short_name": "LNCM", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 3969346, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 1484567647, "timestamp": 1752758115.445241, "gateway_id": "!b03cc398", "raw_payload": "0a04882735a01214bcffffffffffffffff01daffffffffffffffff011a0448073b43220111", "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 3, "from_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "Venturada base test🗼 (VB)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 2687838088 ], "snr_towards": [ -17.0, -9.5 ], "route_back": [ 1127941960 ], "snr_back": [ 4.25 ] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward_with_return", "node_ids": [ 1484567647, 2687838088, 2687837872 ], "node_names": [ "Venturada base test🗼 (VB)", "Perseo 🗼 (nvm1)", "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)" ], "snr_values": [ -17.0, -9.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1484567647, "to_node_id": 2687838088, "from_node_name": "Venturada base test🗼 (VB)", "to_node_name": "Perseo 🗼 (nvm1)", "snr": -17.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 53913.5105925484, "from_location_timestamp": 1752753917.5954206, "to_location_timestamp": 1752672163.3665843, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 23.9h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2687838088, "to_node_id": 2687837872, "from_node_name": "Perseo 🗼 (nvm1)", "to_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "snr": -9.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 60056.8241792744, "from_location_timestamp": 1752672163.3665843, "to_location_timestamp": 1752756685.1622033, "from_location_age_warning": "from 23.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 2 }, "return_path": { "path_type": "return", "node_ids": [ 2687837872, 1127941960 ], "node_names": [ "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "[matto] Base 🗼 (MB)" ], "snr_values": [ 4.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 1127941960, "from_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "[matto] Base 🗼 (MB)", "snr": 4.25, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 46604.65260376094, "from_location_timestamp": 1752756685.1622033, "to_location_timestamp": 1752757918.7667441, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 1 }, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "combined_rf", "node_ids": [ 1484567647, 2687838088, 2687837872, 1127941960 ], "node_names": [ "Venturada base test🗼 (VB)", "Perseo 🗼 (nvm1)", "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "[matto] Base 🗼 (MB)" ], "snr_values": [ -17.0, -9.5, 4.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1484567647, "to_node_id": 2687838088, "from_node_name": "Venturada base test🗼 (VB)", "to_node_name": "Perseo 🗼 (nvm1)", "snr": -17.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 53913.5105925484, "from_location_timestamp": 1752753917.5954206, "to_location_timestamp": 1752672163.3665843, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 23.9h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2687838088, "to_node_id": 2687837872, "from_node_name": "Perseo 🗼 (nvm1)", "to_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "snr": -9.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 60056.8241792744, "from_location_timestamp": 1752672163.3665843, "to_location_timestamp": 1752756685.1622033, "from_location_age_warning": "from 23.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 1127941960, "from_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "[matto] Base 🗼 (MB)", "snr": 4.25, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 46604.65260376094, "from_location_timestamp": 1752756685.1622033, "to_location_timestamp": 1752757918.7667441, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 3 } }, "has_return_path": true, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Venturada base test🗼 (VB) → Perseo 🗼 (nvm1) → Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "return_path_display": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) → [matto] Base 🗼 (MB)", "actual_rf_path_display": "Venturada base test🗼 (VB) → Perseo 🗼 (nvm1) → Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) → [matto] Base 🗼 (MB)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1484567647, "to_node_id": 2687838088, "from_node_name": "Venturada base test🗼 (VB)", "to_node_name": "Perseo 🗼 (nvm1)", "snr": -17.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 53913.5105925484, "from_location_timestamp": 1752753917.5954206, "to_location_timestamp": 1752672163.3665843, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 23.9h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2687838088, "to_node_id": 2687837872, "from_node_name": "Perseo 🗼 (nvm1)", "to_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "snr": -9.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 60056.8241792744, "from_location_timestamp": 1752672163.3665843, "to_location_timestamp": 1752756685.1622033, "from_location_age_warning": "from 23.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago" } ], "return_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 1127941960, "from_node_name": "Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "[matto] Base 🗼 (MB)", "snr": 4.25, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 46604.65260376094, "from_location_timestamp": 1752756685.1622033, "to_location_timestamp": 1752757918.7667441, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago" } ], "total_forward_distance": 113970.3347718228, "total_return_distance": 46604.65260376094 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!b03cc398", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2687837872, "to": 1484567647, "id": 729616374, "rx_time": 1752758114, "rx_snr": -1.5, "rx_rssi": -113, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 3, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 66, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a04882735a01214bcffffffffffffffff01daffffffffffffffff011a0448073b43220111", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 2687838088 ], "snr_towards": [ -68, -38 ], "route_back": [ 1127941960 ], "snr_back": [ 17 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (37 bytes)
0a04882735a01214bcffffffffffffffff01daffffffffffffffff011a0448073b43220111
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 Channel Timestamp Actions
@lazynoda cocidito 🥵 🗼🌐 (LNCM) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-113.0 dBm -1.50 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-07-17 13:15:15 Current
Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) -8.339s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 MediumSlow 2025-07-17 13:15:07 View
Alvaro (Alv) -7.521s
Before 		-106.0 dBm 4.50 dB 0 MediumSlow 2025-07-17 13:15:07 View
GRN1-Base📡🌐 (GRN1) -7.479s
Before 		-108.0 dBm 1.00 dB 0 MediumSlow 2025-07-17 13:15:07 View
Mec Rocket Meco (MRM) -0.242s
Before 		-120.0 dBm -12.00 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-07-17 13:15:15 View
@lazynoda Rooftop 🍹 🗼 (LNRT) +1.057s
After 		-104.0 dBm 5.50 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-07-17 13:15:16 View
SkG@Home 🗼🌐 (SkGH) +1.543s
After 		-118.0 dBm -14.75 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-07-17 13:15:16 View
7

Total Receptions

7

Unique Gateways