Packet #2284699 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from KD2WQI (WQI1) to W2ASM-1 (🪰)

3
Total Receptions
3
Unique Gateways
3
Hop Count
79
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 2284699
Mesh Packet ID: 0xc2d7f561
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-11-17 22:53:38 UTC
From Node: KD2WQI (WQI1)
To Node: W2ASM-1 (🪰)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: csbot (dmbb)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: Unknown
SNR: Unknown
Hop Info: 3/3 hops
Start: 3, 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: 79 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: grnchSolar (grns) → GrandSt 351e (351e)
Hop Count: 1 hops
Status: Forward incomplete, Return in progress
SNR Towards: -12.0 dB -2.0 dB 2.25 dB
Return Path: Penn Plaza (Penn) → !ffffffff → 🦨 corruptedstack🦨 meshtoad 🐸 (dmbp)
SNR Back: -13.25 dB -32.0 dB -17.75 dB
Route Visualization

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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 W2ASM-1 (🪰) grnchSolar (grns) Unknown -12.0 dB Origin Hops
2 grnchSolar (grns) GrandSt 351e (351e) Unknown -2.0 dB Relay Hops
3 GrandSt 351e (351e) KD2WQI (WQI1) 1.67 km 2.25 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Return Path Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 KD2WQI (WQI1) Penn Plaza (Penn) 4.51 km -13.25 dB Return Start Hops
2 Penn Plaza (Penn) !ffffffff Unknown -32.0 dB Return Relay Hops
3 !ffffffff 🦨 corruptedstack🦨 meshtoad 🐸 (dmbp) Unknown -17.75 dB Return End Hops
Total Forward Distance
1.67 km
Total Return Distance
4.51 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:!6c73fe84
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:3 / 3
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 !6c73fe84
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 428233953
Source node ID 		uint32
to 1126623189
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 79 bytes size
hop_limit Not set uint32
hop_start 3
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 3
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi Not set int32
rx_snr Not set float
rx_time 1763420107
Receive timestamp 		fixed32
via_mqtt False
Direct LoRa transmission 		bool
want_ack True
Acknowledgment requested 		bool
priority 80
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 1763420018.8890252
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)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !6c73fe84
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": [ 2178830984, 3325965598 ], "snr_towards": [ -12.0, -2.0, 2.25 ], "route_back": [ 1213356233, 4294967295, 4277010157 ], "snr_back": [ -13.25, -32.0, -17.75 ], "route_node_names": { "428233953": "KD2WQI (WQI1)", "2178830984": "grnchSolar (grns)", "1213356233": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "4277010157": "🦨 corruptedstack🦨 meshtoad 🐸 (dmbp)", "1126623189": "W2ASM-1 (🪰)", "3325965598": "GrandSt 351e (351e)", "4294967295": "!ffffffff" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 2284699, "timestamp": 1763420018.8890252, "from_node_id": 428233953, "to_node_id": 1126623189, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!6c73fe84", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 3268932961, "rssi": 0, "snr": 0.0, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 3, "payload_length": 79, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a088852de811e353ec61215d0ffffffffffffffff01f8ffffffffffffffff01091a0cc9585248ffffffffedfeedfe221ecbffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01b9ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 80, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1763420107, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 237, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-11-17 22:53:38 UTC", "hop_count": 3, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "KD2WQI (WQI1)", "to_node_name": "W2ASM-1 (🪰)", "relay_hex": "ed", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 4277010157, "node_name": "🦨 corruptedstack🦨 meshtoad 🐸", "hex_id": "!feedfeed", "short_name": "dmbp", "last_byte": "ed" } ], "gateway_name": "csbot (dmbb)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 1819541124, "latitude": 40.763392, "longitude": -74.5275392, "altitude": 199, "timestamp": 1764434854.4874754, "timestamp_str": "2025-11-29 11:47:34", "display_name": "csbot", "long_name": "csbot", "short_name": "dmbb", "hw_model": "TBEAM" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 2284699, "from_node_id": 428233953, "to_node_id": 