Packet #1904954 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Lv4 - Heltec V4 Green (Lv4) to Wilbur Post @ GCNA (GCNA)

7
Total Receptions
5
Unique Gateways
6
Hop Count
88
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 1904954
Mesh Packet ID: 0x1508c7f3
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-11-11 19:59:23 UTC
From Node: Lv4 - Heltec V4 Green (Lv4)
To Node: Wilbur Post @ GCNA (GCNA)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Smorgasburg | nyme.sh (SMRG)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -106 dBm
SNR: -5.75 dBm
Hop Info: 6/6 hops
Start: 6, Limit: 0
Relay Node: 74
Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 88 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: JLY6 - Ozone Park Solar (JLY6) → !43562bd8 → JLX2 - Jamaica Solar (JLX2) → Meshtastic sprinter (Spri) → Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA) → 1-UP (🍄)
Hop Count: 5 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: -14.0 dB -11.5 dB -8.75 dB -8.25 dB -8.5 dB -5.25 dB
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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Lv4 - Heltec V4 Green (Lv4) JLY6 - Ozone Park Solar (JLY6) 14.31 km -14.0 dB Origin Hops
2 JLY6 - Ozone Park Solar (JLY6) !43562bd8 Unknown -11.5 dB Relay Hops
3 !43562bd8 JLX2 - Jamaica Solar (JLX2) Unknown -8.75 dB Relay Hops
4 JLX2 - Jamaica Solar (JLX2) Meshtastic sprinter (Spri) 3.62 km -8.25 dB Relay Hops
5 Meshtastic sprinter (Spri) Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA) 3.76 km -8.5 dB Relay Hops
6 Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA) 1-UP (🍄) 11.71 km -5.25 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
33.40 km
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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:88 bytes
Gateway:!dbdefa5a
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:6 / 6
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 !dbdefa5a
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (88 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2997325024
Source node ID 		uint32
to 1770256240
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 88 bytes size
hop_limit Not set uint32
hop_start 6
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 6
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -106.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -5.75 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1762891240
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 116
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1762891163.7213223
Unix timestamp 		uint32
MQTT Privacy & Exposure Analysis

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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 (6 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !dbdefa5a
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -106.0 dBm
SNR: -5.75 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:88 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 3505418193, 1129720792, 1183432075, 3068291384, 2249414613, 2645206644 ], "snr_towards": [ -14.0, -11.5, -8.75, -8.25, -8.5, -5.25 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "2997325024": "Lv4 - Heltec V4 Green (Lv4)", "3068291384": "Meshtastic sprinter (Spri)", "1183432075": "JLX2 - Jamaica Solar (JLX2)", "1770256240": "Wilbur Post @ GCNA (GCNA)", "3505418193": "JLY6 - Ozone Park Solar (JLY6)", "2645206644": "1-UP (🍄)", "2249414613": "Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA)", "1129720792": "!43562bd8" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 1904954, "timestamp": 1762891163.7213223, "from_node_id": 2997325024, "to_node_id": 1770256240, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!dbdefa5a", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 352897011, "rssi": -106, "snr": -5.75, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 6, "payload_length": 88, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a18d16ff0d0d82b56438bbd89463869e2b6d557138674a6aa9d123cc8ffffffffffffffff01d2ffffffffffffffff01ddffffffffffffffff01dfffffffffffffffff01deffffffffffffffff01ebffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1762891240, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 116, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-11-11 19:59:23 UTC", "hop_count": 6, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Lv4 - Heltec V4 Green (Lv4)", "to_node_name": "Wilbur Post @ GCNA (GCNA)", "relay_hex": "74", "relay_candidates": [], "gateway_name": "Smorgasburg | nyme.sh (SMRG)", "gateway_location": null }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 1904954, "from_node_id": 2997325024, "to_node_id": 1770256240, "timestamp": 1762891163.7213223, "gateway_id": "!dbdefa5a", "raw_payload": "0a18d16ff0d0d82b56438bbd89463869e2b6d557138674a6aa9d123cc8ffffffffffffffff01d2ffffffffffffffff01ddffffffffffffffff01dfffffffffffffffff01deffffffffffffffff01ebffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 6, "from_node_name": "Lv4 - Heltec V4 Green (Lv4)", "to_node_name": "!6983f770", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 3505418193, 1129720792, 1183432075, 3068291384, 2249414613, 2645206644 ], "snr_towards": [ -14.0, -11.5, -8.75, -8.25, -8.5, -5.25 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 2997325024, 3505418193, 1129720792, 1183432075, 3068291384, 2249414613, 2645206644 ], "node_names": [ "Lv4 - Heltec V4 Green (Lv4)", "JLY6 - Ozone Park Solar (JLY6)", "!43562bd8", "JLX2 - Jamaica Solar (JLX2)", "Meshtastic sprinter (Spri)", "Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA)", "1-UP (🍄)" ], "snr_values": [ -14.0, -11.5, -8.75, -8.25, -8.5, -5.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2997325024, "to_node_id": 3505418193, "from_node_name": "Lv4 - Heltec V4 Green (Lv4)", "to_node_name": "JLY6 - Ozone Park Solar (JLY6)", "snr": -14.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 14309.279002869265, "from_location_timestamp": 1762891048.0221264, "to_location_timestamp": 1762888057.812422, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.9h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 3505418193, "to_node_id": 1129720792, "from_node_name": "JLY6 - Ozone Park Solar (JLY6)", "to_node_name": "!43562bd8", "snr": -11.5, "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": 3, "from_node_id": 1129720792, "to_node_id": 1183432075, "from_node_name": "!43562bd8", "to_node_name": "JLX2 - Jamaica Solar (JLX2)", "snr": -8.75, "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" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 1183432075, "to_node_id": 3068291384, "from_node_name": "JLX2 - Jamaica Solar (JLX2)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic sprinter (Spri)", "snr": -8.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3620.8933953666183, "from_location_timestamp": 1762886921.1627574, "to_location_timestamp": 1762816821.573383, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 20.7h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 3068291384, "to_node_id": 2249414613, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic sprinter (Spri)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA)", "snr": -8.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3757.3027344064826, "from_location_timestamp": 1762816821.573383, "to_location_timestamp": 1762951080.9113963, "from_location_age_warning": "from 20.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 16.6h later" }, { "hop_number": 6, "from_node_id": 2249414613, "to_node_id": 2645206644, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA)", "to_node_name": "1-UP (🍄)", "snr": -5.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 11708.776901441013, "from_location_timestamp": 1762951080.9113963, "to_location_timestamp": 1762841843.7736292, "from_location_age_warning": "from 16.6h later", "to_location_age_warning": "from 13.7h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 6 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 2997325024, 3505418193, 1129720792, 1183432075, 3068291384, 2249414613, 2645206644 ], "node_names": [ "Lv4 - Heltec V4 Green (Lv4)", "JLY6 - Ozone Park Solar (JLY6)", "!43562bd8", "JLX2 - Jamaica Solar (JLX2)", "Meshtastic sprinter (Spri)", "Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA)", "1-UP (🍄)" ], "snr_values": [ -14.0, -11.5, -8.75, -8.25, -8.5, -5.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2997325024, "to_node_id": 3505418193, "from_node_name": "Lv4 - Heltec V4 Green (Lv4)", "to_node_name": "JLY6 - Ozone Park Solar (JLY6)", "snr": -14.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 14309.279002869265, "from_location_timestamp": 1762891048.0221264, "to_location_timestamp": 1762888057.812422, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.9h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 3505418193, "to_node_id": 1129720792, "from_node_name": "JLY6 - Ozone Park Solar (JLY6)", "to_node_name": "!43562bd8", "snr": -11.5, "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": 3, "from_node_id": 1129720792, "to_node_id": 1183432075, "from_node_name": "!43562bd8", "to_node_name": "JLX2 - Jamaica Solar (JLX2)", "snr": -8.75, "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" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 1183432075, "to_node_id": 3068291384, "from_node_name": "JLX2 - Jamaica Solar (JLX2)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic sprinter (Spri)", "snr": -8.