Packet #2124255 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from KMesh.us 🌄 BBS (Kbbs) to ROY3

3
Total Receptions
3
Unique Gateways
7
Hop Count
102
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 2124255
Mesh Packet ID: 0x2a4866fc
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-11-15 09:42:50 UTC
From Node: KMesh.us 🌄 BBS (Kbbs)
To Node: ROY3 (8e91)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: corruptedstack Weather (cswx)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: Unknown
SNR: Unknown
Hop Info: 7/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 0
Relay Node: ed dmbp
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: 102 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: KMesh.us 🌄 Woodridge (Kwdr) KMesh.us 🌄 Denning (Kden) Forest-Edge Vernon Repeater (FEr1) Forest-Edge Stokes Repeater (FEr2) k3ntr.com (GH) Seward_rpt (Swrd) 🦨 corruptedstack🦨 meshtoad 🐸 (dmbp)
Hop Count: 6 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: -32.0 dB -32.0 dB -32.0 dB -32.0 dB -32.0 dB -32.0 dB -18.75 dB
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Traceroute Steps
Total Forward Distance
211.46 km
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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:102 bytes
Gateway:!b2a79554
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:7 / 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
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MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !b2a79554
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (102 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 621108664
Source node ID
uint32
to 856329873
Target node ID
uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP
enum
decoded.payload_length 102 bytes size
hop_limit Not set uint32
hop_start 7
Initial hop limit
uint32
hops_taken 7
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit
derived
rx_rssi Not set int32
rx_snr Not set float
rx_time 1763199854
Receive timestamp
fixed32
via_mqtt False
Direct LoRa transmission
bool
want_ack True
Acknowledgment requested
bool
priority 70
Packet priority level
enum
delayed Not set enum
channel Not set uint32
pki_encrypted False
Standard encryption
bool
next_hop Not set uint32
relay_node 237
Relay node ID
uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1763199770.337933
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 (7 hops)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !b2a79554
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:102 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 2891878577, 153829382, 3165887420, 1923844696, 3663222056, 2556818805, 4277010157 ], "snr_towards": [ -32.0, -32.0, -32.0, -32.0, -32.0, -32.0, -18.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "153829382": "KMesh.us 🌄 Denning (Kden)", "621108664": "KMesh.us 🌄 BBS (Kbbs)", "3663222056": "k3ntr.com (GH)", "4277010157": "🦨 corruptedstack🦨 meshtoad 🐸 (dmbp)", "2891878577": "KMesh.us 🌄 Woodridge (Kwdr)", "856329873": "ROY3", "2556818805": "Seward_rpt (Swrd)", "1923844696": "Forest-Edge Stokes Repeater (FEr2)", "3165887420": "Forest-Edge Vernon Repeater (FEr1)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 2124255, "timestamp": 1763199770.337933, "from_node_id": 621108664, "to_node_id": 856329873, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!b2a79554", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 709388028, "rssi": 0, "snr": 0.0, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 7, "payload_length": 102, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a1cb1905eac06402b09bc9bb3bc588aab72285558da75f56598edfeedfe124680ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01b5ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 70, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1763199854, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 237, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-11-15 09:42:50 UTC", "hop_count": 7, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "KMesh.us 🌄 BBS (Kbbs)", "to_node_name": "ROY3", "relay_hex": "ed", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 4277010157, "node_name": "🦨 corruptedstack🦨 meshtoad 🐸", "hex_id": "!feedfeed", "short_name": "dmbp", "last_byte": "ed" } ], "gateway_name": "corruptedstack Weather (cswx)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 2997327188, "latitude": 40.763392, "longitude": -74.5275392, "altitude": 199, "timestamp": 1764421500.0289583, "timestamp_str": "2025-11-29 08:05:00", "display_name": "corruptedstack Weather", "long_name": "corruptedstack Weather", "short_name": "cswx", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V4" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 2124255, "from_node_id": 621108664, "to_node_id": 856329873, "timestamp": 1763199770.337933, "gateway_id": "!b2a79554", "raw_payload": "0a1cb1905eac06402b09bc9bb3bc588aab72285558da75f56598edfeedfe124680ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01b5ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 7, "from_node_name": "KMesh.us 🌄 BBS (Kbbs)", "to_node_name": "!330a8e91", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 2891878577, 153829382, 3165887420, 1923844696, 3663222056, 2556818805, 4277010157 ], "snr_towards": [ -32.0, -32.0, -32.0, -32.0, -32.0, -32.0, -18.