1126623189, "timestamp": 1763420018.8890252, "gateway_id": "!6c73fe84", "raw_payload": "0a088852de811e353ec61215d0ffffffffffffffff01f8ffffffffffffffff01091a0cc9585248ffffffffedfeedfe221ecbffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01b9ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 3, "from_node_name": "KD2WQI (WQI1)", "to_node_name": "W2ASM-1 (🪰)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 2178830984, 3325965598 ], "snr_towards": [ -12.0, -2.0, 2.25 ], "route_back": [ 1213356233, 4294967295, 4277010157 ], "snr_back": [ -13.25, -32.0, -17.75 ] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward_with_return", "node_ids": [ 1126623189, 2178830984, 3325965598, 428233953 ], "node_names": [ "W2ASM-1 (🪰)", "grnchSolar (grns)", "GrandSt 351e (351e)", "KD2WQI (WQI1)" ], "snr_values": [ -12.0, -2.0, 2.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1126623189, "to_node_id": 2178830984, "from_node_name": "W2ASM-1 (🪰)", "to_node_name": "grnchSolar (grns)", "snr": -12.0, "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": 2, "from_node_id": 2178830984, "to_node_id": 3325965598, "from_node_name": "grnchSolar (grns)", "to_node_name": "GrandSt 351e (351e)", "snr": -2.0, "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": 3325965598, "to_node_id": 428233953, "from_node_name": "GrandSt 351e (351e)", "to_node_name": "KD2WQI (WQI1)", "snr": 2.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1673.8785157109771, "from_location_timestamp": 1763357915.1221917, "to_location_timestamp": 1763391834.1469424, "from_location_age_warning": "from 17.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 7.8h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 3 }, "return_path": { "path_type": "return", "node_ids": [ 428233953, 1213356233, 4294967295, 4277010157 ], "node_names": [ "KD2WQI (WQI1)", "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "!ffffffff", "🦨 corruptedstack🦨 meshtoad 🐸 (dmbp)" ], "snr_values": [ -13.25, -32.0, -17.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 428233953, "to_node_id": 1213356233, "from_node_name": "KD2WQI (WQI1)", "to_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "snr": -13.25, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 4509.693569921284, "from_location_timestamp": 1763391834.1469424, "to_location_timestamp": 1763410230.2436836, "from_location_age_warning": "from 7.8h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.7h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1213356233, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "to_node_name": "!ffffffff", "snr": -32.0, "direction": "return", "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": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 4277010157, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "🦨 corruptedstack🦨 meshtoad 🐸 (dmbp)", "snr": -17.75, "direction": "return", "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": 3 }, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "combined_rf", "node_ids": [ 1126623189, 2178830984, 3325965598, 428233953, 1213356233, 4294967295, 4277010157 ], "node_names": [ "W2ASM-1 (🪰)", "grnchSolar (grns)", "GrandSt 351e (351e)", "KD2WQI (WQI1)", "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "!ffffffff", "🦨 corruptedstack🦨 meshtoad 🐸 (dmbp)" ], "snr_values": [ -12.0, -2.0, 2.25, -13.25, -32.0, -17.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1126623189, "to_node_id": 2178830984, "from_node_name": "W2ASM-1 (🪰)", "to_node_name": "grnchSolar (grns)", "snr": -12.0, "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": 2, "from_node_id": 2178830984, "to_node_id": 3325965598, "from_node_name": "grnchSolar (grns)", "to_node_name": "GrandSt 351e (351e)", "snr": -2.0, "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": 3325965598, "to_node_id": 428233953, "from_node_name": "GrandSt 351e (351e)", "to_node_name": "KD2WQI (WQI1)", "snr": 2.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1673.8785157109771, "from_location_timestamp": 1763357915.1221917, "to_location_timestamp": 1763391834.1469424, "from_location_age_warning": "from 17.