Packet #1918172 Success

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

16
Total Receptions
16
Unique Gateways
2
Hop Count
44
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 1918172
Mesh Packet ID: 0x136ec28b
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-11-11 23:40:37 UTC
From Node: Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA)
To Node: BDP1 - Portable HT v4 (BDP1)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: aurelia (🧚)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -99 dBm
SNR: 2.75 dBm
Hop Info: 2/2 hops
Start: 2, Limit: 0
Relay Node: 7b 4b7b
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: 44 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
SNR Towards: -11.25 dB
Return Path: Solar Node Brighton Beach (NOVA) → Vernon2 4b7b (4b7b)
SNR Back: -7.25 dB -1.75 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) Solar Node Brighton Beach (NOVA) Unknown -7.25 dB Return Start Hops
2 Solar Node Brighton Beach (NOVA) Vernon2 4b7b (4b7b) Unknown -1.75 dB Return End Hops
Total Forward Distance
5.18 km
Combined Traceroute Graph
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Legend & Paths
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Connections
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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:44 bytes
Gateway:!9ea09214
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:2 / 2
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Acknowledgment requested
+ 2 more...
Exposure Risks:
âš  Default channel - no encryption
âš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 2 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !9ea09214
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (44 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 44 bytes size
hop_limit Not set uint32
hop_start 2
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 2
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -99.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 2.75 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1762904516
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 123
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1762904437.919147
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:
  • âš  Default channel - no encryption
  • âš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • âš  Multi-hop path visible (2 hops)
  • âš  RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !9ea09214
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -99.0 dBm
SNR: 2.75 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:44 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [], "snr_towards": [ -11.25 ], "route_back": [ 645767108, 2470857595 ], "snr_back": [ -7.25, -1.75 ], "route_node_names": { "2997288956": "BDP1 - Portable HT v4 (BDP1)", "2470857595": "Vernon2 4b7b (4b7b)", "645767108": "Solar Node Brighton Beach (NOVA)", "2249414613": "Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 1918172, "timestamp": 1762904437.919147, "from_node_id": 2249414613, "to_node_id": 2997288956, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!9ea09214", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 326025867, "rssi": -99, "snr": 2.75, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 2, "payload_length": 44, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "120ad3ffffffffffffffff011a08c49f7d267b4b46932214e3ffffffffffffffff01f9ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1762904516, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 123, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-11-11 23:40:37 UTC", "hop_count": 2, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA)", "to_node_name": "BDP1 - Portable HT v4 (BDP1)", "relay_hex": "7b", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 2470857595, "node_name": "Vernon2 4b7b", "hex_id": "!93464b7b", "short_name": "4b7b", "last_byte": "7b" } ], "gateway_name": "aurelia (🧚)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 2661323284, "latitude": 40.697856, "longitude": -73.9115008, "altitude": 22, "timestamp": 1763474669.8918562, "timestamp_str": "2025-11-18 09:04:29", "display_name": "aurelia ", "long_name": "aurelia ", "short_name": "🧚", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 1918172, "from_node_id": 2249414613, "to_node_id": 2997288956, "timestamp": 1762904437.919147, "gateway_id": "!9ea09214", "raw_payload": "120ad3ffffffffffffffff011a08c49f7d267b4b46932214e3ffffffffffffffff01f9ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 0, "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": [ 645767108, 2470857595 ], "snr_back": [ -7.25, -1.75 ] }, "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, 645767108, 2470857595 ], "node_names": [ "Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA)", "Solar Node Brighton Beach (NOVA)", "Vernon2 4b7b (4b7b)" ], "snr_values": [ -7.25, -1.