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 621108664, 2891878577, 153829382, 3165887420, 1923844696, 3663222056, 2556818805, 4277010157 ], "node_names": [ "KMesh.us 🌄 BBS (Kbbs)", "KMesh.us 🌄 Woodridge (Kwdr)", "KMesh.us 🌄 Denning (Kden)", "Forest-Edge Vernon Repeater (FEr1)", "Forest-Edge Stokes Repeater (FEr2)", "k3ntr.com (GH)", "Seward_rpt (Swrd)", "🦨 corruptedstack🦨 meshtoad 🐸 (dmbp)" ], "snr_values": [ -32.0, -32.0, -32.0, -32.0, -32.0, -32.0, -18.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 621108664, "to_node_id": 2891878577, "from_node_name": "KMesh.us 🌄 BBS (Kbbs)", "to_node_name": "KMesh.us 🌄 Woodridge (Kwdr)", "snr": -32.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2309.7801433127, "from_location_timestamp": 1762511052.131087, "to_location_timestamp": 1763187840.5298343, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.1w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2891878577, "to_node_id": 153829382, "from_node_name": "KMesh.us 🌄 Woodridge (Kwdr)", "to_node_name": "KMesh.us 🌄 Denning (Kden)", "snr": -32.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 26522.816491534944, "from_location_timestamp": 1763187840.5298343, "to_location_timestamp": 1763199227.9454207, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 153829382, "to_node_id": 3165887420, "from_node_name": "KMesh.us 🌄 Denning (Kden)", "to_node_name": "Forest-Edge Vernon Repeater (FEr1)", "snr": -32.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 83211.6046651609, "from_location_timestamp": 1763199227.9454207, "to_location_timestamp": 1763192817.8407383, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.9h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 3165887420, "to_node_id": 1923844696, "from_node_name": "Forest-Edge Vernon Repeater (FEr1)", "to_node_name": "Forest-Edge Stokes Repeater (FEr2)", "snr": -32.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 26325.53749422767, "from_location_timestamp": 1763192817.8407383, "to_location_timestamp": 1763143514.5969148, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 15.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 1923844696, "to_node_id": 3663222056, "from_node_name": "Forest-Edge Stokes Repeater (FEr2)", "to_node_name": "k3ntr.com (GH)", "snr": -32.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 73092.26075398583, "from_location_timestamp": 1763143514.5969148, "to_location_timestamp": 1763194893.9078236, "from_location_age_warning": "from 15.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 6, "from_node_id": 3663222056, "to_node_id": 2556818805, "from_node_name": "k3ntr.com (GH)", "to_node_name": "Seward_rpt (Swrd)", "snr": -32.0, "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": 7, "from_node_id": 2556818805, "to_node_id": 4277010157, "from_node_name": "Seward_rpt (Swrd)", "to_node_name": "🦨 corruptedstack🦨 meshtoad 🐸 (dmbp)", "snr": -18.75, "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" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 7 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 621108664, 2891878577, 153829382, 3165887420, 1923844696, 3663222056, 2556818805, 4277010157 ], "node_names": [ "KMesh.us 🌄 BBS (Kbbs)", "KMesh.us 🌄 Woodridge (Kwdr)", "KMesh.us 🌄 Denning (Kden)", "Forest-Edge Vernon Repeater (FEr1)", "Forest-Edge Stokes Repeater (FEr2)", "k3ntr.com (GH)", "Seward_rpt (Swrd)", "🦨 corruptedstack🦨 meshtoad 🐸 (dmbp)" ], "snr_values": [ -32.0, -32.0, -32.0, -32.0, -32.0, -32.0, -18.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 621108664, "to_node_id": 2891878577, "from_node_name": "KMesh.us 🌄 BBS (Kbbs)", "to_node_name": "KMesh.us 🌄 Woodridge (Kwdr)", "snr": -32.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2309.7801433127, "from_location_timestamp": 1762511052.131087, "to_location_timestamp": 1763187840.5298343, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.1w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2891878577, "to_node_id": 153829382, "from_node_name": "KMesh.us 🌄 Woodridge (Kwdr)", "to_node_name": "KMesh.us 🌄 Denning (Kden)", "snr": -32.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 26522.816491534944, "from_location_timestamp": 1763187840.5298343, "to_location_timestamp": 1763199227.9454207, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 153829382, "to_node_id": 3165887420, "from_node_name": "KMesh.us 🌄 Denning (Kden)", "to_node_name": "Forest-Edge Vernon Repeater (FEr1)", "snr": -32.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 83211.6046651609, "from_location_timestamp": 1763199227.9454207, "to_location_timestamp": 1763192817.8407383, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.9h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 3165887420, "to_node_id": 1923844696, "from_node_name": "Forest-Edge Vernon Repeater (FEr1)", "to_node_name": "Forest-Edge Stokes Repeater (FEr2)", "snr": -32.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 26325.53749422767, "from_location_timestamp": 1763192817.8407383, "to_location_timestamp": 1763143514.5969148, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 15.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 1923844696, "to_node_id": 3663222056, "from_node_name": "Forest-Edge Stokes Repeater (FEr2)", "to_node_name": "k3ntr.com (GH)", "snr": -32.