Packet #1843252 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Sensey Boi (SENS) to Poncho@BryantPark | MS (p@bp)

10
Total Receptions
10
Unique Gateways
4
Hop Count
60
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 1843252
Mesh Packet ID: 0x99e5fd59
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-11-10 21:20:22 UTC
From Node: Sensey Boi (SENS)
To Node: Poncho@BryantPark | MS (p@bp)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: nLink-NY-Jamaica1 (NLJ1)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -87 dBm
SNR: 3.25 dBm
Hop Info: 4/5 hops
Start: 5, Limit: 1
Relay Node: 88 grns , 2f88 , P3NY
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: 60 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: Harlem Relay (HR) → Central Park (PARK) → !ffffffff → Meshtastic 2f88 (2f88)
Hop Count: 3 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: -19.5 dB -16.5 dB -32.0 dB -7.75 dB
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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Sensey Boi (SENS) Harlem Relay (HR) Unknown -19.5 dB Origin Hops
2 Harlem Relay (HR) Central Park (PARK) 3.55 km -16.5 dB Relay Hops
3 Central Park (PARK) !ffffffff Unknown -32.0 dB Relay Hops
4 !ffffffff Meshtastic 2f88 (2f88) Unknown -7.75 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
3.55 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:60 bytes
Gateway:!db2b2610
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:4 / 5
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Acknowledgment requested
+ 2 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Default channel - no encryption
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 2 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !db2b2610
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (60 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 1758824390
Source node ID 		uint32
to 2997288288
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 60 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 -87.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 3.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1762809694
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 1762809622.0556223
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
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Default channel - no encryption
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (4 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !db2b2610
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -87.0 dBm
SNR: 3.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:60 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 861770540, 966377140, 4294967295, 2997301128 ], "snr_towards": [ -19.5, -16.5, -32.0, -7.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "2997288288": "Poncho@BryantPark | MS (p@bp)", "1758824390": "Sensey Boi (SENS)", "2997301128": "Meshtastic 2f88 (2f88)", "861770540": "Harlem Relay (HR)", "966377140": "Central Park (PARK)", "4294967295": "!ffffffff" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 1843252, "timestamp": 1762809622.0556223, "from_node_id": 1758824390, "to_node_id": 2997288288, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!db2b2610", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 2581986649, "rssi": -87, "snr": 3.25, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 5, "payload_length": 60, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a102c935d33b4be9939ffffffff882fa7b21228b2ffffffffffffffff01beffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01e1ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1762809694, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 136, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-11-10 21:20:22 UTC", "hop_count": 4, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Sensey Boi (SENS)", "to_node_name": "Poncho@BryantPark | MS (p@bp)", "relay_hex": "88", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 2178830984, "node_name": "grnchSolar", "hex_id": "!81de5288", "short_name": "grns", "last_byte": "88" }, { "node_id": 2997301128, "node_name": "Meshtastic 2f88", "hex_id": "!b2a72f88", "short_name": "2f88", "last_byte": "88" }, { "node_id": 3179457160, "node_name": "P3NY Pony Express Solar", "hex_id": "!bd82aa88", "short_name": "P3NY", "last_byte": "88" } ], "gateway_name": "nLink-NY-Jamaica1 (NLJ1)", "gateway_location": null }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 1843252, "from_node_id": 1758824390, "to_node_id": 2997288288, "timestamp": 1762809622.0556223, "gateway_id": "!db2b2610", "raw_payload": "0a102c935d33b4be9939ffffffff882fa7b21228b2ffffffffffffffff01beffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01e1ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 5, "from_node_name": "Sensey Boi (SENS)", "to_node_name": "!b2a6fd60", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 861770540, 966377140, 4294967295, 2997301128 ], "snr_towards": [ -19.5, -16.5, -32.0, -7.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 1758824390, 861770540, 966377140, 4294967295, 2997301128 ], "node_names": [ "Sensey Boi (SENS)", "Harlem Relay (HR)", "Central Park (PARK)", "!ffffffff", "Meshtastic 2f88 (2f88)" ], "snr_values": [ -19.5, -16.5, -32.0, -7.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1758824390, "to_node_id": 861770540, "from_node_name": "Sensey Boi (SENS)", "to_node_name": "Harlem Relay (HR)", "snr": -19.5, "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": 2, "from_node_id": 861770540, "to_node_id": 966377140, "from_node_name": "Harlem Relay (HR)", "to_node_name": "Central Park (PARK)", "snr": -16.