Packet #2290083 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from N1UGK QTH (UGKH) to Meshtastic 6d84 (6d84)

20
Total Receptions
20
Unique Gateways
4
Hop Count
60
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 2290083
Mesh Packet ID: 0x125446e0
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-11-18 00:38:51 UTC
From Node: N1UGK QTH (UGKH)
To Node: Meshtastic 6d84 (6d84)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: YMH 2 @ Your Mom’s House (YMH2)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -66 dBm
SNR: -4.25 dBm
Hop Info: 4/5 hops
Start: 5, Limit: 1
Relay Node: 90 NLG1
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: 60 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: Penn Plaza (Penn) → Manhattan Relay 2 (b028) → dkTowerBot (dkTB) → nLink-NY-Greenpoint1 (NLG1)
Hop Count: 3 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: -10.25 dB -5.0 dB -9.5 dB -6.25 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 -10.25 dB Origin Hops
2 Penn Plaza (Penn) Manhattan Relay 2 (b028) 4.12 km -5.0 dB Relay Hops
3 Manhattan Relay 2 (b028) dkTowerBot (dkTB) 686 m -9.5 dB Relay Hops
4 dkTowerBot (dkTB) nLink-NY-Greenpoint1 (NLG1) Unknown -6.25 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
29.11 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:60 bytes
Gateway:!b2a6fda8
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
+ 2 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !b2a6fda8
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (60 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 2658561412
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 60 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 -66.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -4.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1763426420
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 144
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1763426331.8373566
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)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !b2a6fda8
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -66.0 dBm
SNR: -4.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:60 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 1213356233, 1135980584, 3722183162, 3758942608 ], "snr_towards": [ -10.25, -5.0, -9.5, -6.25 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "2658561412": "Meshtastic 6d84 (6d84)", "1135980584": "Manhattan Relay 2 (b028)", "1213356233": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "2733340684": "N1UGK QTH (UGKH)", "3758942608": "nLink-NY-Greenpoint1 (NLG1)", "3722183162": "dkTowerBot (dkTB)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 2290083, "timestamp": 1763426331.8373566, "from_node_id": 2733340684, "to_node_id": 2658561412, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!b2a6fda8", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 307513056, "rssi": -66, "snr": -4.25, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 5, "payload_length": 60, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a10c958524828b0b543fa01dcdd90e90ce01228d7ffffffffffffffff01ecffffffffffffffff01daffffffffffffffff01e7ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1763426420, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 144, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-11-18 00:38:51 UTC", "hop_count": 4, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "N1UGK QTH (UGKH)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 6d84 (6d84)", "relay_hex": "90", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 3758942608, "node_name": "nLink-NY-Greenpoint1", "hex_id": "!e00ce990", "short_name": "NLG1", "last_byte": "90" } ], "gateway_name": "YMH 2 @ Your Mom’s House (YMH2)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 2997288360, "latitude": 40.730624, "longitude": -73.957376, "altitude": 69, "timestamp": 1764487331.2411132, "timestamp_str": "2025-11-30 02:22:11", "display_name": "YMH 2 @ Your Mom’s House", "long_name": "YMH 2 @ Your Mom’s House", "short_name": "YMH2", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V4" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 2290083, "from_node_id": 2733340684, "to_node_id": 2658561412, "timestamp": 1763426331.8373566, "gateway_id": "!b2a6fda8", "raw_payload": "0a10c958524828b0b543fa01dcdd90e90ce01228d7ffffffffffffffff01ecffffffffffffffff01daffffffffffffffff01e7ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 5, "from_node_name": "N1UGK QTH (UGKH)", "to_node_name": "!9e766d84", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 1213356233, 1135980584, 3722183162, 3758942608 ], "snr_towards": [ -10.25, -5.0, -9.5, -6.25 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 2733340684, 1213356233, 1135980584, 3722183162, 3758942608 ], "node_names": [ "N1UGK QTH (UGKH)", "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "Manhattan Relay 2 (b028)", "dkTowerBot (dkTB)", "nLink-NY-Greenpoint1 (NLG1)" ], "snr_values": [ -10.25, -5.0, -9.5, -6.25 ], "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": -10.