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 73092.26075398583, "from_location_timestamp": 1763143514.5969148, "to_location_timestamp": 1763194893.9078236, "from_location_age_warning": "from 15.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 6, "from_node_id": 3663222056, "to_node_id": 2556818805, "from_node_name": "k3ntr.com (GH)", "to_node_name": "Seward_rpt (Swrd)", "snr": -32.0, "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": 7, "from_node_id": 2556818805, "to_node_id": 4277010157, "from_node_name": "Seward_rpt (Swrd)", "to_node_name": "🦨 corruptedstack🦨 meshtoad 🐸 (dmbp)", "snr": -18.75, "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" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 7 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "KMesh.us 🌄 BBS (Kbbs) → KMesh.us 🌄 Woodridge (Kwdr) → KMesh.us 🌄 Denning (Kden) → Forest-Edge Vernon Repeater (FEr1) → Forest-Edge Stokes Repeater (FEr2) → k3ntr.com (GH) → Seward_rpt (Swrd) → 🦨 corruptedstack🦨 meshtoad 🐸 (dmbp)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "KMesh.us 🌄 BBS (Kbbs) → KMesh.us 🌄 Woodridge (Kwdr) → KMesh.us 🌄 Denning (Kden) → Forest-Edge Vernon Repeater (FEr1) → Forest-Edge Stokes Repeater (FEr2) → k3ntr.com (GH) → Seward_rpt (Swrd) → 🦨 corruptedstack🦨 meshtoad 🐸 (dmbp)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 621108664, "to_node_id": 2891878577, "from_node_name": "KMesh.us 🌄 BBS (Kbbs)", "to_node_name": "KMesh.us 🌄 Woodridge (Kwdr)", "snr": -32.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2309.7801433127, "from_location_timestamp": 1762511052.131087, "to_location_timestamp": 1763187840.5298343, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.1w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2891878577, "to_node_id": 153829382, "from_node_name": "KMesh.us 🌄 Woodridge (Kwdr)", "to_node_name": "KMesh.us 🌄 Denning (Kden)", "snr": -32.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 26522.816491534944, "from_location_timestamp": 1763187840.5298343, "to_location_timestamp": 1763199227.9454207, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 153829382, "to_node_id": 3165887420, "from_node_name": "KMesh.us 🌄 Denning (Kden)", "to_node_name": "Forest-Edge Vernon Repeater (FEr1)", "snr": -32.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 83211.6046651609, "from_location_timestamp": 1763199227.9454207, "to_location_timestamp": 1763192817.8407383, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.9h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 3165887420, "to_node_id": 1923844696, "from_node_name": "Forest-Edge Vernon Repeater (FEr1)", "to_node_name": "Forest-Edge Stokes Repeater (FEr2)", "snr": -32.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 26325.53749422767, "from_location_timestamp": 1763192817.8407383, "to_location_timestamp": 1763143514.5969148, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 15.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 1923844696, "to_node_id": 3663222056, "from_node_name": "Forest-Edge Stokes Repeater (FEr2)", "to_node_name": "k3ntr.com (GH)", "snr": -32.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 73092.26075398583, "from_location_timestamp": 1763143514.5969148, "to_location_timestamp": 1763194893.9078236, "from_location_age_warning": "from 15.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 6, "from_node_id": 3663222056, "to_node_id": 2556818805, "from_node_name": "k3ntr.com (GH)", "to_node_name": "Seward_rpt (Swrd)", "snr": -32.0, "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": 7, "from_node_id": 2556818805, "to_node_id": 4277010157, "from_node_name": "Seward_rpt (Swrd)", "to_node_name": "🦨 corruptedstack🦨 meshtoad 🐸 (dmbp)", "snr": -18.75, "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" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 211461.99954822205, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!b2a79554", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 621108664, "to": 856329873, "id": 709388028, "rx_time": 1763199854, "rx_snr": 0.0, "rx_rssi": 0, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 70, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 237, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a1cb1905eac06402b09bc9bb3bc588aab72285558da75f56598edfeedfe124680ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01b5ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 2891878577, 153829382, 3165887420, 1923844696, 3663222056, 2556818805, 4277010157 ], "snr_towards": [ -128, -128, -128, -128, -128, -128, -75 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (102 bytes)
0a1cb1905eac06402b09bc9bb3bc588aab72285558da75f56598edfeedfe124680ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01b5ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:102 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
corruptedstack Weather (cswx) Primary 0.000s
Reference
Unknown Unknown 7 ed dmbp LongFast 2025-11-15 09:42:50 UTC Current
🦨 corruptedstack🦨 meshtoad 🐸 (dmbp) -0.051s
Before
-109.0 dBm -18.75 dB 6 - LongFast 2025-11-15 09:42:50 UTC View
csbot (dmbb) +0.141s
After
Unknown Unknown 7 ed dmbp LongFast 2025-11-15 09:42:50 UTC View
3

Total Receptions

3

Unique Gateways