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2249414613, "to_node_id": 645767108, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA)", "to_node_name": "Solar Node Brighton Beach (NOVA)", "snr": -7.25, "direction": "return", "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": 645767108, "to_node_id": 2470857595, "from_node_name": "Solar Node Brighton Beach (NOVA)", "to_node_name": "Vernon2 4b7b (4b7b)", "snr": -1.75, "direction": "return", "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": 2 }, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "combined_rf", "node_ids": [ 2997288956, 2249414613, 645767108, 2470857595 ], "node_names": [ "BDP1 - Portable HT v4 (BDP1)", "Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA)", "Solar Node Brighton Beach (NOVA)", "Vernon2 4b7b (4b7b)" ], "snr_values": [ -11.25, -7.25, -1.75 ], "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": -11.25, "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": 645767108, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA)", "to_node_name": "Solar Node Brighton Beach (NOVA)", "snr": -7.25, "direction": "return_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": 645767108, "to_node_id": 2470857595, "from_node_name": "Solar Node Brighton Beach (NOVA)", "to_node_name": "Vernon2 4b7b (4b7b)", "snr": -1.75, "direction": "return_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": 3 } }, "has_return_path": true, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "BDP1 - Portable HT v4 (BDP1) → Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA)", "return_path_display": "Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA) → Solar Node Brighton Beach (NOVA) → Vernon2 4b7b (4b7b)", "actual_rf_path_display": "BDP1 - Portable HT v4 (BDP1) → Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA) → Solar Node Brighton Beach (NOVA) → Vernon2 4b7b (4b7b)", "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": 645767108, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA)", "to_node_name": "Solar Node Brighton Beach (NOVA)", "snr": -7.25, "direction": "return", "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": 645767108, "to_node_id": 2470857595, "from_node_name": "Solar Node Brighton Beach (NOVA)", "to_node_name": "Vernon2 4b7b (4b7b)", "snr": -1.75, "direction": "return", "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" } ], "total_forward_distance": 5181.550459701567, "total_return_distance": 0 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!9ea09214", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2249414613, "to": 2997288956, "id": 326025867, "rx_time": 1762904516, "rx_snr": 2.75, "rx_rssi": -99, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 2, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 123, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "120ad3ffffffffffffffff011a08c49f7d267b4b46932214e3ffffffffffffffff01f9ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "snr_towards": [ -45 ], "route_back": [ 645767108, 2470857595 ], "snr_back": [ -29, -7 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (44 bytes)
120ad3ffffffffffffffff011a08c49f7d267b4b46932214e3ffffffffffffffff01f9ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:44 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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Map shows gateway locations that received this packet. Hop counts are displayed if available.
Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
aurelia (🧚) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-99.0 dBm 2.75 dB 2 7b 4b7b LongFast 2025-11-11 23:40:37 UTC Current
BDP1 - Portable HT v4 (BDP1) -72.606s
Before 		-73.0 dBm 4.25 dB 0 d5 ETNA LongFast 2025-11-11 23:39:25 UTC View
Lv4 - Heltec V4 Green (Lv4) -72.251s
Before 		-86.0 dBm -19.75 dB 0 d5 ETNA , 🟠 LongFast 2025-11-11 23:39:25 UTC View
CBZ0 🚕 mobile (CBZ0) -72.116s
Before 		-113.0 dBm -6.50 dB 0 d5 ETNA LongFast 2025-11-11 23:39:25 UTC View
K2YYD MQTT Gateway 0b0b (MBMQ) -70.129s
Before 		-51.0 dBm 5.75 dB 1 2b MB01 LongFast 2025-11-11 23:39:27 UTC View
ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) -69.722s
Before 		-96.0 dBm -16.00 dB 1 f4 âš¡1 , JLO6 LongFast 2025-11-11 23:39:28 UTC View
Steiner Studios Tower (SST) -69.128s
Before 		-116.0 dBm -9.75 dB 1 10 WA2J , AcSa LongFast 2025-11-11 23:39:28 UTC View
Meshtastic 631c (631c) -68.838s
Before 		-102.0 dBm -11.75 dB 1 10 WA2J , 8a10 LongFast 2025-11-11 23:39:29 UTC View
dkTowerBot (dkTB) -66.788s
Before 		-98.0 dBm -7.50 dB 1 4c JLY3 , SST LongFast 2025-11-11 23:39:31 UTC View
SACKMESHv3 | https://nyme.sh (SMv3) -66.554s
Before 		-125.0 dBm -16.00 dB 1 - LongFast 2025-11-11 23:39:31 UTC View
Smorgasburg | nyme.sh (SMRG) -66.234s
Before 		-108.0 dBm -8.50 dB 1 4c JLY3 LongFast 2025-11-11 23:39:31 UTC View
DRP1 Chelsea (DRP1) -51.456s
Before 		-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) -32.198s
Before 		-122.0 dBm -15.00 dB 2 ec LB1 , 1MW1 LongFast 2025-11-11 23:40:05 UTC View
K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP) +5.928s
After 		-50.0 dBm 7.00 dB 2 57 CmWx LongFast 2025-11-11 23:40:43 UTC View
KE2EHU-2 (🦖) +10.144s
After 		-117.0 dBm -5.75 dB 1 c2 Asra LongFast 2025-11-11 23:40:48 UTC View
Meshtastic e41a (GRBT) +227.961s
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