Packet #1918079 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA) to BDP1 - Portable HT v4 (BDP1)

16
Total Receptions
16
Unique Gateways
1
Hop Count
30
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 1918079
Mesh Packet ID: 0x136ec28b
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-11-11 23:39:31 UTC
From Node: Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA)
To Node: BDP1 - Portable HT v4 (BDP1)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: dkTowerBot (dkTB)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -98 dBm
SNR: -7.5 dBm
Hop Info: 1/2 hops
Start: 2, Limit: 1
Relay Node: 4c JLY3 , SST
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: 30 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
SNR Towards: -11.25 dB
Return Path: JLY3 - Sunnyside Solar T114 (JLY3)
SNR Back: -7.0 dB
Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 BDP1 - Portable HT v4 (BDP1) Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA) 5.18 km -11.25 dB Origin Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Return Path Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA) JLY3 - Sunnyside Solar T114 (JLY3) 9.76 km -7.0 dB Return Start Hops
Total Forward Distance
5.18 km
Total Return Distance
9.76 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:30 bytes
Gateway:!dddc01fa
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:1 / 2
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 !dddc01fa
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (30 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2249414613
Source node ID 		uint32
to 2997288956
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 30 bytes size
hop_limit 1
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 2
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 1
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -98.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -7.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1762904448
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 76
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1762904371.1307378
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 (1 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !dddc01fa
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -98.0 dBm
SNR: -7.50 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:30 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [], "snr_towards": [ -11.25 ], "route_back": [ 3218651212 ], "snr_back": [ -7.0 ], "route_node_names": { "2997288956": "BDP1 - Portable HT v4 (BDP1)", "3218651212": "JLY3 - Sunnyside Solar T114 (JLY3)", "2249414613": "Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 1918079, "timestamp": 1762904371.1307378, "from_node_id": 2249414613, "to_node_id": 2997288956, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!dddc01fa", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 326025867, "rssi": -98, "snr": -7.5, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 2, "payload_length": 30, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "120ad3ffffffffffffffff011a044cb8d8bf220ae4ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1762904448, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 76, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-11-11 23:39:31 UTC", "hop_count": 1, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA)", "to_node_name": "BDP1 - Portable HT v4 (BDP1)", "relay_hex": "4c", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 3218651212, "node_name": "JLY3 - Sunnyside Solar T114", "hex_id": "!bfd8b84c", "short_name": "JLY3", "last_byte": "4c" }, { "node_id": 3663392844, "node_name": "Steiner Studios Tower", "hex_id": "!da5af04c", "short_name": "SST", "last_byte": "4c" } ], "gateway_name": "dkTowerBot (dkTB)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 3722183162, "latitude": 40.7109632, "longitude": -74.0032512, "altitude": 325, "timestamp": 1764526573.6814706, "timestamp_str": "2025-11-30 13:16:13", "display_name": "dkTowerBot", "long_name": "dkTowerBot", "short_name": "dkTB", "hw_model": "PORTDUINO" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 1918079, "from_node_id": 2249414613, "to_node_id": 2997288956, "timestamp": 1762904371.1307378, "gateway_id": "!dddc01fa", "raw_payload": "120ad3ffffffffffffffff011a044cb8d8bf220ae4ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 2, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA)", "to_node_name": "BDP1 - Portable HT v4 (BDP1)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [], "snr_towards": [ -11.25 ], "route_back": [ 3218651212 ], "snr_back": [ -7.0 ] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward_with_return", "node_ids": [ 2997288956, 2249414613 ], "node_names": [ "BDP1 - Portable HT v4 (BDP1)", "Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA)" ], "snr_values": [ -11.25 ], "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": -11.25, "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 0.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 13.0h later" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 1 }, "return_path": { "path_type": "return", "node_ids": [ 2249414613, 3218651212 ], "node_names": [ "Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA)", "JLY3 - Sunnyside Solar T114 (JLY3)" ], "snr_values": [ -7.