Packet #3993298 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Meshtastic a3e8 (a3e8) to Rodashtastic🗼🌐 (RDSt)

4
Total Receptions
2
Unique Gateways
2
Hop Count
26
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 3993298
Mesh Packet ID: 0x7dfe44c7
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-07-17 19:43:16 UTC
From Node: Meshtastic a3e8 (a3e8)
To Node: Rodashtastic🗼🌐 (RDSt)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: MNN1 - TBM1📱 (TBM1)
Channel: Iberia
RSSI: -53 dBm
SNR: 14.0 dBm
Hop Info: 2/2 hops
Start: 2, Limit: 0
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 26 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
SNR Towards: 0.0 dB
Return Path: The Clan Home 🏠 (TCLH) → Madrid Nudo Norte 📡☀ (MNN)
SNR Back: 5.0 dB -7.5 dB
Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Rodashtastic🗼🌐 (RDSt) Meshtastic a3e8 (a3e8) 27.46 km 0.0 dB Origin Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Return Path Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Meshtastic a3e8 (a3e8) The Clan Home 🏠 (TCLH) 3.66 km 5.0 dB Return Start Hops
2 The Clan Home 🏠 (TCLH) Madrid Nudo Norte 📡☀ (MNN) 8.74 km -7.5 dB Return End Hops
Total Forward Distance
27.46 km
Total Return Distance
12.41 km
Combined Traceroute Graph
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Connections
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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:26 bytes
Gateway:!6c73d74c
Channel:Iberia
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 !6c73d74c
Node ID format
channel_id Iberia
packet MeshPacket (26 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2224792552
Source node ID 		uint32
to 2224737672
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 26 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 -53.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 14.00 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1752781390
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 39
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1752781396.4000137
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: Iberia
  • ✓ 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: !6c73d74c
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -53.0 dBm
SNR: 14.00 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:26 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [], "snr_towards": [ 0.0 ], "route_back": [ 2925566480, 159762727 ], "snr_back": [ 5.0, -7.5 ], "route_node_names": { "2925566480": "The Clan Home 🏠 (TCLH)", "2224792552": "Meshtastic a3e8 (a3e8)", "2224737672": "Rodashtastic🗼🌐 (RDSt)", "159762727": "Madrid Nudo Norte 📡☀ (MNN)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 3993298, "timestamp": 1752781396.4000137, "from_node_id": 2224792552, "to_node_id": 2224737672, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!6c73d74c", "channel_id": "Iberia", "mesh_packet_id": 2113815751, "rssi": -53, "snr": 14.0, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 2, "payload_length": 26, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "1201001a08109a60ae27c98509220b14e2ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1752781390, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 39, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-07-17 19:43:16", "hop_count": 2, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic a3e8 (a3e8)", "to_node_name": "Rodashtastic🗼🌐 (RDSt)", "gateway_name": "MNN1 - TBM1📱 (TBM1)", "gateway_location": null }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 3993298, "from_node_id": 2224792552, "to_node_id": 2224737672, "timestamp": 1752781396.4000137, "gateway_id": "!6c73d74c", "raw_payload": "1201001a08109a60ae27c98509220b14e2ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 2, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic a3e8 (a3e8)", "to_node_name": "Rodashtastic🗼🌐 (RDSt)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [], "snr_towards": [ 0.0 ], "route_back": [ 2925566480, 159762727 ], "snr_back": [ 5.0, -7.5 ] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward_with_return", "node_ids": [ 2224737672, 2224792552 ], "node_names": [ "Rodashtastic🗼🌐 (RDSt)", "Meshtastic a3e8 (a3e8)" ], "snr_values": [ 0.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2224737672, "to_node_id": 2224792552, "from_node_name": "Rodashtastic🗼🌐 (RDSt)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic a3e8 (a3e8)", "snr": 0.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 27457.631172707403, "from_location_timestamp": 1752721924.438486, "to_location_timestamp": 1752781388.0699935, "from_location_age_warning": "from 16.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.0h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 1 }, "return_path": { "path_type": "return", "node_ids": [ 2224792552, 2925566480, 159762727 ], "node_names": [ "Meshtastic a3e8 (a3e8)", "The Clan Home 🏠 (TCLH)", "Madrid Nudo Norte 📡☀ (MNN)" ], "snr_values": [ 5.0, -7.