Packet #2138108 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from N1UGK QTH (UGKH) to MG00

22
Total Receptions
22
Unique Gateways
4
Hop Count
51
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 2138108
Mesh Packet ID: 0x38e45864
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-11-15 15:02:41 UTC
From Node: N1UGK QTH (UGKH)
To Node: MG00 (48d8)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: 🦨 corruptedstack🦨 meshtoad 🐸 (dmbp)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: Unknown
SNR: Unknown
Hop Info: 4/5 hops
Start: 5, Limit: 1
Relay Node: 54 cswx
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: 51 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: Penn Plaza (Penn) → Seward_rpt (Swrd) → corruptedstack solar_roof Wisblock (dmbw) → corruptedstack Weather (cswx)
Hop Count: 3 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: -32.0 dB -32.0 dB -14.25 dB 6.0 dB
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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 -32.0 dB Origin Hops
2 Penn Plaza (Penn) Seward_rpt (Swrd) Unknown -32.0 dB Relay Hops
3 Seward_rpt (Swrd) corruptedstack solar_roof Wisblock (dmbw) Unknown -14.25 dB Relay Hops
4 corruptedstack solar_roof Wisblock (dmbw) corruptedstack Weather (cswx) Unknown 6.0 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
24.31 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:51 bytes
Gateway:!feedfeed
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:4 / 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
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !feedfeed
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (51 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 1128155352
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 51 bytes size
hop_limit 1
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 5
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 4
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi Not set int32
rx_snr Not set float
rx_time 1763219047
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 84
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1763218961.4177237
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 (4 hops)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !feedfeed
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:51 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 1213356233, 2556818805, 668727614, 2997327188 ], "snr_towards": [ -32.0, -32.0, -14.25, 6.0 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "1213356233": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "2733340684": "N1UGK QTH (UGKH)", "2997327188": "corruptedstack Weather (cswx)", "2556818805": "Seward_rpt (Swrd)", "1128155352": "MG00", "668727614": "corruptedstack solar_roof Wisblock (dmbw)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 2138108, "timestamp": 1763218961.4177237, "from_node_id": 2733340684, "to_node_id": 1128155352, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!feedfeed", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 954488932, "rssi": 0, "snr": 0.0, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 5, "payload_length": 51, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a10c958524875f565983ef9db275495a7b2121f80ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01c7ffffffffffffffff0118", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 70, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1763219047, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 84, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-11-15 15:02:41 UTC", "hop_count": 4, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "N1UGK QTH (UGKH)", "to_node_name": "MG00", "relay_hex": "54", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 2997327188, "node_name": "corruptedstack Weather", "hex_id": "!b2a79554", "short_name": "cswx", "last_byte": "54" } ], "gateway_name": "🦨 corruptedstack🦨 meshtoad 🐸 (dmbp)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 4277010157, "latitude": 40.763392, "longitude": -74.5275392, "altitude": 200, "timestamp": 1764345313.344151, "timestamp_str": "2025-11-28 10:55:13", "display_name": "🦨 corruptedstack🦨 meshtoad 🐸", "long_name": "🦨 corruptedstack🦨 meshtoad 🐸", "short_name": "dmbp", "hw_model": "PORTDUINO" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 2138108, "from_node_id": 2733340684, "to_node_id": 1128155352, "timestamp": 1763218961.4177237, "gateway_id": "!feedfeed", "raw_payload": "0a10c958524875f565983ef9db275495a7b2121f80ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01c7ffffffffffffffff0118", "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 5, "from_node_name": "N1UGK QTH (UGKH)", "to_node_name": "!433e48d8", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 1213356233, 2556818805, 668727614, 2997327188 ], "snr_towards": [ -32.0, -32.0, -14.25, 6.0 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 2733340684, 1213356233, 2556818805, 668727614, 2997327188 ], "node_names": [ "N1UGK QTH (UGKH)", "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "Seward_rpt (Swrd)", "corruptedstack solar_roof Wisblock (dmbw)", "corruptedstack Weather (cswx)" ], "snr_values": [ -32.0, -32.0, -14.25, 6.0 ], "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": -32.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 24311.71761801746, "from_location_timestamp": 1763218684.4850101, "to_location_timestamp": 1763169406.121012, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 13.8h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1213356233, "to_node_id": 2556818805, "from_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "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": 3, "from_node_id": 2556818805, "to_node_id": 668727614, "from_node_name": "Seward_rpt (Swrd)", "to_node_name": "corruptedstack solar_roof Wisblock (dmbw)", "snr": -14.25, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 668727614, "to_node_id": 2997327188, "from_node_name": "corruptedstack solar_roof Wisblock (dmbw)", "to_node_name": "corruptedstack Weather (cswx)", "snr": 6.0, "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": 4 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 2733340684, 1213356233, 2556818805, 668727614, 2997327188 ], "node_names": [ "N1UGK QTH (UGKH)", "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "Seward_rpt (Swrd)", "corruptedstack solar_roof Wisblock (dmbw)", "corruptedstack Weather (cswx)" ], "snr_values": [ -32.0, -32.0, -14.25, 6.0 ], "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": -32.