Packet #2136530 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from JLOX - Station G2 (JLOX) to Queens High Point (QHP)

9
Total Receptions
9
Unique Gateways
6
Hop Count
79
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 2136530
Mesh Packet ID: 0xe842cdda
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-11-15 14:29:18 UTC
From Node: JLOX - Station G2 (JLOX)
To Node: Queens High Point (QHP)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: DRP1 Chelsea (DRP1)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -77 dBm
SNR: 6.25 dBm
Hop Info: 6/6 hops
Start: 6, Limit: 0
Relay Node: c9 Penn , JLX3
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: 79 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6) → JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6) → JLX1 - Queensboro Hill (JLX1) → JLO9 - Jackson Heights (JLO9) → Meshtastic 2f88 (2f88) → Penn Plaza (Penn)
Hop Count: 5 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: 6.0 dB -10.5 dB -8.0 dB -7.5 dB -6.25 dB -8.0 dB
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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 JLOX - Station G2 (JLOX) JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6) 699 m 6.0 dB Origin Hops
2 JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6) JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6) 450 m -10.5 dB Relay Hops
3 JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6) JLX1 - Queensboro Hill (JLX1) 1.44 km -8.0 dB Relay Hops
4 JLX1 - Queensboro Hill (JLX1) JLO9 - Jackson Heights (JLO9) 1.79 km -7.5 dB Relay Hops
5 JLO9 - Jackson Heights (JLO9) Meshtastic 2f88 (2f88) Unknown -6.25 dB Relay Hops
6 Meshtastic 2f88 (2f88) Penn Plaza (Penn) Unknown -8.0 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
4.38 km
Combined Traceroute Graph
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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:79 bytes
Gateway:!ba66323c
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:6 / 6
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 !ba66323c
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (79 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 382706144
Source node ID 		uint32
to 2404463707
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 79 bytes size
hop_limit Not set uint32
hop_start 6
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 6
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -77.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 6.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1763217042
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 201
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1763216958.4180562
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 (6 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !ba66323c
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -77.0 dBm
SNR: 6.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:79 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 2085188712, 3127533556, 4117867798, 1104538753, 2997301128, 1213356233 ], "snr_towards": [ 6.0, -10.5, -8.0, -7.5, -6.25, -8.0 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "382706144": "JLOX - Station G2 (JLOX)", "1104538753": "JLO9 - Jackson Heights (JLO9)", "2085188712": "JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6)", "2997301128": "Meshtastic 2f88 (2f88)", "1213356233": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "3127533556": "JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6)", "4117867798": "JLX1 - Queensboro Hill (JLX1)", "2404463707": "Queens High Point (QHP)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 2136530, "timestamp": 1763216958.4180562, "from_node_id": 382706144, "to_node_id": 2404463707, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!ba66323c", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 3896692186, "rssi": -77, "snr": 6.25, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 6, "payload_length": 79, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a186874497cf45f6aba16ad71f581ecd541882fa7b2c9585248123318d6ffffffffffffffff01e0ffffffffffffffff01e2ffffffffffffffff01e7ffffffffffffffff01e0ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1763217042, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 201, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-11-15 14:29:18 UTC", "hop_count": 6, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "JLOX - Station G2 (JLOX)", "to_node_name": "Queens High Point (QHP)", "relay_hex": "c9", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 1213356233, "node_name": "Penn Plaza", "hex_id": "!485258c9", "short_name": "Penn", "last_byte": "c9" }, { "node_id": 3881604553, "node_name": "JLX3 - Kew Gardens Solar", "hex_id": "!e75c95c9", "short_name": "JLX3", "last_byte": "c9" } ], "gateway_name": "DRP1 Chelsea (DRP1)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 3127259708, "latitude": 40.7449812, "longitude": -73.9952359, "altitude": 43, "timestamp": 1760713976.0540876, "timestamp_str": "2025-10-17 11:12:56", "display_name": "DRP1 Chelsea", "long_name": "DRP1 Chelsea", "short_name": "DRP1", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 2136530, "from_node_id": 382706144, "to_node_id": 2404463707, "timestamp": 1763216958.4180562, "gateway_id": "!ba66323c", "raw_payload": "0a186874497cf45f6aba16ad71f581ecd541882fa7b2c9585248123318d6ffffffffffffffff01e0ffffffffffffffff01e2ffffffffffffffff01e7ffffffffffffffff01e0ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 6, "from_node_name": "JLOX - Station G2 (JLOX)", "to_node_name": "!8f51345b", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 2085188712, 3127533556, 4117867798, 1104538753, 2997301128, 1213356233 ], "snr_towards": [ 6.0, -10.5, -8.0, -7.5, -6.25, -8.0 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 382706144, 2085188712, 3127533556, 4117867798, 1104538753, 2997301128, 1213356233 ], "node_names": [ "JLOX - Station G2 (JLOX)", "JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6)", "JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6)", "JLX1 - Queensboro Hill (JLX1)", "JLO9 - Jackson Heights (JLO9)", "Meshtastic 2f88 (2f88)", "Penn Plaza (Penn)" ], "snr_values": [ 6.0, -10.5, -8.0, -7.5, -6.25, -8.