Packet #2109702 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from N1UGK QTH (UGKH) to JLY4 - Roosevelt Solar (JLY4)

20
Total Receptions
20
Unique Gateways
3
Hop Count
46
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 2109702
Mesh Packet ID: 0x1368ab2b
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-11-15 04:01:22 UTC
From Node: N1UGK QTH (UGKH)
To Node: JLY4 - Roosevelt Solar (JLY4)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: DRP0 Astoria (DRP0)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -113 dBm
SNR: -10.5 dBm
Hop Info: 3/5 hops
Start: 5, Limit: 2
Relay Node: b2 😴 , CBZ1
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: 46 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: Penn Plaza (Penn) → JLO1 - 299 Park (JLO1) → CBZ1 Astoria Solar (CBZ1)
Hop Count: 2 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: -9.25 dB -11.75 dB -13.75 dB
Route Visualization

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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 N1UGK QTH (UGKH) Penn Plaza (Penn) 24.31 km -9.25 dB Origin Hops
2 Penn Plaza (Penn) JLO1 - 299 Park (JLO1) 1.49 km -11.75 dB Relay Hops
3 JLO1 - 299 Park (JLO1) CBZ1 Astoria Solar (CBZ1) 3.93 km -13.75 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
29.73 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:46 bytes
Gateway:!16c3f47c
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:3 / 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 !16c3f47c
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (46 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2733340684
Source node ID 		uint32
to 4035396792
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 46 bytes size
hop_limit 2
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 5
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 3
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -113.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -10.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1763179366
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 178
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1763179282.885115
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 (3 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !16c3f47c
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -113.0 dBm
SNR: -10.50 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:46 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 1213356233, 3121390740, 3741700786 ], "snr_towards": [ -9.25, -11.75, -13.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "1213356233": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "2733340684": "N1UGK QTH (UGKH)", "3741700786": "CBZ1 Astoria Solar (CBZ1)", "3121390740": "JLO1 - 299 Park (JLO1)", "4035396792": "JLY4 - Roosevelt Solar (JLY4)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 2109702, "timestamp": 1763179282.885115, "from_node_id": 2733340684, "to_node_id": 4035396792, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!16c3f47c", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 325626667, "rssi": -113, "snr": -10.5, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 5, "payload_length": 46, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a0cc958524894a40cbab2d205df121edbffffffffffffffff01d1ffffffffffffffff01c9ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1763179366, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 178, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-11-15 04:01:22 UTC", "hop_count": 3, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "N1UGK QTH (UGKH)", "to_node_name": "JLY4 - Roosevelt Solar (JLY4)", "relay_hex": "b2", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 2349771954, "node_name": "unmonitored device", "hex_id": "!8c0eacb2", "short_name": "😴", "last_byte": "b2" }, { "node_id": 3741700786, "node_name": "CBZ1 Astoria Solar", "hex_id": "!df05d2b2", "short_name": "CBZ1", "last_byte": "b2" } ], "gateway_name": "DRP0 Astoria (DRP0)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 381940860, "latitude": 40.7617536, "longitude": -73.9229696, "altitude": null, "timestamp": 1763374921.9707062, "timestamp_str": "2025-11-17 05:22:01", "display_name": "DRP0 Astoria", "long_name": "DRP0 Astoria", "short_name": "DRP0", "hw_model": "STATION_G2" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 2109702, "from_node_id": 2733340684, "to_node_id": 4035396792, "timestamp": 1763179282.885115, "gateway_id": "!16c3f47c", "raw_payload": "0a0cc958524894a40cbab2d205df121edbffffffffffffffff01d1ffffffffffffffff01c9ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 5, "from_node_name": "N1UGK QTH (UGKH)", "to_node_name": "!f08744b8", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 1213356233, 3121390740, 3741700786 ], "snr_towards": [ -9.25, -11.75, -13.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 2733340684, 1213356233, 3121390740, 3741700786 ], "node_names": [ "N1UGK QTH (UGKH)", "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "JLO1 - 299 Park (JLO1)", "CBZ1 Astoria Solar (CBZ1)" ], "snr_values": [ -9.25, -11.75, -13.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2733340684, "to_node_id": 1213356233, "from_node_name": "N1UGK QTH (UGKH)", "to_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "snr": -9.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 24311.71761801746, "from_location_timestamp": 1763174419.8898962, "to_location_timestamp": 1763169406.121012, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.7h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1213356233, "to_node_id": 3121390740, "from_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "to_node_name": "JLO1 - 299 Park (JLO1)", "snr": -11.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1485.077617750454, "from_location_timestamp": 1763169406.121012, "to_location_timestamp": 1763170176.239971, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.5h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 3121390740, "to_node_id": 3741700786, "from_node_name": "JLO1 - 299 Park (JLO1)", "to_node_name": "CBZ1 Astoria Solar (CBZ1)", "snr": -13.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3928.9628301552175, "from_location_timestamp": 1763170176.239971, "to_location_timestamp": 1763173868.9852438, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.5h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 3 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 2733340684, 1213356233, 3121390740, 3741700786 ], "node_names": [ "N1UGK QTH (UGKH)", "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "JLO1 - 299 Park (JLO1)", "CBZ1 Astoria Solar (CBZ1)" ], "snr_values": [ -9.25, -11.75, -13.