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 7.8h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 428233953, "to_node_id": 1213356233, "from_node_name": "KD2WQI (WQI1)", "to_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "snr": -13.25, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 4509.693569921284, "from_location_timestamp": 1763391834.1469424, "to_location_timestamp": 1763410230.2436836, "from_location_age_warning": "from 7.8h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.7h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 1213356233, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "to_node_name": "!ffffffff", "snr": -32.0, "direction": "return_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": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 4277010157, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "🦨 corruptedstack🦨 meshtoad 🐸 (dmbp)", "snr": -17.75, "direction": "return_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": true, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "W2ASM-1 (🪰) → grnchSolar (grns) → GrandSt 351e (351e) → KD2WQI (WQI1)", "return_path_display": "KD2WQI (WQI1) → Penn Plaza (Penn) → !ffffffff → 🦨 corruptedstack🦨 meshtoad 🐸 (dmbp)", "actual_rf_path_display": "W2ASM-1 (🪰) → grnchSolar (grns) → GrandSt 351e (351e) → KD2WQI (WQI1) → Penn Plaza (Penn) → !ffffffff → 🦨 corruptedstack🦨 meshtoad 🐸 (dmbp)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1126623189, "to_node_id": 2178830984, "from_node_name": "W2ASM-1 (🪰)", "to_node_name": "grnchSolar (grns)", "snr": -12.0, "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": 2, "from_node_id": 2178830984, "to_node_id": 3325965598, "from_node_name": "grnchSolar (grns)", "to_node_name": "GrandSt 351e (351e)", "snr": -2.0, "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": 3325965598, "to_node_id": 428233953, "from_node_name": "GrandSt 351e (351e)", "to_node_name": "KD2WQI (WQI1)", "snr": 2.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1673.8785157109771, "from_location_timestamp": 1763357915.1221917, "to_location_timestamp": 1763391834.1469424, "from_location_age_warning": "from 17.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 7.8h ago" } ], "return_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 428233953, "to_node_id": 1213356233, "from_node_name": "KD2WQI (WQI1)", "to_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "snr": -13.25, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 4509.693569921284, "from_location_timestamp": 1763391834.1469424, "to_location_timestamp": 1763410230.2436836, "from_location_age_warning": "from 7.8h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.7h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1213356233, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "to_node_name": "!ffffffff", "snr": -32.0, "direction": "return", "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": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 4277010157, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "🦨 corruptedstack🦨 meshtoad 🐸 (dmbp)", "snr": -17.75, "direction": "return", "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" } ], "total_forward_distance": 1673.8785157109771, "total_return_distance": 4509.693569921284 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!6c73fe84", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 428233953, "to": 1126623189, "id": 3268932961, "rx_time": 1763420107, "rx_snr": 0.0, "rx_rssi": 0, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 3, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 80, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 237, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a088852de811e353ec61215d0ffffffffffffffff01f8ffffffffffffffff01091a0cc9585248ffffffffedfeedfe221ecbffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01b9ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 2178830984, 3325965598 ], "snr_towards": [ -48, -8, 9 ], "route_back": [ 1213356233, 4294967295, 4277010157 ], "snr_back": [ -53, -128, -71 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (79 bytes)
0a088852de811e353ec61215d0ffffffffffffffff01f8ffffffffffffffff01091a0cc9585248ffffffffedfeedfe221ecbffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01b9ffffffffffffffff01
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
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Correlation: Using Mesh Packet ID
Reception Locations

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Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
csbot (dmbb) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		Unknown Unknown 3 ed dmbp LongFast 2025-11-17 22:53:38 UTC Current
🦨 corruptedstack🦨 meshtoad 🐸 (dmbp) -0.201s
Before 		-103.0 dBm -17.75 dB 2 - LongFast 2025-11-17 22:53:38 UTC View
corruptedstack Weather (cswx) -0.188s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 3 ed dmbp LongFast 2025-11-17 22:53:38 UTC View
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Total Receptions

3

Unique Gateways