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 382706144, "to_node_id": 2085188712, "from_node_name": "JLOX - Station G2 (JLOX)", "to_node_name": "JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6)", "snr": 6.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 698.9264885321272, "from_location_timestamp": 1758134982.427228, "to_location_timestamp": 1763181031.0230174, "from_location_age_warning": "from 8.4w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 10.0h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2085188712, "to_node_id": 3127533556, "from_node_name": "JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6)", "to_node_name": "JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6)", "snr": -10.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 450.04021192450523, "from_location_timestamp": 1763181031.0230174, "to_location_timestamp": 1763181395.6756644, "from_location_age_warning": "from 10.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 9.9h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 3127533556, "to_node_id": 4117867798, "from_node_name": "JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6)", "to_node_name": "JLX1 - Queensboro Hill (JLX1)", "snr": -8.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1437.9479951772955, "from_location_timestamp": 1763181395.6756644, "to_location_timestamp": 1763213827.3048947, "from_location_age_warning": "from 9.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.9h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 4117867798, "to_node_id": 1104538753, "from_node_name": "JLX1 - Queensboro Hill (JLX1)", "to_node_name": "JLO9 - Jackson Heights (JLO9)", "snr": -7.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1793.2757788202607, "from_location_timestamp": 1763213827.3048947, "to_location_timestamp": 1763063038.4951339, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.8d ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 1104538753, "to_node_id": 2997301128, "from_node_name": "JLO9 - Jackson Heights (JLO9)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 2f88 (2f88)", "snr": -6.25, "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": 6, "from_node_id": 2997301128, "to_node_id": 1213356233, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 2f88 (2f88)", "to_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "snr": -8.0, "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" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 6 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 382706144, 2085188712, 3127533556, 4117867798, 1104538753, 2997301128, 1213356233 ], "node_names": [ "JLOX - Station G2 (JLOX)", "JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6)", "JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6)", "JLX1 - Queensboro Hill (JLX1)", "JLO9 - Jackson Heights (JLO9)", "Meshtastic 2f88 (2f88)", "Penn Plaza (Penn)" ], "snr_values": [ 6.0, -10.5, -8.0, -7.5, -6.25, -8.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 382706144, "to_node_id": 2085188712, "from_node_name": "JLOX - Station G2 (JLOX)", "to_node_name": "JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6)", "snr": 6.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 698.9264885321272, "from_location_timestamp": 1758134982.427228, "to_location_timestamp": 1763181031.0230174, "from_location_age_warning": "from 8.4w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 10.0h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2085188712, "to_node_id": 3127533556, "from_node_name": "JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6)", "to_node_name": "JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6)", "snr": -10.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 450.04021192450523, "from_location_timestamp": 1763181031.0230174, "to_location_timestamp": 1763181395.6756644, "from_location_age_warning": "from 10.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 9.9h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 3127533556, "to_node_id": 4117867798, "from_node_name": "JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6)", "to_node_name": "JLX1 - Queensboro Hill (JLX1)", "snr": -8.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1437.9479951772955, "from_location_timestamp": 1763181395.6756644, "to_location_timestamp": 1763213827.3048947, "from_location_age_warning": "from 9.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.9h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 4117867798, "to_node_id": 1104538753, "from_node_name": "JLX1 - Queensboro Hill (JLX1)", "to_node_name": "JLO9 - Jackson Heights (JLO9)", "snr": -7.