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 24311.71761801746, "from_location_timestamp": 1763418891.433213, "to_location_timestamp": 1763421934.8368914, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1213356233, "to_node_id": 1135980584, "from_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "to_node_name": "Manhattan Relay 2 (b028)", "snr": -5.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 4116.170358406896, "from_location_timestamp": 1763421934.8368914, "to_location_timestamp": 1763395641.4966154, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 8.5h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 1135980584, "to_node_id": 3722183162, "from_node_name": "Manhattan Relay 2 (b028)", "to_node_name": "dkTowerBot (dkTB)", "snr": -9.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 685.8078820054029, "from_location_timestamp": 1763395641.4966154, "to_location_timestamp": 1763419578.1205258, "from_location_age_warning": "from 8.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.9h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 3722183162, "to_node_id": 3758942608, "from_node_name": "dkTowerBot (dkTB)", "to_node_name": "nLink-NY-Greenpoint1 (NLG1)", "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" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 4 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 2733340684, 1213356233, 1135980584, 3722183162, 3758942608 ], "node_names": [ "N1UGK QTH (UGKH)", "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "Manhattan Relay 2 (b028)", "dkTowerBot (dkTB)", "nLink-NY-Greenpoint1 (NLG1)" ], "snr_values": [ -10.25, -5.0, -9.5, -6.25 ], "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": -10.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 24311.71761801746, "from_location_timestamp": 1763418891.433213, "to_location_timestamp": 1763421934.8368914, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1213356233, "to_node_id": 1135980584, "from_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "to_node_name": "Manhattan Relay 2 (b028)", "snr": -5.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 4116.170358406896, "from_location_timestamp": 1763421934.8368914, "to_location_timestamp": 1763395641.4966154, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 8.5h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 1135980584, "to_node_id": 3722183162, "from_node_name": "Manhattan Relay 2 (b028)", "to_node_name": "dkTowerBot (dkTB)", "snr": -9.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 685.8078820054029, "from_location_timestamp": 1763395641.4966154, "to_location_timestamp": 1763419578.1205258, "from_location_age_warning": "from 8.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.9h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 3722183162, "to_node_id": 3758942608, "from_node_name": "dkTowerBot (dkTB)", "to_node_name": "nLink-NY-Greenpoint1 (NLG1)", "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" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 4 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "N1UGK QTH (UGKH) → Penn Plaza (Penn) → Manhattan Relay 2 (b028) → dkTowerBot (dkTB) → nLink-NY-Greenpoint1 (NLG1)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "N1UGK QTH (UGKH) → Penn Plaza (Penn) → Manhattan Relay 2 (b028) → dkTowerBot (dkTB) → nLink-NY-Greenpoint1 (NLG1)", "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": -10.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 24311.71761801746, "from_location_timestamp": 1763418891.433213, "to_location_timestamp": 1763421934.8368914, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1213356233, "to_node_id": 1135980584, "from_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "to_node_name": "Manhattan Relay 2 (b028)", "snr": -5.