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 24311.71761801746, "from_location_timestamp": 1763218684.4850101, "to_location_timestamp": 1763169406.121012, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 13.8h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1213356233, "to_node_id": 2556818805, "from_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "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": 3, "from_node_id": 2556818805, "to_node_id": 668727614, "from_node_name": "Seward_rpt (Swrd)", "to_node_name": "corruptedstack solar_roof Wisblock (dmbw)", "snr": -14.25, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 668727614, "to_node_id": 2997327188, "from_node_name": "corruptedstack solar_roof Wisblock (dmbw)", "to_node_name": "corruptedstack Weather (cswx)", "snr": 6.0, "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": 4 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "N1UGK QTH (UGKH) → Penn Plaza (Penn) → Seward_rpt (Swrd) → corruptedstack solar_roof Wisblock (dmbw) → corruptedstack Weather (cswx)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "N1UGK QTH (UGKH) → Penn Plaza (Penn) → Seward_rpt (Swrd) → corruptedstack solar_roof Wisblock (dmbw) → corruptedstack Weather (cswx)", "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": -32.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 24311.71761801746, "from_location_timestamp": 1763218684.4850101, "to_location_timestamp": 1763169406.121012, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 13.8h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1213356233, "to_node_id": 2556818805, "from_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "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": 3, "from_node_id": 2556818805, "to_node_id": 668727614, "from_node_name": "Seward_rpt (Swrd)", "to_node_name": "corruptedstack solar_roof Wisblock (dmbw)", "snr": -14.25, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 668727614, "to_node_id": 2997327188, "from_node_name": "corruptedstack solar_roof Wisblock (dmbw)", "to_node_name": "corruptedstack Weather (cswx)", "snr": 6.0, "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": 24311.71761801746, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!feedfeed", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2733340684, "to": 1128155352, "id": 954488932, "rx_time": 1763219047, "rx_snr": 0.0, "rx_rssi": 0, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 5, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 70, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 84, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a10c958524875f565983ef9db275495a7b2121f80ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01c7ffffffffffffffff0118", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 1213356233, 2556818805, 668727614, 2997327188 ], "snr_towards": [ -128, -128, -57, 24 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (51 bytes)
0a10c958524875f565983ef9db275495a7b2121f80ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01c7ffffffffffffffff0118
Hex Analysis:
Size:51 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🦨 meshtoad 🐸 (dmbp) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		Unknown Unknown 4 54 cswx LongFast 2025-11-15 15:02:41 UTC Current
K2XAP V4 MS (XAP4) -2.627s
Before 		-61.0 dBm -0.50 dB 1 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-11-15 15:02:38 UTC View
Steiner Studios Tower (SST) -2.617s
Before 		-115.0 dBm -8.50 dB 1 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-11-15 15:02:38 UTC View
MeshM0xie (M0x) -2.610s
Before 		-93.0 dBm 0.50 dB 1 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-11-15 15:02:38 UTC View
ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) -2.580s
Before 		-80.0 dBm 2.00 dB 1 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-11-15 15:02:38 UTC View
DRP1 Chelsea (DRP1) -2.319s
Before 		-76.0 dBm 5.75 dB 1 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-11-15 15:02:39 UTC View
bit0fun | nyme.sh (🟠) -2.219s
Before 		-110.0 dBm -16.25 dB 1 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-11-15 15:02:39 UTC View
Fried Fish 1 | nyme.sh (FF1) -2.006s
Before 		-86.0 dBm -3.50 dB 1 0f 68SD LongFast 2025-11-15 15:02:39 UTC View
1 MW 1 West Side | https://nyme.sh (1MW1) -1.837s
Before 		-104.0 dBm -0.75 dB 1 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-11-15 15:02:39 UTC View
aurelia (🧚) -1.441s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -2.25 dB 1 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-11-15 15:02:39 UTC View
YMH 2 @ Your Mom’s House (YMH2) -0.797s
Before 		-66.0 dBm -3.00 dB 2 90 NLG1 LongFast 2025-11-15 15:02:40 UTC View
Claudiopolis-440c (440c) -0.663s
Before 		-92.0 dBm -5.75 dB 2 c4 📨 , R01 LongFast 2025-11-15 15:02:40 UTC View
corruptedstack Weather (cswx) -0.043s
Before 		-21.0 dBm 6.00 dB 3 3e dmbw LongFast 2025-11-15 15:02:41 UTC View
Meshtastic 1ca3 (1ca3) +0.023s
After 		-125.0 dBm -19.00 dB 2 31 a031 LongFast 2025-11-15 15:02:41 UTC View
csbot (dmbb) +0.401s
After 		Unknown Unknown 4 54 cswx LongFast 2025-11-15 15:02:41 UTC View
dkTowerBot (dkTB) +1.129s
After 		-109.0 dBm -19.50 dB 2 3d PDD0 , P1NY LongFast 2025-11-15 15:02:42 UTC View
Meshtastic 631c (631c) +1.414s
After 		-106.0 dBm -16.25 dB 2 3d PDD0 , P1NY LongFast 2025-11-15 15:02:42 UTC View
Cams Rak4631 (CARA) +1.726s
After 		-125.0 dBm -16.00 dB 3 74 ec74 LongFast 2025-11-15 15:02:43 UTC View
JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6) +8.347s
After 		-99.0 dBm -0.25 dB 5 f4 JLO6 LongFast 2025-11-15 15:02:49 UTC View
Gowanus Soda (p1p) +8.481s
After 		-109.0 dBm -5.75 dB 3 1c 631c LongFast 2025-11-15 15:02:49 UTC View
DRP0 Astoria (DRP0) +59.148s
After 		-115.0 dBm -11.75 dB 2 b2 😴 , CBZ1 LongFast 2025-11-15 15:03:40 UTC View
GSI Portable (GSIP) +61.606s
After 		-29.0 dBm 9.25 dB 3 1d GSIW , grst LongFast 2025-11-15 15:03:43 UTC View
22

Total Receptions

22

Unique Gateways