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3620.8933953666183, "from_location_timestamp": 1762886921.1627574, "to_location_timestamp": 1762816821.573383, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 20.7h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 3068291384, "to_node_id": 2249414613, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic sprinter (Spri)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA)", "snr": -8.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3757.3027344064826, "from_location_timestamp": 1762816821.573383, "to_location_timestamp": 1762951080.9113963, "from_location_age_warning": "from 20.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 16.6h later" }, { "hop_number": 6, "from_node_id": 2249414613, "to_node_id": 2645206644, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA)", "to_node_name": "1-UP (🍄)", "snr": -5.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 11708.776901441013, "from_location_timestamp": 1762951080.9113963, "to_location_timestamp": 1762841843.7736292, "from_location_age_warning": "from 16.6h later", "to_location_age_warning": "from 13.7h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 6 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Lv4 - Heltec V4 Green (Lv4) → JLY6 - Ozone Park Solar (JLY6) → !43562bd8 → JLX2 - Jamaica Solar (JLX2) → Meshtastic sprinter (Spri) → Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA) → 1-UP (🍄)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "Lv4 - Heltec V4 Green (Lv4) → JLY6 - Ozone Park Solar (JLY6) → !43562bd8 → JLX2 - Jamaica Solar (JLX2) → Meshtastic sprinter (Spri) → Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA) → 1-UP (🍄)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2997325024, "to_node_id": 3505418193, "from_node_name": "Lv4 - Heltec V4 Green (Lv4)", "to_node_name": "JLY6 - Ozone Park Solar (JLY6)", "snr": -14.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 14309.279002869265, "from_location_timestamp": 1762891048.0221264, "to_location_timestamp": 1762888057.812422, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.9h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 3505418193, "to_node_id": 1129720792, "from_node_name": "JLY6 - Ozone Park Solar (JLY6)", "to_node_name": "!43562bd8", "snr": -11.5, "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": 3, "from_node_id": 1129720792, "to_node_id": 1183432075, "from_node_name": "!43562bd8", "to_node_name": "JLX2 - Jamaica Solar (JLX2)", "snr": -8.75, "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" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 1183432075, "to_node_id": 3068291384, "from_node_name": "JLX2 - Jamaica Solar (JLX2)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic sprinter (Spri)", "snr": -8.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3620.8933953666183, "from_location_timestamp": 1762886921.1627574, "to_location_timestamp": 1762816821.573383, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 20.7h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 3068291384, "to_node_id": 2249414613, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic sprinter (Spri)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA)", "snr": -8.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3757.3027344064826, "from_location_timestamp": 1762816821.573383, "to_location_timestamp": 1762951080.9113963, "from_location_age_warning": "from 20.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 16.6h later" }, { "hop_number": 6, "from_node_id": 2249414613, "to_node_id": 2645206644, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA)", "to_node_name": "1-UP (🍄)", "snr": -5.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 11708.776901441013, "from_location_timestamp": 1762951080.9113963, "to_location_timestamp": 1762841843.7736292, "from_location_age_warning": "from 16.6h later", "to_location_age_warning": "from 13.7h ago" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 33396.25203408338, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!dbdefa5a", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2997325024, "to": 1770256240, "id": 352897011, "rx_time": 1762891240, "rx_snr": -5.75, "rx_rssi": -106, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 6, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 116, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a18d16ff0d0d82b56438bbd89463869e2b6d557138674a6aa9d123cc8ffffffffffffffff01d2ffffffffffffffff01ddffffffffffffffff01dfffffffffffffffff01deffffffffffffffff01ebffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 3505418193, 1129720792, 1183432075, 3068291384, 2249414613, 2645206644 ], "snr_towards": [ -56, -46, -35, -33, -34, -21 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (88 bytes)
0a18d16ff0d0d82b56438bbd89463869e2b6d557138674a6aa9d123cc8ffffffffffffffff01d2ffffffffffffffff01ddffffffffffffffff01dfffffffffffffffff01deffffffffffffffff01ebffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:88 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
Smorgasburg | nyme.sh (SMRG) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-106.0 dBm -5.75 dB 6 74 LongFast 2025-11-11 19:59:23 UTC Current
Lv4 - Heltec V4 Green (Lv4) -731.166s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 e0 JLOX , Lv4 LongFast 2025-11-11 19:47:12 UTC View
Lv4 - Heltec V4 Green (Lv4) -724.528s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 e0 JLOX , Lv4 LongFast 2025-11-11 19:47:19 UTC View
Lv4 - Heltec V4 Green (Lv4) -717.557s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 e0 JLOX , Lv4 LongFast 2025-11-11 19:47:26 UTC View
Queens High Point (QHP) -664.820s
Before 		-30.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 e0 Lv4 LongFast 2025-11-11 19:48:18 UTC View
aurelia (🧚) -16.915s
Before 		-113.0 dBm -4.75 dB 5 d5 ETNA LongFast 2025-11-11 19:59:06 UTC View
dkTowerBot (dkTB) -7.717s
Before 		-97.0 dBm -9.50 dB 6 4c JLY3 , SST LongFast 2025-11-11 19:59:16 UTC View
7

Total Receptions

5

Unique Gateways