Packet #1917793 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from BDP1 - Portable HT v4 (BDP1) to JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6)

20
Total Receptions
18
Unique Gateways
5
Hop Count
74
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 1917793
Mesh Packet ID: 0xabb54df2
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-11-11 23:34:19 UTC
From Node: BDP1 - Portable HT v4 (BDP1)
To Node: JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Meshtastic 1ca3 (1ca3)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -125 dBm
SNR: -17.75 dBm
Hop Info: 5/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 2
Relay Node: 31 a031
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: 74 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA) → Willoughby Clermont (WyCt) → Meshtastic 2ea8 (2ea8) → Penn Plaza (Penn) → Prospect a031 (a031)
Hop Count: 4 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: -11.75 dB -5.0 dB -16.5 dB -4.25 dB -11.75 dB
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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 BDP1 - Portable HT v4 (BDP1) Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA) 5.18 km -11.75 dB Origin Hops
2 Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA) Willoughby Clermont (WyCt) 13.85 km -5.0 dB Relay Hops
3 Willoughby Clermont (WyCt) Meshtastic 2ea8 (2ea8) Unknown -16.5 dB Relay Hops
4 Meshtastic 2ea8 (2ea8) Penn Plaza (Penn) Unknown -4.25 dB Relay Hops
5 Penn Plaza (Penn) Prospect a031 (a031) 12.32 km -11.75 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
31.35 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:74 bytes
Gateway:!8ac01ca3
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:5 / 7
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 !8ac01ca3
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (74 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2997288956
Source node ID 		uint32
to 3127533556
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 74 bytes size
hop_limit 2
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 7
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 5
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -125.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -17.75 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1762904130
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 49
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1762904059.0731862
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 (5 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !8ac01ca3
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -125.0 dBm
SNR: -17.75 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:74 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 2249414613, 2052347579, 2127703720, 1213356233, 351772721 ], "snr_towards": [ -11.75, -5.0, -16.5, -4.25, -11.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "2127703720": "Meshtastic 2ea8 (2ea8)", "1213356233": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "351772721": "Prospect a031 (a031)", "3127533556": "JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6)", "2249414613": "Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA)", "2052347579": "Willoughby Clermont (WyCt)", "2997288956": "BDP1 - Portable HT v4 (BDP1)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 1917793, "timestamp": 1762904059.0731862, "from_node_id": 2997288956, "to_node_id": 3127533556, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!8ac01ca3", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 2880785906, "rssi": -125, "snr": -17.75, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 7, "payload_length": 74, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a14d5571386bb56547aa82ed27ec958524831a0f7141232d1ffffffffffffffff01ecffffffffffffffff01beffffffffffffffff01efffffffffffffffff01d1ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1762904130, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 49, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-11-11 23:34:19 UTC", "hop_count": 5, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "BDP1 - Portable HT v4 (BDP1)", "to_node_name": "JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6)", "relay_hex": "31", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 351772721, "node_name": "Prospect a031", "hex_id": "!14f7a031", "short_name": "a031", "last_byte": "31" } ], "gateway_name": "Meshtastic 1ca3 (1ca3)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 2327846051, "latitude": 40.6519808, "longitude": -73.957376, "altitude": null, "timestamp": 1764499893.6646335, "timestamp_str": "2025-11-30 05:51:33", "display_name": "Meshtastic 1ca3", "long_name": "Meshtastic 1ca3", "short_name": "1ca3", "hw_model": "RAK4631" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 1917793, "from_node_id": 2997288956, "to_node_id": 3127533556, "timestamp": 1762904059.0731862, "gateway_id": "!8ac01ca3", "raw_payload": "0a14d5571386bb56547aa82ed27ec958524831a0f7141232d1ffffffffffffffff01ecffffffffffffffff01beffffffffffffffff01efffffffffffffffff01d1ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 7, "from_node_name": "BDP1 - Portable HT v4 (BDP1)", "to_node_name": "!ba6a5ff4", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 2249414613, 2052347579, 2127703720, 1213356233, 351772721 ], "snr_towards": [ -11.75, -5.0, -16.5, -4.25, -11.