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3550.5572519251537, "from_location_timestamp": 1762806258.3419807, "to_location_timestamp": 1761074023.709477, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.9w ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 966377140, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "Central Park (PARK)", "to_node_name": "!ffffffff", "snr": -32.0, "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": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 2997301128, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 2f88 (2f88)", "snr": -7.75, "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" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 4 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 1758824390, 861770540, 966377140, 4294967295, 2997301128 ], "node_names": [ "Sensey Boi (SENS)", "Harlem Relay (HR)", "Central Park (PARK)", "!ffffffff", "Meshtastic 2f88 (2f88)" ], "snr_values": [ -19.5, -16.5, -32.0, -7.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1758824390, "to_node_id": 861770540, "from_node_name": "Sensey Boi (SENS)", "to_node_name": "Harlem Relay (HR)", "snr": -19.5, "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": 2, "from_node_id": 861770540, "to_node_id": 966377140, "from_node_name": "Harlem Relay (HR)", "to_node_name": "Central Park (PARK)", "snr": -16.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3550.5572519251537, "from_location_timestamp": 1762806258.3419807, "to_location_timestamp": 1761074023.709477, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.9w ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 966377140, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "Central Park (PARK)", "to_node_name": "!ffffffff", "snr": -32.0, "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": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 2997301128, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 2f88 (2f88)", "snr": -7.75, "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" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 4 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Sensey Boi (SENS) → Harlem Relay (HR) → Central Park (PARK) → !ffffffff → Meshtastic 2f88 (2f88)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "Sensey Boi (SENS) → Harlem Relay (HR) → Central Park (PARK) → !ffffffff → Meshtastic 2f88 (2f88)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1758824390, "to_node_id": 861770540, "from_node_name": "Sensey Boi (SENS)", "to_node_name": "Harlem Relay (HR)", "snr": -19.5, "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": 2, "from_node_id": 861770540, "to_node_id": 966377140, "from_node_name": "Harlem Relay (HR)", "to_node_name": "Central Park (PARK)", "snr": -16.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3550.5572519251537, "from_location_timestamp": 1762806258.3419807, "to_location_timestamp": 1761074023.709477, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.9w ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 966377140, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "Central Park (PARK)", "to_node_name": "!ffffffff", "snr": -32.0, "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": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 2997301128, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 2f88 (2f88)", "snr": -7.75, "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" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 3550.5572519251537, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!db2b2610", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1758824390, "to": 2997288288, "id": 2581986649, "rx_time": 1762809694, "rx_snr": 3.25, "rx_rssi": -87, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 5, "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": "0a102c935d33b4be9939ffffffff882fa7b21228b2ffffffffffffffff01beffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01e1ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 861770540, 966377140, 4294967295, 2997301128 ], "snr_towards": [ -78, -66, -128, -31 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (60 bytes)
0a102c935d33b4be9939ffffffff882fa7b21228b2ffffffffffffffff01beffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01e1ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:60 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
nLink-NY-Jamaica1 (NLJ1) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-87.0 dBm 3.25 dB 4 88 grns , 2f88 , P3NY LongFast 2025-11-10 21:20:22 UTC Current
CBZ0 🚕 mobile (CBZ0) -17.580s
Before 		-123.0 dBm -17.00 dB 2 b4 2ab4 , PARK LongFast 2025-11-10 21:20:04 UTC View
dkTowerBot (dkTB) -9.958s
Before 		-100.0 dBm -13.00 dB 4 4c JLY3 , SST LongFast 2025-11-10 21:20:12 UTC View
DRP1 Chelsea (DRP1) -7.807s
Before 		-117.0 dBm -17.00 dB 5 fa dkTB LongFast 2025-11-10 21:20:14 UTC View
ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) -7.527s
Before 		-100.0 dBm -14.75 dB 4 - LongFast 2025-11-10 21:20:14 UTC View
Claudiopolis-440c (440c) -7.044s
Before 		-106.0 dBm -13.75 dB 4 - LongFast 2025-11-10 21:20:15 UTC View
1 MW 1 West Side | https://nyme.sh (1MW1) -6.685s
Before 		-110.0 dBm -9.00 dB 4 - LongFast 2025-11-10 21:20:15 UTC View
Fried Fish 1 | nyme.sh (FF1) -5.881s
Before 		-84.0 dBm -14.00 dB 5 40 BRRN LongFast 2025-11-10 21:20:16 UTC View
YMH 2 @ Your Mom’s House (YMH2) -4.294s
Before 		-68.0 dBm -7.00 dB 5 90 NLG1 LongFast 2025-11-10 21:20:17 UTC View
aurelia (🧚) -3.003s
Before 		-114.0 dBm -6.00 dB 5 d5 ETNA LongFast 2025-11-10 21:20:19 UTC View
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Total Receptions

10

Unique Gateways