Packet #2344035 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from P4NY Pony Express Solar (P4NY) to N1UGK QTH (UGKH)

15
Total Receptions
15
Unique Gateways
2
Hop Count
56
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 2344035
Mesh Packet ID: 0xc8046a0e
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-11-18 17:18:23 UTC
From Node: P4NY Pony Express Solar (P4NY)
To Node: N1UGK QTH (UGKH)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: SACKMESHv3 | https://nyme.sh (SMv3)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -124 dBm
SNR: -15.25 dBm
Hop Info: 2/3 hops
Start: 3, Limit: 1
Relay Node: c9 Penn
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: 56 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: Penn Plaza (Penn) → P3NY Pony Express Solar (P3NY)
Hop Count: 1 hops
Status: Forward incomplete, Return in progress
SNR Towards: -12.25 dB 4.75 dB -7.75 dB
Return Path: P3NY Pony Express Solar (P3NY) → Penn Plaza (Penn)
SNR Back: -4.75 dB 0.5 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 -12.25 dB Origin Hops
2 Penn Plaza (Penn) P3NY Pony Express Solar (P3NY) 2.25 km 4.75 dB Relay Hops
3 P3NY Pony Express Solar (P3NY) P4NY Pony Express Solar (P4NY) 4.38 km -7.75 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Return Path Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 P4NY Pony Express Solar (P4NY) P3NY Pony Express Solar (P3NY) 4.38 km -4.75 dB Return Start Hops
2 P3NY Pony Express Solar (P3NY) Penn Plaza (Penn) 2.25 km 0.5 dB Return End Hops
Total Forward Distance
30.95 km
Total Return Distance
6.64 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:56 bytes
Gateway:!9ea14104
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:2 / 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
+ 2 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !9ea14104
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (56 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2570358563
Source node ID 		uint32
to 2733340684
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 56 bytes size
hop_limit 1
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 3
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 2
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -124.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -15.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1763486393
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 201
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1763486303.3236217
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 (2 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !9ea14104
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -124.0 dBm
SNR: -15.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:56 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 1213356233, 3179457160 ], "snr_towards": [ -12.25, 4.75, -7.75 ], "route_back": [ 3179457160, 1213356233 ], "snr_back": [ -4.75, 0.5 ], "route_node_names": { "3179457160": "P3NY Pony Express Solar (P3NY)", "1213356233": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "2570358563": "P4NY Pony Express Solar (P4NY)", "2733340684": "N1UGK QTH (UGKH)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 2344035, "timestamp": 1763486303.3236217, "from_node_id": 2570358563, "to_node_id": 2733340684, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!9ea14104", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 3355732494, "rssi": -124, "snr": -15.25, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 3, "payload_length": 56, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a08c958524888aa82bd1215cfffffffffffffffff0113e1ffffffffffffffff011a0888aa82bdc9585248220bedffffffffffffffff0102", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1763486393, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 201, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-11-18 17:18:23 UTC", "hop_count": 2, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "P4NY Pony Express Solar (P4NY)", "to_node_name": "N1UGK QTH (UGKH)", "relay_hex": "c9", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 1213356233, "node_name": "Penn Plaza", "hex_id": "!485258c9", "short_name": "Penn", "last_byte": "c9" } ], "gateway_name": "SACKMESHv3 | https://nyme.sh (SMv3)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 2661368068, "latitude": 40.9124939, "longitude": -74.0473457, "altitude": null, "timestamp": 1763502372.9413915, "timestamp_str": "2025-11-18 16:46:12", "display_name": "SACKMESHv3 | https://nyme.sh", "long_name": "SACKMESHv3 | https://nyme.sh", "short_name": "SMv3", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 2344035, "from_node_id": 2570358563, "to_node_id": 2733340684, "timestamp": 1763486303.3236217, "gateway_id": "!9ea14104", "raw_payload": "0a08c958524888aa82bd1215cfffffffffffffffff0113e1ffffffffffffffff011a0888aa82bdc9585248220bedffffffffffffffff0102", "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 3, "from_node_name": "P4NY Pony Express Solar (P4NY)", "to_node_name": "N1UGK QTH (UGKH)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 1213356233, 3179457160 ], "snr_towards": [ -12.25, 4.75, -7.75 ], "route_back": [ 3179457160, 1213356233 ], "snr_back": [ -4.75, 0.5 ] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward_with_return", "node_ids": [ 2733340684, 1213356233, 3179457160, 2570358563 ], "node_names": [ "N1UGK QTH (UGKH)", "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "P3NY Pony Express Solar (P3NY)", "P4NY Pony Express Solar (P4NY)" ], "snr_values": [ -12.25, 4.75, -7.75 ], "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": -12.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 24311.71761801746, "from_location_timestamp": 1763482694.5793664, "to_location_timestamp": 1763478443.986123, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1213356233, "to_node_id": 3179457160, "from_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "to_node_name": "P3NY Pony Express Solar (P3NY)", "snr": 4.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2254.8268110959743, "from_location_timestamp": 1763478443.986123, "to_location_timestamp": 1763457848.6147075, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 7.9h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 3179457160, "to_node_id": 2570358563, "from_node_name": "P3NY Pony Express Solar (P3NY)", "to_node_name": "P4NY Pony Express Solar (P4NY)", "snr": -7.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 4381.664688101971, "from_location_timestamp": 1763457848.6147075, "to_location_timestamp": 1763484908.491132, "from_location_age_warning": "from 7.