Packet #7352234 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Alnitak πŸ—ΌπŸŒž (Alk) to Venturada mΓ³vilπŸš— (Vbm)

9
Total Receptions
9
Unique Gateways
2
Hop Count
42
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 7352234
Mesh Packet ID: 0x7640b478
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-08-19 22:16:33 UTC
From Node: Alnitak πŸ—ΌπŸŒž (Alk)
To Node: Venturada mΓ³vilπŸš— (Vbm)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: MalasaΓ±a Solar β˜€οΈ (πŸŒ‡)
Channel: MediumSlow
RSSI: -74 dBm
SNR: 8.5 dBm
Hop Info: 2/3 hops
Start: 3, Limit: 1
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 42 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: Venturada2πŸ—ΌπŸŒβ˜€οΈ (Vb2)
Hop Count: 0 hops
Status: Forward incomplete, Return in progress
SNR Towards: 8.75 dB 9.0 dB
Return Path: Chamartin_SolarπŸ—Όβ˜€οΈ (Chmt) β†’ Perseo πŸ“‘ 🌐 (nvm1)
SNR Back: -6.5 dB -8.0 dB
Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Venturada mΓ³vilπŸš— (Vbm) Venturada2πŸ—ΌπŸŒβ˜€οΈ (Vb2) 7.31 km 8.75 dB Origin Hops
2 Venturada2πŸ—ΌπŸŒβ˜€οΈ (Vb2) Alnitak πŸ—ΌπŸŒž (Alk) 10.57 km 9.0 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Return Path Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Alnitak πŸ—ΌπŸŒž (Alk) Chamartin_SolarπŸ—Όβ˜€οΈ (Chmt) 37.87 km -6.5 dB Return Start Hops
2 Chamartin_SolarπŸ—Όβ˜€οΈ (Chmt) Perseo πŸ“‘ 🌐 (nvm1) 41.70 km -8.0 dB Return End Hops
Total Forward Distance
17.88 km
Total Return Distance
79.56 km
Combined Traceroute Graph
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Nodes
πŸ”„ Router Node
πŸ“‘ Gateway Node
πŸš€ Source Node
🎯 Target Node
Connections
RF Link
Gateway Connection
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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:42 bytes
Gateway:!68ad5625
Channel:MediumSlow
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:2 / 3
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
βœ“ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
βœ“ 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 !68ad5625
Node ID format
channel_id MediumSlow
packet MeshPacket (42 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 3938403508
Source node ID
uint32
to 744026032
Target node ID
uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP
enum
decoded.payload_length 42 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 -74.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr 8.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1755641793
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 136
Relay node ID
uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1755641793.066208
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:
  • βœ“ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
  • βœ“ Acknowledgment requested
  • βœ“ Targeted to specific node
  • βœ“ Custom channel: MediumSlow
  • βœ“ 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: !68ad5625
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -74.0 dBm
SNR: 8.50 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:42 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 2687837872 ], "snr_towards": [ 8.75, 9.0 ], "route_back": [ 2035064309, 2687838088 ], "snr_back": [ -6.5, -8.0 ], "route_node_names": { "2687838088": "Perseo πŸ“‘ 🌐 (nvm1)", "2687837872": "Venturada2πŸ—ΌπŸŒβ˜€οΈ (Vb2)", "744026032": "Venturada mΓ³vilπŸš— (Vbm)", "3938403508": "Alnitak πŸ—ΌπŸŒž (Alk)", "2035064309": "Chamartin_SolarπŸ—Όβ˜€οΈ (Chmt)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 7352234, "timestamp": 1755641793.066208, "from_node_id": 3938403508, "to_node_id": 744026032, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!68ad5625", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "mesh_packet_id": 1983951992, "rssi": -74, "snr": 8.5, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 3, "payload_length": 42, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a04b02635a0120223241a08f59d4c79882735a02214e6ffffffffffffffff01e0ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1755641793, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 136, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-08-19 22:16:33", "hop_count": 2, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Alnitak πŸ—ΌπŸŒž (Alk)", "to_node_name": "Venturada mΓ³vilπŸš— (Vbm)", "gateway_name": "MalasaΓ±a Solar β˜€οΈ (πŸŒ‡)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 1756190245, "latitude": 40.426135, "longitude": -3.701007, "altitude": 700, "timestamp": 1758132434.1622727, "timestamp_str": "2025-09-17 18:07:14", "display_name": "MalasaΓ±a