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1793.2757788202607, "from_location_timestamp": 1763213827.3048947, "to_location_timestamp": 1763063038.4951339, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.8d ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 1104538753, "to_node_id": 2997301128, "from_node_name": "JLO9 - Jackson Heights (JLO9)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 2f88 (2f88)", "snr": -6.25, "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": 6, "from_node_id": 2997301128, "to_node_id": 1213356233, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 2f88 (2f88)", "to_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "snr": -8.0, "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" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 6 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "JLOX - Station G2 (JLOX) → JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6) → JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6) → JLX1 - Queensboro Hill (JLX1) → JLO9 - Jackson Heights (JLO9) → Meshtastic 2f88 (2f88) → Penn Plaza (Penn)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "JLOX - Station G2 (JLOX) → JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6) → JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6) → JLX1 - Queensboro Hill (JLX1) → JLO9 - Jackson Heights (JLO9) → Meshtastic 2f88 (2f88) → Penn Plaza (Penn)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 382706144, "to_node_id": 2085188712, "from_node_name": "JLOX - Station G2 (JLOX)", "to_node_name": "JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6)", "snr": 6.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 698.9264885321272, "from_location_timestamp": 1758134982.427228, "to_location_timestamp": 1763181031.0230174, "from_location_age_warning": "from 8.4w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 10.0h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2085188712, "to_node_id": 3127533556, "from_node_name": "JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6)", "to_node_name": "JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6)", "snr": -10.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 450.04021192450523, "from_location_timestamp": 1763181031.0230174, "to_location_timestamp": 1763181395.6756644, "from_location_age_warning": "from 10.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 9.9h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 3127533556, "to_node_id": 4117867798, "from_node_name": "JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6)", "to_node_name": "JLX1 - Queensboro Hill (JLX1)", "snr": -8.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1437.9479951772955, "from_location_timestamp": 1763181395.6756644, "to_location_timestamp": 1763213827.3048947, "from_location_age_warning": "from 9.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.9h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 4117867798, "to_node_id": 1104538753, "from_node_name": "JLX1 - Queensboro Hill (JLX1)", "to_node_name": "JLO9 - Jackson Heights (JLO9)", "snr": -7.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1793.2757788202607, "from_location_timestamp": 1763213827.3048947, "to_location_timestamp": 1763063038.4951339, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.8d ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 1104538753, "to_node_id": 2997301128, "from_node_name": "JLO9 - Jackson Heights (JLO9)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 2f88 (2f88)", "snr": -6.25, "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": 6, "from_node_id": 2997301128, "to_node_id": 1213356233, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 2f88 (2f88)", "to_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "snr": -8.0, "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" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 4380.190474454189, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!ba66323c", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 382706144, "to": 2404463707, "id": 3896692186, "rx_time": 1763217042, "rx_snr": 6.25, "rx_rssi": -77, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 6, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 201, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a186874497cf45f6aba16ad71f581ecd541882fa7b2c9585248123318d6ffffffffffffffff01e0ffffffffffffffff01e2ffffffffffffffff01e7ffffffffffffffff01e0ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 2085188712, 3127533556, 4117867798, 1104538753, 2997301128, 1213356233 ], "snr_towards": [ 24, -42, -32, -30, -25, -32 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (79 bytes)
0a186874497cf45f6aba16ad71f581ecd541882fa7b2c9585248123318d6ffffffffffffffff01e0ffffffffffffffff01e2ffffffffffffffff01e7ffffffffffffffff01e0ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:79 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
DRP1 Chelsea (DRP1) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-77.0 dBm 6.25 dB 6 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-11-15 14:29:18 UTC Current
JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6) -98.689s
Before 		-60.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 e0 JLOX , Lv4 LongFast 2025-11-15 14:27:39 UTC View
MeshM0xie (M0x) -88.652s
Before 		-97.0 dBm -7.50 dB 3 16 JLX1 LongFast 2025-11-15 14:27:49 UTC View
dkTowerBot (dkTB) -1.280s
Before 		-100.0 dBm -9.00 dB 6 4c JLY3 , SST LongFast 2025-11-15 14:29:17 UTC View
Steiner Studios Tower (SST) -0.225s
Before 		-115.0 dBm -8.25 dB 6 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-11-15 14:29:18 UTC View
K2XAP V4 MS (XAP4) -0.217s
Before 		-67.0 dBm 1.50 dB 6 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-11-15 14:29:18 UTC View
ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) -0.185s
Before 		-80.0 dBm 4.75 dB 6 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-11-15 14:29:18 UTC View
bit0fun | nyme.sh (🟠) -0.049s
Before 		-111.0 dBm -13.25 dB 6 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-11-15 14:29:18 UTC View
1 MW 1 West Side | https://nyme.sh (1MW1) +0.486s
After 		-105.0 dBm -0.75 dB 6 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-11-15 14:29:18 UTC View
9

Total Receptions

9

Unique Gateways