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 2997288956, 2249414613, 2052347579, 2127703720, 1213356233, 351772721 ], "node_names": [ "BDP1 - Portable HT v4 (BDP1)", "Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA)", "Willoughby Clermont (WyCt)", "Meshtastic 2ea8 (2ea8)", "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "Prospect a031 (a031)" ], "snr_values": [ -11.75, -5.0, -16.5, -4.25, -11.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2997288956, "to_node_id": 2249414613, "from_node_name": "BDP1 - Portable HT v4 (BDP1)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA)", "snr": -11.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 5181.550459701567, "from_location_timestamp": 1762903563.2139452, "to_location_timestamp": 1762951080.9113963, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 13.1h later" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2249414613, "to_node_id": 2052347579, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA)", "to_node_name": "Willoughby Clermont (WyCt)", "snr": -5.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 13848.530208849485, "from_location_timestamp": 1762951080.9113963, "to_location_timestamp": 1762856409.3195798, "from_location_age_warning": "from 13.1h later", "to_location_age_warning": "from 13.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 2052347579, "to_node_id": 2127703720, "from_node_name": "Willoughby Clermont (WyCt)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 2ea8 (2ea8)", "snr": -16.5, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 2127703720, "to_node_id": 1213356233, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 2ea8 (2ea8)", "to_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "snr": -4.25, "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": 5, "from_node_id": 1213356233, "to_node_id": 351772721, "from_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "to_node_name": "Prospect a031 (a031)", "snr": -11.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 12318.884070439222, "from_location_timestamp": 1762901371.691407, "to_location_timestamp": 1762898573.7290154, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.5h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 5 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 2997288956, 2249414613, 2052347579, 2127703720, 1213356233, 351772721 ], "node_names": [ "BDP1 - Portable HT v4 (BDP1)", "Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA)", "Willoughby Clermont (WyCt)", "Meshtastic 2ea8 (2ea8)", "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "Prospect a031 (a031)" ], "snr_values": [ -11.75, -5.0, -16.5, -4.25, -11.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2997288956, "to_node_id": 2249414613, "from_node_name": "BDP1 - Portable HT v4 (BDP1)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA)", "snr": -11.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 5181.550459701567, "from_location_timestamp": 1762903563.2139452, "to_location_timestamp": 1762951080.9113963, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 13.1h later" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2249414613, "to_node_id": 2052347579, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA)", "to_node_name": "Willoughby Clermont (WyCt)", "snr": -5.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 13848.530208849485, "from_location_timestamp": 1762951080.9113963, "to_location_timestamp": 1762856409.3195798, "from_location_age_warning": "from 13.1h later", "to_location_age_warning": "from 13.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 2052347579, "to_node_id": 2127703720, "from_node_name": "Willoughby Clermont (WyCt)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 2ea8 (2ea8)", "snr": -16.5, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 2127703720, "to_node_id": 1213356233, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 2ea8 (2ea8)", "to_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "snr": -4.25, "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": 5, "from_node_id": 1213356233, "to_node_id": 351772721, "from_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "to_node_name": "Prospect a031 (a031)", "snr": -11.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 12318.884070439222, "from_location_timestamp": 1762901371.691407, "to_location_timestamp": 1762898573.7290154, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.5h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 5 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "BDP1 - Portable HT v4 (BDP1) → Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA) → Willoughby Clermont (WyCt) → Meshtastic 2ea8 (2ea8) → Penn Plaza (Penn) → Prospect a031 (a031)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "BDP1 - Portable HT v4 (BDP1) → Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA) → Willoughby Clermont (WyCt) → Meshtastic 2ea8 (2ea8) → Penn Plaza (Penn) → Prospect a031 (a031)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2997288956, "to_node_id": 2249414613, "from_node_name": "BDP1 - Portable HT v4 (BDP1)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA)", "snr": -11.