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 4116.170358406896, "from_location_timestamp": 1763421934.8368914, "to_location_timestamp": 1763395641.4966154, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 8.5h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 1135980584, "to_node_id": 3722183162, "from_node_name": "Manhattan Relay 2 (b028)", "to_node_name": "dkTowerBot (dkTB)", "snr": -9.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 685.8078820054029, "from_location_timestamp": 1763395641.4966154, "to_location_timestamp": 1763419578.1205258, "from_location_age_warning": "from 8.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.9h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 3722183162, "to_node_id": 3758942608, "from_node_name": "dkTowerBot (dkTB)", "to_node_name": "nLink-NY-Greenpoint1 (NLG1)", "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" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 29113.69585842976, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!b2a6fda8", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2733340684, "to": 2658561412, "id": 307513056, "rx_time": 1763426420, "rx_snr": -4.25, "rx_rssi": -66, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 5, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 144, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a10c958524828b0b543fa01dcdd90e90ce01228d7ffffffffffffffff01ecffffffffffffffff01daffffffffffffffff01e7ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 1213356233, 1135980584, 3722183162, 3758942608 ], "snr_towards": [ -41, -20, -38, -25 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (60 bytes)
0a10c958524828b0b543fa01dcdd90e90ce01228d7ffffffffffffffff01ecffffffffffffffff01daffffffffffffffff01e7ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:60 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
YMH 2 @ Your Mom’s House (YMH2) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-66.0 dBm -4.25 dB 4 90 NLG1 LongFast 2025-11-18 00:38:51 UTC Current
Fried Fish 1 | nyme.sh (FF1) -15.834s
Before 		-103.0 dBm -11.00 dB 0 - LongFast 2025-11-18 00:38:36 UTC View
K2XAP V4 MS (XAP4) -15.181s
Before 		-66.0 dBm 1.25 dB 1 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-11-18 00:38:36 UTC View
MeshM0xie (M0x) -15.174s
Before 		-92.0 dBm 0.50 dB 1 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-11-18 00:38:36 UTC View
!ebb328a2 (28a2) -15.165s
Before 		-95.0 dBm -5.00 dB 1 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-11-18 00:38:36 UTC View
Steiner Studios Tower (SST) -15.158s
Before 		-115.0 dBm -9.00 dB 1 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-11-18 00:38:36 UTC View
DRP1 Chelsea (DRP1) -14.886s
Before 		-76.0 dBm 5.75 dB 1 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-11-18 00:38:36 UTC View
aurelia (🧚) -14.825s
Before 		-110.0 dBm -7.50 dB 1 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-11-18 00:38:37 UTC View
K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP) -14.810s
Before 		-114.0 dBm -9.50 dB 1 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-11-18 00:38:37 UTC View
Claudiopolis-440c (440c) -14.770s
Before 		-101.0 dBm -12.25 dB 1 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-11-18 00:38:37 UTC View
1 MW 1 West Side | https://nyme.sh (1MW1) -14.271s
Before 		-103.0 dBm -2.50 dB 1 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-11-18 00:38:37 UTC View
Meshtastic e41a (GRBT) -12.496s
Before 		-128.0 dBm -18.75 dB 2 31 a031 , ν LongFast 2025-11-18 00:38:39 UTC View
dkTowerBot (dkTB) -11.211s
Before 		-98.0 dBm -9.50 dB 2 28 b028 LongFast 2025-11-18 00:38:40 UTC View
Meshtastic 1ca3 (1ca3) -7.375s
Before 		-121.0 dBm -14.50 dB 3 ba JLO4 , Ryre LongFast 2025-11-18 00:38:44 UTC View
Gowanus Soda (p1p) -6.299s
Before 		-107.0 dBm -4.00 dB 2 e3 LongFast 2025-11-18 00:38:45 UTC View
ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) -5.553s
Before 		-99.0 dBm -15.75 dB 2 0c MG , 440c LongFast 2025-11-18 00:38:46 UTC View
CBZ0 🚕 mobile (CBZ0) +65.511s
After 		-122.0 dBm -13.50 dB 4 d5 ETNA LongFast 2025-11-18 00:39:57 UTC View
K2YYD MQTT Gateway 0b0b (MBMQ) +67.522s
After 		-70.0 dBm -0.75 dB 5 6c LongFast 2025-11-18 00:39:59 UTC View
DRP0 Astoria (DRP0) +68.584s
After 		-95.0 dBm 3.00 dB 5 b2 😴 , CBZ1 LongFast 2025-11-18 00:40:00 UTC View
YMH 3 @ Your Mom’s House (YMH3) +612.890s
After 		-52.0 dBm 5.75 dB 5 a8 YMH2 LongFast 2025-11-18 00:49:04 UTC View
20

Total Receptions

20

Unique Gateways