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2249414613, "to_node_id": 3218651212, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA)", "to_node_name": "JLY3 - Sunnyside Solar T114 (JLY3)", "snr": -7.0, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 9756.900329197202, "from_location_timestamp": 1762951080.9113963, "to_location_timestamp": 1762891592.0437756, "from_location_age_warning": "from 13.0h later", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.5h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 1 }, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "combined_rf", "node_ids": [ 2997288956, 2249414613, 3218651212 ], "node_names": [ "BDP1 - Portable HT v4 (BDP1)", "Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA)", "JLY3 - Sunnyside Solar T114 (JLY3)" ], "snr_values": [ -11.25, -7.0 ], "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": -11.25, "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 0.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 13.0h later" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2249414613, "to_node_id": 3218651212, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA)", "to_node_name": "JLY3 - Sunnyside Solar T114 (JLY3)", "snr": -7.0, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 9756.900329197202, "from_location_timestamp": 1762951080.9113963, "to_location_timestamp": 1762891592.0437756, "from_location_age_warning": "from 13.0h later", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.5h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 2 } }, "has_return_path": true, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "BDP1 - Portable HT v4 (BDP1) → Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA)", "return_path_display": "Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA) → JLY3 - Sunnyside Solar T114 (JLY3)", "actual_rf_path_display": "BDP1 - Portable HT v4 (BDP1) → Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA) → JLY3 - Sunnyside Solar T114 (JLY3)", "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": -11.25, "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 0.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 13.0h later" } ], "return_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2249414613, "to_node_id": 3218651212, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA)", "to_node_name": "JLY3 - Sunnyside Solar T114 (JLY3)", "snr": -7.0, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 9756.900329197202, "from_location_timestamp": 1762951080.9113963, "to_location_timestamp": 1762891592.0437756, "from_location_age_warning": "from 13.0h later", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.5h ago" } ], "total_forward_distance": 5181.550459701567, "total_return_distance": 9756.900329197202 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!dddc01fa", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2249414613, "to": 2997288956, "id": 326025867, "rx_time": 1762904448, "rx_snr": -7.5, "rx_rssi": -98, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 2, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 76, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "120ad3ffffffffffffffff011a044cb8d8bf220ae4ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "snr_towards": [ -45 ], "route_back": [ 3218651212 ], "snr_back": [ -28 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (30 bytes)
120ad3ffffffffffffffff011a044cb8d8bf220ae4ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:30 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
dkTowerBot (dkTB) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-98.0 dBm -7.50 dB 1 4c JLY3 , SST LongFast 2025-11-11 23:39:31 UTC Current
BDP1 - Portable HT v4 (BDP1) -5.818s
Before 		-73.0 dBm 4.25 dB 0 d5 ETNA LongFast 2025-11-11 23:39:25 UTC View
Lv4 - Heltec V4 Green (Lv4) -5.463s
Before 		-86.0 dBm -19.75 dB 0 d5 ETNA , 🟠 LongFast 2025-11-11 23:39:25 UTC View
CBZ0 🚕 mobile (CBZ0) -5.327s
Before 		-113.0 dBm -6.50 dB 0 d5 ETNA LongFast 2025-11-11 23:39:25 UTC View
K2YYD MQTT Gateway 0b0b (MBMQ) -3.341s
Before 		-51.0 dBm 5.75 dB 1 2b MB01 LongFast 2025-11-11 23:39:27 UTC View
ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) -2.934s
Before 		-96.0 dBm -16.00 dB 1 f4 ⚡1 , JLO6 LongFast 2025-11-11 23:39:28 UTC View
Steiner Studios Tower (SST) -2.340s
Before 		-116.0 dBm -9.75 dB 1 10 WA2J , AcSa LongFast 2025-11-11 23:39:28 UTC View
Meshtastic 631c (631c) -2.050s
Before 		-102.0 dBm -11.75 dB 1 10 WA2J , 8a10 LongFast 2025-11-11 23:39:29 UTC View
SACKMESHv3 | https://nyme.sh (SMv3) +0.234s
After 		-125.0 dBm -16.00 dB 1 - LongFast 2025-11-11 23:39:31 UTC View
Smorgasburg | nyme.sh (SMRG) +0.555s
After 		-108.0 dBm -8.50 dB 1 4c JLY3 LongFast 2025-11-11 23:39:31 UTC View
DRP1 Chelsea (DRP1) +15.332s
After 		-121.0 dBm -20.50 dB 1 dc 77dc LongFast 2025-11-11 23:39:46 UTC View
1 MW 1 West Side | https://nyme.sh (1MW1) +34.590s
After 		-122.0 dBm -15.00 dB 2 ec LB1 , 1MW1 LongFast 2025-11-11 23:40:05 UTC View
aurelia (🧚) +66.788s
After 		-99.0 dBm 2.75 dB 2 7b 4b7b LongFast 2025-11-11 23:40:37 UTC View
K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP) +72.716s
After 		-50.0 dBm 7.00 dB 2 57 CmWx LongFast 2025-11-11 23:40:43 UTC View
KE2EHU-2 (🦖) +76.932s
After 		-117.0 dBm -5.75 dB 1 c2 Asra LongFast 2025-11-11 23:40:48 UTC View
Meshtastic e41a (GRBT) +294.750s
After 		-52.0 dBm 7.50 dB 2 1c 631c LongFast 2025-11-11 23:44:25 UTC View
16

Total Receptions

16

Unique Gateways