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 5181.550459701567, "from_location_timestamp": 1762903563.2139452, "to_location_timestamp": 1762951080.9113963, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 13.1h later" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2249414613, "to_node_id": 2052347579, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA)", "to_node_name": "Willoughby Clermont (WyCt)", "snr": -5.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 13848.530208849485, "from_location_timestamp": 1762951080.9113963, "to_location_timestamp": 1762856409.3195798, "from_location_age_warning": "from 13.1h later", "to_location_age_warning": "from 13.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 2052347579, "to_node_id": 2127703720, "from_node_name": "Willoughby Clermont (WyCt)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 2ea8 (2ea8)", "snr": -16.5, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 2127703720, "to_node_id": 1213356233, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 2ea8 (2ea8)", "to_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "snr": -4.25, "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": 5, "from_node_id": 1213356233, "to_node_id": 351772721, "from_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "to_node_name": "Prospect a031 (a031)", "snr": -11.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 12318.884070439222, "from_location_timestamp": 1762901371.691407, "to_location_timestamp": 1762898573.7290154, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.5h ago" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 31348.964738990275, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!8ac01ca3", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2997288956, "to": 3127533556, "id": 2880785906, "rx_time": 1762904130, "rx_snr": -17.75, "rx_rssi": -125, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 49, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a14d5571386bb56547aa82ed27ec958524831a0f7141232d1ffffffffffffffff01ecffffffffffffffff01beffffffffffffffff01efffffffffffffffff01d1ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 2249414613, 2052347579, 2127703720, 1213356233, 351772721 ], "snr_towards": [ -47, -20, -66, -17, -47 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (74 bytes)
0a14d5571386bb56547aa82ed27ec958524831a0f7141232d1ffffffffffffffff01ecffffffffffffffff01beffffffffffffffff01efffffffffffffffff01d1ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:74 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
Meshtastic 1ca3 (1ca3) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-125.0 dBm -17.75 dB 5 31 a031 LongFast 2025-11-11 23:34:19 UTC Current
BDP1 - Portable HT v4 (BDP1) -38.056s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 fc BDP1 LongFast 2025-11-11 23:33:41 UTC View
BDP1 - Portable HT v4 (BDP1) -31.201s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 fc BDP1 LongFast 2025-11-11 23:33:47 UTC View
BDP1 - Portable HT v4 (BDP1) -24.339s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 fc BDP1 LongFast 2025-11-11 23:33:54 UTC View
CBZ0 🚕 mobile (CBZ0) -9.180s
Before 		-113.0 dBm -6.00 dB 1 d5 ETNA LongFast 2025-11-11 23:34:09 UTC View
JLX4 - Astoria Solar (JLX4) -9.044s
Before 		-100.0 dBm 0.50 dB 1 d5 ETNA , 🟠 LongFast 2025-11-11 23:34:10 UTC View
Smorgasburg | nyme.sh (SMRG) -8.960s
Before 		-115.0 dBm -15.50 dB 1 d5 ETNA LongFast 2025-11-11 23:34:10 UTC View
Lv4 - Heltec V4 Green (Lv4) -8.721s
Before 		-88.0 dBm -18.75 dB 1 d5 ETNA , 🟠 LongFast 2025-11-11 23:34:10 UTC View
aurelia (🧚) -8.506s
Before 		-114.0 dBm -4.00 dB 1 d5 ETNA LongFast 2025-11-11 23:34:10 UTC View
dkTowerBot (dkTB) -8.001s
Before 		-99.0 dBm -8.25 dB 2 4c JLY3 , SST LongFast 2025-11-11 23:34:11 UTC View
Steiner Studios Tower (SST) -5.503s
Before 		-107.0 dBm -2.00 dB 2 bb WyCt LongFast 2025-11-11 23:34:13 UTC View
Meshtastic 631c (631c) -5.262s
Before 		-99.0 dBm -8.00 dB 2 bb WyCt LongFast 2025-11-11 23:34:13 UTC View
YMH 2 @ Your Mom’s House (YMH2) -3.860s
Before 		-72.0 dBm -14.00 dB 3 90 NLG1 LongFast 2025-11-11 23:34:15 UTC View
DRP1 Chelsea (DRP1) -3.569s
Before 		-78.0 dBm 5.50 dB 3 a8 2ea8 , MPH1 , ETNA LongFast 2025-11-11 23:34:15 UTC View
1 MW 1 West Side | https://nyme.sh (1MW1) -3.263s
Before 		-115.0 dBm -9.50 dB 3 a8 LongFast 2025-11-11 23:34:15 UTC View
ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) -2.168s
Before 		-78.0 dBm 3.50 dB 4 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-11-11 23:34:16 UTC View
Fried Fish 1 | nyme.sh (FF1) -0.693s
Before 		-87.0 dBm -0.75 dB 5 40 BRRN LongFast 2025-11-11 23:34:18 UTC View
Poncho@BryantPark (p@bp) +18.032s
After 		-113.0 dBm -17.75 dB 7 48 VYL0 LongFast 2025-11-11 23:34:37 UTC View
KE2EHU-2 (🦖) +330.404s
After 		-123.0 dBm -13.00 dB 2 b8 LongFast 2025-11-11 23:39:49 UTC View
Meshtastic e41a (GRBT) +606.713s
After 		-128.0 dBm -19.00 dB 2 bb WyCt LongFast 2025-11-11 23:44:25 UTC View
20

Total Receptions

18

Unique Gateways