Solar β˜€οΈ", "long_name": "MalasaΓ±a Solar β˜€οΈ", "short_name": "πŸŒ‡", "hw_model": "RAK4631" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 7352234, "from_node_id": 3938403508, "to_node_id": 744026032, "timestamp": 1755641793.066208, "gateway_id": "!68ad5625", "raw_payload": "0a04b02635a0120223241a08f59d4c79882735a02214e6ffffffffffffffff01e0ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 3, "from_node_name": "Alnitak πŸ—ΌπŸŒž (Alk)", "to_node_name": "Venturada mΓ³vilπŸš— (Vbm)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 2687837872 ], "snr_towards": [ 8.75, 9.0 ], "route_back": [ 2035064309, 2687838088 ], "snr_back": [ -6.5, -8.0 ] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward_with_return", "node_ids": [ 744026032, 2687837872, 3938403508 ], "node_names": [ "Venturada mΓ³vilπŸš— (Vbm)", "Venturada2πŸ—ΌπŸŒβ˜€οΈ (Vb2)", "Alnitak πŸ—ΌπŸŒž (Alk)" ], "snr_values": [ 8.75, 9.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 744026032, "to_node_id": 2687837872, "from_node_name": "Venturada mΓ³vilπŸš— (Vbm)", "to_node_name": "Venturada2πŸ—ΌπŸŒβ˜€οΈ (Vb2)", "snr": 8.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 7310.1239206338905, "from_location_timestamp": 1755582605.2578812, "to_location_timestamp": 1755629460.2897959, "from_location_age_warning": "from 16.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 3938403508, "from_node_name": "Venturada2πŸ—ΌπŸŒβ˜€οΈ (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "Alnitak πŸ—ΌπŸŒž (Alk)", "snr": 9.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 10573.143158621255, "from_location_timestamp": 1755629460.2897959, "to_location_timestamp": 1755617271.7130444, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 6.8h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 2 }, "return_path": { "path_type": "return", "node_ids": [ 3938403508, 2035064309, 2687838088 ], "node_names": [ "Alnitak πŸ—ΌπŸŒž (Alk)", "Chamartin_SolarπŸ—Όβ˜€οΈ (Chmt)", "Perseo πŸ“‘ 🌐 (nvm1)" ], "snr_values": [ -6.5, -8.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3938403508, "to_node_id": 2035064309, "from_node_name": "Alnitak πŸ—ΌπŸŒž (Alk)", "to_node_name": "Chamartin_SolarπŸ—Όβ˜€οΈ (Chmt)", "snr": -6.5, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 37865.9597655899, "from_location_timestamp": 1755617271.7130444, "to_location_timestamp": 1755629537.668552, "from_location_age_warning": "from 6.8h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2035064309, "to_node_id": 2687838088, "from_node_name": "Chamartin_SolarπŸ—Όβ˜€οΈ (Chmt)", "to_node_name": "Perseo πŸ“‘ 🌐 (nvm1)", "snr": -8.0, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 41695.35207925901, "from_location_timestamp": 1755629537.668552, "to_location_timestamp": 1755629632.0844002, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.4h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 2 }, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "combined_rf", "node_ids": [ 744026032, 2687837872, 3938403508, 2035064309, 2687838088 ], "node_names": [ "Venturada mΓ³vilπŸš— (Vbm)", "Venturada2πŸ—ΌπŸŒβ˜€οΈ (Vb2)", "Alnitak πŸ—ΌπŸŒž (Alk)", "Chamartin_SolarπŸ—Όβ˜€οΈ (Chmt)", "Perseo πŸ“‘ 🌐 (nvm1)" ], "snr_values": [ 8.75, 9.0, -6.5, -8.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 744026032, "to_node_id": 2687837872, "from_node_name": "Venturada mΓ³vilπŸš— (Vbm)", "to_node_name": "Venturada2πŸ—ΌπŸŒβ˜€οΈ (Vb2)", "snr": 8.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 7310.1239206338905, "from_location_timestamp": 1755582605.2578812, "to_location_timestamp": 1755629460.2897959, "from_location_age_warning": "from 16.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 3938403508, "from_node_name": "Venturada2πŸ—ΌπŸŒβ˜€οΈ (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "Alnitak πŸ—ΌπŸŒž (Alk)", "snr": 9.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 10573.143158621255, "from_location_timestamp": 1755629460.2897959, "to_location_timestamp": 1755617271.7130444, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 6.8h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 3938403508, "to_node_id": 2035064309, "from_node_name": "Alnitak πŸ—ΌπŸŒž (Alk)", "to_node_name": "Chamartin_SolarπŸ—Όβ˜€οΈ (Chmt)", "snr": -6.5, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 37865.9597655899, "from_location_timestamp": 1755617271.7130444, "to_location_timestamp": 1755629537.668552, "from_location_age_warning": "from 6.8h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 2035064309, "to_node_id": 2687838088, "from_node_name": "Chamartin_SolarπŸ—Όβ˜€οΈ (Chmt)", "to_node_name": "Perseo πŸ“‘ 🌐 (nvm1)", "snr": -8.0, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 41695.35207925901, "from_location_timestamp": 1755629537.668552, "to_location_timestamp": 1755629632.0844002, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.4h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 4 } }, "has_return_path": true, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Venturada mΓ³vilπŸš— (Vbm) β†’ Venturada2πŸ—ΌπŸŒβ˜€οΈ (Vb2) β†’ Alnitak πŸ—ΌπŸŒž (Alk)", "return_path_display": "Alnitak πŸ—ΌπŸŒž (Alk) β†’ Chamartin_SolarπŸ—Όβ˜€οΈ (Chmt) β†’ Perseo πŸ“‘ 🌐 (nvm1)", "actual_rf_path_display": "Venturada mΓ³vilπŸš— (Vbm) β†’ Venturada2πŸ—ΌπŸŒβ˜€οΈ (Vb2) β†’ Alnitak πŸ—ΌπŸŒž (Alk) β†’ Chamartin_SolarπŸ—Όβ˜€οΈ (Chmt) β†’ Perseo πŸ“‘ 🌐 (nvm1)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 744026032, "to_node_id": 2687837872, "from_node_name": "Venturada mΓ³vilπŸš— (Vbm)", "to_node_name": "Venturada2πŸ—ΌπŸŒβ˜€οΈ (Vb2)", "snr": 8.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 7310.1239206338905, "from_location_timestamp": 1755582605.2578812, "to_location_timestamp": 1755629460.2897959, "from_location_age_warning": "from 16.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2687837872, "to_node_id": 3938403508, "from_node_name": "Venturada2πŸ—ΌπŸŒβ˜€οΈ (Vb2)", "to_node_name": "Alnitak πŸ—ΌπŸŒž (Alk)", "snr": 9.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 10573.143158621255, "from_location_timestamp": 1755629460.2897959, "to_location_timestamp": 1755617271.7130444, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 6.8h ago" } ], "return_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3938403508, "to_node_id": 2035064309, "from_node_name": "Alnitak πŸ—ΌπŸŒž (Alk)", "to_node_name": "Chamartin_SolarπŸ—Όβ˜€οΈ (Chmt)", "snr": -6.5, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 37865.9597655899, "from_location_timestamp": 1755617271.7130444, "to_location_timestamp": 1755629537.668552, "from_location_age_warning": "from 6.8h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2035064309, "to_node_id": 2687838088, "from_node_name": "Chamartin_SolarπŸ—Όβ˜€οΈ (Chmt)", "to_node_name": "Perseo πŸ“‘ 🌐 (nvm1)", "snr": -8.0, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 41695.35207925901, "from_location_timestamp": 1755629537.668552, "to_location_timestamp": 1755629632.0844002, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.4h ago" } ], "total_forward_distance": 17883.267079255143, "total_return_distance": 79561.31184484891 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!68ad5625", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 3938403508, "to": 744026032, "id": 1983951992, "rx_time": 1755641793, "rx_snr": 8.5, "rx_rssi": -74, "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": 136, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a04b02635a0120223241a08f59d4c79882735a02214e6ffffffffffffffff01e0ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 2687837872 ], "snr_towards": [ 35, 36 ], "route_back": [ 2035064309, 2687838088 ], "snr_back": [ -26, -32 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (42 bytes)
0a04b02635a0120223241a08f59d4c79882735a02214e6ffffffffffffffff01e0ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:42 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
MalasaΓ±a Solar β˜€οΈ (πŸŒ‡) Primary 0.000s
Reference
-74.0 dBm 8.50 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-08-19 22:16:33 Current
Perseo πŸ“‘ 🌐 (nvm1) -5.191s
Before
-100.0 dBm -8.00 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-08-19 22:16:27 View
g1bal (g1b0) -5.186s
Before
-118.0 dBm -11.50 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-08-19 22:16:27 View
Meshtastic c498πŸ“‘πŸŒ (C498) -4.993s
Before
-118.0 dBm -16.25 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-08-19 22:16:28 View
Villalbilla02 (VBV2) -4.898s
Before
-127.0 dBm -16.75 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-08-19 22:16:28 View
Vich πŸ“ŸπŸŒ (VCH) -3.703s
Before
-118.0 dBm -14.25 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-08-19 22:16:29 View
GRN1-BaseπŸ—ΌπŸŒ (GRN1) -3.236s
Before
-111.0 dBm -1.50 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-08-19 22:16:29 View
Tlgo πŸ“‘πŸŒπŸ”‹πŸ”Œ (TLG0) -2.765s
Before
-111.0 dBm -6.25 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-08-19 22:16:30 View
@lazynoda cocidito πŸ₯΅ πŸ—ΌπŸŒ (LNCM) -0.336s
Before
-124.0 dBm -12.25 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-08-19 22:16:32 View
9

Total Receptions

9

Unique Gateways