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2733340684, "to_node_id": 1213356233, "from_node_name": "N1UGK QTH (UGKH)", "to_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "snr": -9.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 24311.71761801746, "from_location_timestamp": 1763174419.8898962, "to_location_timestamp": 1763169406.121012, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.7h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1213356233, "to_node_id": 3121390740, "from_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "to_node_name": "JLO1 - 299 Park (JLO1)", "snr": -11.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1485.077617750454, "from_location_timestamp": 1763169406.121012, "to_location_timestamp": 1763170176.239971, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.5h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 3121390740, "to_node_id": 3741700786, "from_node_name": "JLO1 - 299 Park (JLO1)", "to_node_name": "CBZ1 Astoria Solar (CBZ1)", "snr": -13.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3928.9628301552175, "from_location_timestamp": 1763170176.239971, "to_location_timestamp": 1763173868.9852438, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.5h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 3 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "N1UGK QTH (UGKH) → Penn Plaza (Penn) → JLO1 - 299 Park (JLO1) → CBZ1 Astoria Solar (CBZ1)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "N1UGK QTH (UGKH) → Penn Plaza (Penn) → JLO1 - 299 Park (JLO1) → CBZ1 Astoria Solar (CBZ1)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2733340684, "to_node_id": 1213356233, "from_node_name": "N1UGK QTH (UGKH)", "to_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "snr": -9.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 24311.71761801746, "from_location_timestamp": 1763174419.8898962, "to_location_timestamp": 1763169406.121012, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.7h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1213356233, "to_node_id": 3121390740, "from_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "to_node_name": "JLO1 - 299 Park (JLO1)", "snr": -11.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1485.077617750454, "from_location_timestamp": 1763169406.121012, "to_location_timestamp": 1763170176.239971, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.5h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 3121390740, "to_node_id": 3741700786, "from_node_name": "JLO1 - 299 Park (JLO1)", "to_node_name": "CBZ1 Astoria Solar (CBZ1)", "snr": -13.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3928.9628301552175, "from_location_timestamp": 1763170176.239971, "to_location_timestamp": 1763173868.9852438, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.5h ago" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 29725.75806592313, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!16c3f47c", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2733340684, "to": 4035396792, "id": 325626667, "rx_time": 1763179366, "rx_snr": -10.5, "rx_rssi": -113, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 5, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 178, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a0cc958524894a40cbab2d205df121edbffffffffffffffff01d1ffffffffffffffff01c9ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 1213356233, 3121390740, 3741700786 ], "snr_towards": [ -37, -47, -55 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (46 bytes)
0a0cc958524894a40cbab2d205df121edbffffffffffffffff01d1ffffffffffffffff01c9ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:46 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
DRP0 Astoria (DRP0) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-113.0 dBm -10.50 dB 3 b2 😴 , CBZ1 LongFast 2025-11-15 04:01:22 UTC Current
DRP1 Chelsea (DRP1) -19.075s
Before 		-118.0 dBm -17.25 dB 0 - LongFast 2025-11-15 04:01:03 UTC View
K2XAP V4 MS (XAP4) -18.169s
Before 		-68.0 dBm -5.25 dB 1 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-11-15 04:01:04 UTC View
Steiner Studios Tower (SST) -18.162s
Before 		-115.0 dBm -8.50 dB 1 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-11-15 04:01:04 UTC View
ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) -18.124s
Before 		-74.0 dBm -5.25 dB 1 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-11-15 04:01:04 UTC View
Claudiopolis-440c (440c) -17.765s
Before 		-100.0 dBm -8.75 dB 1 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-11-15 04:01:05 UTC View
KE2GKD (K7JC) -17.484s
Before 		-128.0 dBm -20.00 dB 1 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-11-15 04:01:05 UTC View
Fried Fish 1 | nyme.sh (FF1) -17.428s
Before 		-87.0 dBm -2.50 dB 1 0f 68SD LongFast 2025-11-15 04:01:05 UTC View
🦨 corruptedstack🦨 meshtoad 🐸 (dmbp) -17.179s
Before 		-107.0 dBm -16.50 dB 2 - LongFast 2025-11-15 04:01:05 UTC View
corruptedstack Weather (cswx) -17.163s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 3 ed dmbp LongFast 2025-11-15 04:01:05 UTC View
aurelia (🧚) -17.057s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -1.50 dB 1 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-11-15 04:01:05 UTC View
csbot (dmbb) -16.967s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 3 ed dmbp LongFast 2025-11-15 04:01:05 UTC View
dkTowerBot (dkTB) -16.806s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -19.75 dB 2 99 JLX9 LongFast 2025-11-15 04:01:06 UTC View
YMH 2 @ Your Mom’s House (YMH2) -14.167s
Before 		-57.0 dBm -1.75 dB 2 90 NLG1 LongFast 2025-11-15 04:01:08 UTC View
1 MW 1 West Side | https://nyme.sh (1MW1) -13.192s
Before 		-112.0 dBm -7.00 dB 1 30 ed30 , 3930 LongFast 2025-11-15 04:01:09 UTC View
Gowanus Soda (p1p) -4.919s
Before 		-111.0 dBm -12.00 dB 4 b9 NYCR LongFast 2025-11-15 04:01:17 UTC View
Meshtastic 631c (631c) -4.911s
Before 		-84.0 dBm 4.00 dB 4 b9 NYCR LongFast 2025-11-15 04:01:17 UTC View
🐎📨 mobile (📨) -4.687s
Before 		-118.0 dBm -18.00 dB 4 b9 NYCR LongFast 2025-11-15 04:01:18 UTC View
drp mobile (drpm) +0.168s
After 		-98.0 dBm 5.50 dB 3 b2 CBZ1 LongFast 2025-11-15 04:01:23 UTC View
MeshM0xie (M0x) +1.628s
After 		-108.0 dBm -16.00 dB 4 b4 PARK LongFast 2025-11-15 04:01:24 UTC View
20

Total Receptions

20

Unique Gateways