Packet #2290693 Success

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

20
Total Receptions
20
Unique Gateways
5
Hop Count
74
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 2290693
Mesh Packet ID: 0x125446e0
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-11-18 00:49:04 UTC
From Node: N1UGK QTH (UGKH)
To Node: Meshtastic 6d84 (6d84)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: YMH 3 @ Your Mom’s House (YMH3)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -52 dBm
SNR: 5.75 dBm
Hop Info: 5/5 hops
Start: 5, Limit: 0
Relay Node: a8 YMH2
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: 74 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: Penn Plaza (Penn) → Manhattan Relay 2 (b028) → dkTowerBot (dkTB) → nLink-NY-Greenpoint1 (NLG1) → YMH 2 @ Your Mom’s House (YMH2)
Hop Count: 4 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: -10.25 dB -5.0 dB -9.5 dB -6.25 dB -4.25 dB
Route Visualization

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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
5 nLink-NY-Greenpoint1 (NLG1) YMH 2 @ Your Mom’s House (YMH2) Unknown -4.25 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:74 bytes
Gateway:!de9c5a20
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:5 / 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 !de9c5a20
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (74 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 74 bytes size
hop_limit Not set uint32
hop_start 5
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 5
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -52.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 5.75 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1763426421
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 168
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1763426944.7278562
Unix timestamp 		uint32
MQTT Privacy & Exposure Analysis

