Packet #2223210 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP) to MikeWazowski (Bee)

15
Total Receptions
15
Unique Gateways
3
Hop Count
37
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 2223210
Mesh Packet ID: 0x04121f82
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-11-16 22:31:42 UTC
From Node: K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP)
To Node: MikeWazowski (Bee)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Pads Mobile Node (23e4)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -123 dBm
SNR: -17.25 dBm
Hop Info: 3/4 hops
Start: 4, Limit: 1
Relay Node: 31 a031
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: 37 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) → Prospect Park South Solar (88e0) → Prospect a031 (a031)
Hop Count: 2 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: 6.25 dB -14.75 dB -9.75 dB
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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP) ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) 400 m 6.25 dB Origin Hops
2 ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) Prospect Park South Solar (88e0) 11.83 km -14.75 dB Relay Hops
3 Prospect Park South Solar (88e0) Prospect a031 (a031) 4.38 km -9.75 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
16.61 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:37 bytes
Gateway:!9e9e23e4
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:3 / 4
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 !9e9e23e4
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (37 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2334104039
Source node ID 		uint32
to 3558367189
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 37 bytes size
hop_limit 1
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 4
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 3
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -123.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -17.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1763332391
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 49
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1763332302.6610346
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: !9e9e23e4
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -123.0 dBm
SNR: -17.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:37 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 659761751, 3512895712, 351772721 ], "snr_towards": [ 6.25, -14.75, -9.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "3512895712": "Prospect Park South Solar (88e0)", "2334104039": "K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP)", "351772721": "Prospect a031 (a031)", "3558367189": "MikeWazowski (Bee)", "659761751": "ClaremontWx.net (CmWx)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 2223210, "timestamp": 1763332302.6610346, "from_node_id": 2334104039, "to_node_id": 3558367189, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!9e9e23e4", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 68296578, "rssi": -123, "snr": -17.25, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 4, "payload_length": 37, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a0c572a5327e08862d131a0f714121519c5ffffffffffffffff01d9ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1763332391, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 49, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-11-16 22:31:42 UTC", "hop_count": 3, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP)", "to_node_name": "MikeWazowski (Bee)", "relay_hex": "31", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 351772721, "node_name": "Prospect a031", "hex_id": "!14f7a031", "short_name": "a031", "last_byte": "31" } ], "gateway_name": "Pads Mobile Node (23e4)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 2661164004, "latitude": 40.6585344, "longitude": -73.8459648, "altitude": -47, "timestamp": 1763347367.0507162, "timestamp_str": "2025-11-16 21:42:47", "display_name": "Pads Mobile Node", "long_name": "Pads Mobile Node", "short_name": "23e4", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 2223210, "from_node_id": 2334104039, "to_node_id": 3558367189, "timestamp": 1763332302.6610346, "gateway_id": "!9e9e23e4", "raw_payload": "0a0c572a5327e08862d131a0f714121519c5ffffffffffffffff01d9ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 4, "from_node_name": "K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP)", "to_node_name": "!d4185fd5", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 659761751, 3512895712, 351772721 ], "snr_towards": [ 6.25, -14.75, -9.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 2334104039, 659761751, 3512895712, 351772721 ], "node_names": [ "K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP)", "ClaremontWx.net (CmWx)", "Prospect Park South Solar (88e0)", "Prospect a031 (a031)" ], "snr_values": [ 6.25, -14.75, -9.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2334104039, "to_node_id": 659761751, "from_node_name": "K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP)", "to_node_name": "ClaremontWx.net (CmWx)", "snr": 6.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 399.7058713825677, "from_location_timestamp": 1763317440.4292173, "to_location_timestamp": 1763304098.0930104, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 7.8h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 659761751, "to_node_id": 3512895712, "from_node_name": "ClaremontWx.net (CmWx)", "to_node_name": "Prospect Park South Solar (88e0)", "snr": -14.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 11827.453181062347, "from_location_timestamp": 1763304098.0930104, "to_location_timestamp": 1762562929.8491328, "from_location_age_warning": "from 7.8h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.3w ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 3512895712, "to_node_id": 351772721, "from_node_name": "Prospect Park South Solar (88e0)", "to_node_name": "Prospect a031 (a031)", "snr": -9.