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2224792552, "to_node_id": 2925566480, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic a3e8 (a3e8)", "to_node_name": "The Clan Home 🏠 (TCLH)", "snr": 5.0, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3660.8413764076363, "from_location_timestamp": 1752781388.0699935, "to_location_timestamp": 1752780353.4489484, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2925566480, "to_node_id": 159762727, "from_node_name": "The Clan Home 🏠 (TCLH)", "to_node_name": "Madrid Nudo Norte 📡☀ (MNN)", "snr": -7.5, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 8744.7248550941, "from_location_timestamp": 1752780353.4489484, "to_location_timestamp": 1752730087.517949, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 14.3h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 2 }, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "combined_rf", "node_ids": [ 2224737672, 2224792552, 2925566480, 159762727 ], "node_names": [ "Rodashtastic🗼🌐 (RDSt)", "Meshtastic a3e8 (a3e8)", "The Clan Home 🏠 (TCLH)", "Madrid Nudo Norte 📡☀ (MNN)" ], "snr_values": [ 0.0, 5.0, -7.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2224737672, "to_node_id": 2224792552, "from_node_name": "Rodashtastic🗼🌐 (RDSt)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic a3e8 (a3e8)", "snr": 0.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 27457.631172707403, "from_location_timestamp": 1752721924.438486, "to_location_timestamp": 1752781388.0699935, "from_location_age_warning": "from 16.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.0h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2224792552, "to_node_id": 2925566480, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic a3e8 (a3e8)", "to_node_name": "The Clan Home 🏠 (TCLH)", "snr": 5.0, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3660.8413764076363, "from_location_timestamp": 1752781388.0699935, "to_location_timestamp": 1752780353.4489484, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 2925566480, "to_node_id": 159762727, "from_node_name": "The Clan Home 🏠 (TCLH)", "to_node_name": "Madrid Nudo Norte 📡☀ (MNN)", "snr": -7.5, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 8744.7248550941, "from_location_timestamp": 1752780353.4489484, "to_location_timestamp": 1752730087.517949, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 14.3h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 3 } }, "has_return_path": true, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Rodashtastic🗼🌐 (RDSt) → Meshtastic a3e8 (a3e8)", "return_path_display": "Meshtastic a3e8 (a3e8) → The Clan Home 🏠 (TCLH) → Madrid Nudo Norte 📡☀ (MNN)", "actual_rf_path_display": "Rodashtastic🗼🌐 (RDSt) → Meshtastic a3e8 (a3e8) → The Clan Home 🏠 (TCLH) → Madrid Nudo Norte 📡☀ (MNN)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2224737672, "to_node_id": 2224792552, "from_node_name": "Rodashtastic🗼🌐 (RDSt)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic a3e8 (a3e8)", "snr": 0.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 27457.631172707403, "from_location_timestamp": 1752721924.438486, "to_location_timestamp": 1752781388.0699935, "from_location_age_warning": "from 16.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.0h ago" } ], "return_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2224792552, "to_node_id": 2925566480, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic a3e8 (a3e8)", "to_node_name": "The Clan Home 🏠 (TCLH)", "snr": 5.0, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3660.8413764076363, "from_location_timestamp": 1752781388.0699935, "to_location_timestamp": 1752780353.4489484, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2925566480, "to_node_id": 159762727, "from_node_name": "The Clan Home 🏠 (TCLH)", "to_node_name": "Madrid Nudo Norte 📡☀ (MNN)", "snr": -7.5, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 8744.7248550941, "from_location_timestamp": 1752780353.4489484, "to_location_timestamp": 1752730087.517949, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 14.3h ago" } ], "total_forward_distance": 27457.631172707403, "total_return_distance": 12405.566231501736 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!6c73d74c", "channel_id": "Iberia", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2224792552, "to": 2224737672, "id": 2113815751, "rx_time": 1752781390, "rx_snr": 14.0, "rx_rssi": -53, "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": 39, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "1201001a08109a60ae27c98509220b14e2ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "snr_towards": [ 0 ], "route_back": [ 2925566480, 159762727 ], "snr_back": [ 20, -30 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (26 bytes)
1201001a08109a60ae27c98509220b14e2ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:26 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
MNN1 - TBM1📱 (TBM1) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-53.0 dBm 14.00 dB 2 Iberia 2025-07-17 19:43:16 Current
Meshtastic a3e8 (a3e8) -8.093s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 Iberia 2025-07-17 19:43:08 View
Meshtastic a3e8 (a3e8) -7.025s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 Iberia 2025-07-17 19:43:09 View
MNN1 - TBM1📱 (TBM1) -4.657s
Before 		-53.0 dBm 14.00 dB 2 Iberia 2025-07-17 19:43:11 View
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Total Receptions

2

Unique Gateways