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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 (5 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !de9c5a20
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -52.0 dBm
SNR: 5.75 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:74 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 1213356233, 1135980584, 3722183162, 3758942608, 2997288360 ], "snr_towards": [ -10.25, -5.0, -9.5, -6.25, -4.25 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "2658561412": "Meshtastic 6d84 (6d84)", "1135980584": "Manhattan Relay 2 (b028)", "1213356233": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "2997288360": "YMH 2 @ Your Mom’s House (YMH2)", "2733340684": "N1UGK QTH (UGKH)", "3758942608": "nLink-NY-Greenpoint1 (NLG1)", "3722183162": "dkTowerBot (dkTB)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 2290693, "timestamp": 1763426944.7278562, "from_node_id": 2733340684, "to_node_id": 2658561412, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!de9c5a20", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 307513056, "rssi": -52, "snr": 5.75, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 5, "payload_length": 74, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a14c958524828b0b543fa01dcdd90e90ce0a8fda6b21232d7ffffffffffffffff01ecffffffffffffffff01daffffffffffffffff01e7ffffffffffffffff01efffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1763426421, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 168, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-11-18 00:49:04 UTC", "hop_count": 5, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "N1UGK QTH (UGKH)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 6d84 (6d84)", "relay_hex": "a8", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 2997288360, "node_name": "YMH 2 @ Your Mom’s House", "hex_id": "!b2a6fda8", "short_name": "YMH2", "last_byte": "a8" } ], "gateway_name": "YMH 3 @ Your Mom’s House (YMH3)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 3734788640, "latitude": 40.7240704, "longitude": -73.9639296, "altitude": 17, "timestamp": 1763426944.967084, "timestamp_str": "2025-11-17 19:49:04", "display_name": "YMH 3 @ Your Mom’s House", "long_name": "YMH 3 @ Your Mom’s House", "short_name": "YMH3", "hw_model": "HELTEC_MESH_NODE_T114" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 2290693, "from_node_id": 2733340684, "to_node_id": 2658561412, "timestamp": 1763426944.7278562, "gateway_id": "!de9c5a20", "raw_payload": "0a14c958524828b0b543fa01dcdd90e90ce0a8fda6b21232d7ffffffffffffffff01ecffffffffffffffff01daffffffffffffffff01e7ffffffffffffffff01efffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 5, "from_node_name": "N1UGK QTH (UGKH)", "to_node_name": "!9e766d84", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 1213356233, 1135980584, 3722183162, 3758942608, 2997288360 ], "snr_towards": [ -10.25, -5.0, -9.5, -6.25, -4.25 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 2733340684, 1213356233, 1135980584, 3722183162, 3758942608, 2997288360 ], "node_names": [ "N1UGK QTH (UGKH)", "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "Manhattan Relay 2 (b028)", "dkTowerBot (dkTB)", "nLink-NY-Greenpoint1 (NLG1)", "YMH 2 @ Your Mom’s House (YMH2)" ], "snr_values": [ -10.25, -5.0, -9.5, -6.25, -4.25 ], "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 2.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.4h 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 1.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 8.7h 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": 1763426939.6877801, "from_location_age_warning": "from 8.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.0h 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" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 3758942608, "to_node_id": 2997288360, "from_node_name": "nLink-NY-Greenpoint1 (NLG1)", "to_node_name": "YMH 2 @ Your Mom’s House (YMH2)", "snr": -4.25, "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": 5 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 2733340684, 1213356233, 1135980584, 3722183162, 3758942608, 2997288360 ], "node_names": [ "N1UGK QTH (UGKH)", "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "Manhattan Relay 2 (b028)", "dkTowerBot (dkTB)", "nLink-NY-Greenpoint1 (NLG1)", "YMH 2 @ Your Mom’s House (YMH2)" ], "snr_values": [ -10.25, -5.0, -9.5, -6.25, -4.25 ], "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 2.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.4h 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 1.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 8.7h 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": 1763426939.6877801, "from_location_age_warning": "from 8.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.0h 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" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 3758942608, "to_node_id": 2997288360, "from_node_name": "nLink-NY-Greenpoint1 (NLG1)", "to_node_name": "YMH 2 @ Your Mom’s House (YMH2)", "snr": -4.25, "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": 5 } }, "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) → YMH 2 @ Your Mom’s House (YMH2)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "N1UGK QTH (UGKH) → Penn Plaza (Penn) → Manhattan Relay 2 (b028) → dkTowerBot (dkTB) → nLink-NY-Greenpoint1 (NLG1) → YMH 2 @ Your Mom’s House (YMH2)", "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 2.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.4h 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 1.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 8.7h 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": 1763426939.6877801, "from_location_age_warning": "from 8.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.0h 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" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 3758942608, "to_node_id": 2997288360, "from_node_name": "nLink-NY-Greenpoint1 (NLG1)", "to_node_name": "YMH 2 @ Your Mom’s House (YMH2)", "snr": -4.25, "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": "!de9c5a20", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2733340684, "to": 2658561412, "id": 307513056, "rx_time": 1763426421, "rx_snr": 5.75, "rx_rssi": -52, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 5, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 168, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a14c958524828b0b543fa01dcdd90e90ce0a8fda6b21232d7ffffffffffffffff01ecffffffffffffffff01daffffffffffffffff01e7ffffffffffffffff01efffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 1213356233, 1135980584, 3722183162, 3758942608, 2997288360 ], "snr_towards": [ -41, -20, -38, -25, -17 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (74 bytes)
0a14c958524828b0b543fa01dcdd90e90ce0a8fda6b21232d7ffffffffffffffff01ecffffffffffffffff01daffffffffffffffff01e7ffffffffffffffff01efffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:74 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 3 @ Your Mom’s House (YMH3) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-52.0 dBm 5.75 dB 5 a8 YMH2 LongFast 2025-11-18 00:49:04 UTC Current
Fried Fish 1 | nyme.sh (FF1) -628.725s
Before 		-103.0 dBm -11.00 dB 0 - LongFast 2025-11-18 00:38:36 UTC View
K2XAP V4 MS (XAP4) -628.072s
Before 		-66.0 dBm 1.25 dB 1 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-11-18 00:38:36 UTC View
MeshM0xie (M0x) -628.064s
Before 		-92.0 dBm 0.50 dB 1 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-11-18 00:38:36 UTC View
!ebb328a2 (28a2) -628.055s
Before 		-95.0 dBm -5.00 dB 1 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-11-18 00:38:36 UTC View
Steiner Studios Tower (SST) -628.049s
Before 		-115.0 dBm -9.00 dB 1 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-11-18 00:38:36 UTC View
DRP1 Chelsea (DRP1) -627.776s
Before 		-76.0 dBm 5.75 dB 1 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-11-18 00:38:36 UTC View
aurelia (🧚) -627.715s
Before 		-110.0 dBm -7.50 dB 1 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-11-18 00:38:37 UTC View
K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP) -627.700s
Before 		-114.0 dBm -9.50 dB 1 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-11-18 00:38:37 UTC View
Claudiopolis-440c (440c) -627.661s
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) -627.162s
Before 		-103.0 dBm -2.50 dB 1 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-11-18 00:38:37 UTC View
Meshtastic e41a (GRBT) -625.386s
Before 		-128.0 dBm -18.75 dB 2 31 a031 , ν LongFast 2025-11-18 00:38:39 UTC View
dkTowerBot (dkTB) -624.101s
Before 		-98.0 dBm -9.50 dB 2 28 b028 LongFast 2025-11-18 00:38:40 UTC View
Meshtastic 1ca3 (1ca3) -620.265s
Before 		-121.0 dBm -14.50 dB 3 ba JLO4 , Ryre LongFast 2025-11-18 00:38:44 UTC View
Gowanus Soda (p1p) -619.190s
Before 		-107.0 dBm -4.00 dB 2 e3 LongFast 2025-11-18 00:38:45 UTC View
ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) -618.444s
Before 		-99.0 dBm -15.75 dB 2 0c MG , 440c LongFast 2025-11-18 00:38:46 UTC View
YMH 2 @ Your Mom’s House (YMH2) -612.890s
Before 		-66.0 dBm -4.25 dB 4 90 NLG1 LongFast 2025-11-18 00:38:51 UTC View
CBZ0 🚕 mobile (CBZ0) -547.380s
Before 		-122.0 dBm -13.50 dB 4 d5 ETNA LongFast 2025-11-18 00:39:57 UTC View
K2YYD MQTT Gateway 0b0b (MBMQ) -545.369s
Before 		-70.0 dBm -0.75 dB 5 6c LongFast 2025-11-18 00:39:59 UTC View
DRP0 Astoria (DRP0) -544.307s
Before 		-95.0 dBm 3.00 dB 5 b2 😴 , CBZ1 LongFast 2025-11-18 00:40:00 UTC View
20

Total Receptions

20

Unique Gateways