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 4383.833811719166, "from_location_timestamp": 1762562929.8491328, "to_location_timestamp": 1763317612.8188162, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.3w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 4.1h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 3 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 2334104039, 659761751, 3512895712, 351772721 ], "node_names": [ "K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP)", "ClaremontWx.net (CmWx)", "Prospect Park South Solar (88e0)", "Prospect a031 (a031)" ], "snr_values": [ 6.25, -14.75, -9.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2334104039, "to_node_id": 659761751, "from_node_name": "K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP)", "to_node_name": "ClaremontWx.net (CmWx)", "snr": 6.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 399.7058713825677, "from_location_timestamp": 1763317440.4292173, "to_location_timestamp": 1763304098.0930104, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 7.8h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 659761751, "to_node_id": 3512895712, "from_node_name": "ClaremontWx.net (CmWx)", "to_node_name": "Prospect Park South Solar (88e0)", "snr": -14.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 11827.453181062347, "from_location_timestamp": 1763304098.0930104, "to_location_timestamp": 1762562929.8491328, "from_location_age_warning": "from 7.8h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.3w ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 3512895712, "to_node_id": 351772721, "from_node_name": "Prospect Park South Solar (88e0)", "to_node_name": "Prospect a031 (a031)", "snr": -9.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 4383.833811719166, "from_location_timestamp": 1762562929.8491328, "to_location_timestamp": 1763317612.8188162, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.3w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 4.1h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 3 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP) → ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) → Prospect Park South Solar (88e0) → Prospect a031 (a031)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP) → ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) → Prospect Park South Solar (88e0) → Prospect a031 (a031)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2334104039, "to_node_id": 659761751, "from_node_name": "K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP)", "to_node_name": "ClaremontWx.net (CmWx)", "snr": 6.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 399.7058713825677, "from_location_timestamp": 1763317440.4292173, "to_location_timestamp": 1763304098.0930104, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 7.8h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 659761751, "to_node_id": 3512895712, "from_node_name": "ClaremontWx.net (CmWx)", "to_node_name": "Prospect Park South Solar (88e0)", "snr": -14.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 11827.453181062347, "from_location_timestamp": 1763304098.0930104, "to_location_timestamp": 1762562929.8491328, "from_location_age_warning": "from 7.8h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.3w ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 3512895712, "to_node_id": 351772721, "from_node_name": "Prospect Park South Solar (88e0)", "to_node_name": "Prospect a031 (a031)", "snr": -9.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 4383.833811719166, "from_location_timestamp": 1762562929.8491328, "to_location_timestamp": 1763317612.8188162, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.3w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 4.1h ago" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 16610.99286416408, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!9e9e23e4", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2334104039, "to": 3558367189, "id": 68296578, "rx_time": 1763332391, "rx_snr": -17.25, "rx_rssi": -123, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 4, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 49, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a0c572a5327e08862d131a0f714121519c5ffffffffffffffff01d9ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 659761751, 3512895712, 351772721 ], "snr_towards": [ 25, -59, -39 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (37 bytes)
0a0c572a5327e08862d131a0f714121519c5ffffffffffffffff01d9ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:37 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
Pads Mobile Node (23e4) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-123.0 dBm -17.25 dB 3 31 a031 LongFast 2025-11-16 22:31:42 UTC Current
K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP) -7.552s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 e7 XAP LongFast 2025-11-16 22:31:35 UTC View
K2XAP V4 MS (XAP4) -7.153s
Before 		-34.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e7 XAP LongFast 2025-11-16 22:31:35 UTC View
ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) -7.127s
Before 		-50.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e7 XAP LongFast 2025-11-16 22:31:35 UTC View
Gowanus Soda (p1p) -4.400s
Before 		-114.0 dBm -8.50 dB 1 57 CmWx LongFast 2025-11-16 22:31:38 UTC View
Claudiopolis-440c (440c) -4.206s
Before 		-105.0 dBm -14.25 dB 1 57 CmWx LongFast 2025-11-16 22:31:38 UTC View
dkTowerBot (dkTB) -3.312s
Before 		-103.0 dBm -13.00 dB 2 80 tks , LLR1 , ncmc , NLmH , LOD LongFast 2025-11-16 22:31:39 UTC View
DRP1 Chelsea (DRP1) -1.456s
Before 		-110.0 dBm -10.00 dB 3 95 LongFast 2025-11-16 22:31:41 UTC View
Meshtastic 631c (631c) -0.914s
Before 		-103.0 dBm -12.75 dB 2 94 p1p LongFast 2025-11-16 22:31:41 UTC View
1 MW 1 West Side | https://nyme.sh (1MW1) +0.678s
After 		-112.0 dBm -7.25 dB 4 80 p@bp , BR03 LongFast 2025-11-16 22:31:43 UTC View
MeshM0xie (M0x) +0.934s
After 		-92.0 dBm 1.25 dB 3 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-11-16 22:31:43 UTC View
drp mobile (drpm) +1.394s
After 		-119.0 dBm -7.75 dB 3 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-11-16 22:31:44 UTC View
aurelia (🧚) +2.103s
After 		-110.0 dBm -2.50 dB 3 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-11-16 22:31:44 UTC View
Fried Fish 1 | nyme.sh (FF1) +2.411s
After 		-80.0 dBm 4.75 dB 4 40 BRRN LongFast 2025-11-16 22:31:45 UTC View
Steiner Studios Tower (SST) +24.027s
After 		-119.0 dBm -11.75 dB 4 a8 24a8 LongFast 2025-11-16 22:32:06 UTC View
15

Total Receptions

15

Unique Gateways