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 3 }, "return_path": { "path_type": "return", "node_ids": [ 2570358563, 3179457160, 1213356233 ], "node_names": [ "P4NY Pony Express Solar (P4NY)", "P3NY Pony Express Solar (P3NY)", "Penn Plaza (Penn)" ], "snr_values": [ -4.75, 0.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2570358563, "to_node_id": 3179457160, "from_node_name": "P4NY Pony Express Solar (P4NY)", "to_node_name": "P3NY Pony Express Solar (P3NY)", "snr": -4.75, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 4381.664688101971, "from_location_timestamp": 1763484908.491132, "to_location_timestamp": 1763457848.6147075, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 7.9h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 3179457160, "to_node_id": 1213356233, "from_node_name": "P3NY Pony Express Solar (P3NY)", "to_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "snr": 0.5, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2254.8268110959743, "from_location_timestamp": 1763457848.6147075, "to_location_timestamp": 1763478443.986123, "from_location_age_warning": "from 7.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.2h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 2 }, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "combined_rf", "node_ids": [ 2733340684, 1213356233, 3179457160, 2570358563 ], "node_names": [ "N1UGK QTH (UGKH)", "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "P3NY Pony Express Solar (P3NY)", "P4NY Pony Express Solar (P4NY)" ], "snr_values": [ -12.25, 4.75, -7.75, -4.75, 0.5 ], "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": -12.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 24311.71761801746, "from_location_timestamp": 1763482694.5793664, "to_location_timestamp": 1763478443.986123, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1213356233, "to_node_id": 3179457160, "from_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "to_node_name": "P3NY Pony Express Solar (P3NY)", "snr": 4.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2254.8268110959743, "from_location_timestamp": 1763478443.986123, "to_location_timestamp": 1763457848.6147075, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 7.9h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 3179457160, "to_node_id": 2570358563, "from_node_name": "P3NY Pony Express Solar (P3NY)", "to_node_name": "P4NY Pony Express Solar (P4NY)", "snr": -7.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 4381.664688101971, "from_location_timestamp": 1763457848.6147075, "to_location_timestamp": 1763484908.491132, "from_location_age_warning": "from 7.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 2570358563, "to_node_id": 3179457160, "from_node_name": "P4NY Pony Express Solar (P4NY)", "to_node_name": "P3NY Pony Express Solar (P3NY)", "snr": -4.75, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 4381.664688101971, "from_location_timestamp": 1763484908.491132, "to_location_timestamp": 1763457848.6147075, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 7.9h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 3179457160, "to_node_id": 1213356233, "from_node_name": "P3NY Pony Express Solar (P3NY)", "to_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "snr": 0.5, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2254.8268110959743, "from_location_timestamp": 1763457848.6147075, "to_location_timestamp": 1763478443.986123, "from_location_age_warning": "from 7.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.2h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 5 } }, "has_return_path": true, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "N1UGK QTH (UGKH) → Penn Plaza (Penn) → P3NY Pony Express Solar (P3NY) → P4NY Pony Express Solar (P4NY)", "return_path_display": "P4NY Pony Express Solar (P4NY) → P3NY Pony Express Solar (P3NY) → Penn Plaza (Penn)", "actual_rf_path_display": "N1UGK QTH (UGKH) → Penn Plaza (Penn) → P3NY Pony Express Solar (P3NY) → P4NY Pony Express Solar (P4NY)", "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": -12.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 24311.71761801746, "from_location_timestamp": 1763482694.5793664, "to_location_timestamp": 1763478443.986123, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1213356233, "to_node_id": 3179457160, "from_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "to_node_name": "P3NY Pony Express Solar (P3NY)", "snr": 4.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2254.8268110959743, "from_location_timestamp": 1763478443.986123, "to_location_timestamp": 1763457848.6147075, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 7.9h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 3179457160, "to_node_id": 2570358563, "from_node_name": "P3NY Pony Express Solar (P3NY)", "to_node_name": "P4NY Pony Express Solar (P4NY)", "snr": -7.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 4381.664688101971, "from_location_timestamp": 1763457848.6147075, "to_location_timestamp": 1763484908.491132, "from_location_age_warning": "from 7.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago" } ], "return_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2570358563, "to_node_id": 3179457160, "from_node_name": "P4NY Pony Express Solar (P4NY)", "to_node_name": "P3NY Pony Express Solar (P3NY)", "snr": -4.75, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 4381.664688101971, "from_location_timestamp": 1763484908.491132, "to_location_timestamp": 1763457848.6147075, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 7.9h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 3179457160, "to_node_id": 1213356233, "from_node_name": "P3NY Pony Express Solar (P3NY)", "to_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "snr": 0.5, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2254.8268110959743, "from_location_timestamp": 1763457848.6147075, "to_location_timestamp": 1763478443.986123, "from_location_age_warning": "from 7.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.2h ago" } ], "total_forward_distance": 30948.209117215407, "total_return_distance": 6636.491499197945 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!9ea14104", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2570358563, "to": 2733340684, "id": 3355732494, "rx_time": 1763486393, "rx_snr": -15.25, "rx_rssi": -124, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 3, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 201, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a08c958524888aa82bd1215cfffffffffffffffff0113e1ffffffffffffffff011a0888aa82bdc9585248220bedffffffffffffffff0102", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 1213356233, 3179457160 ], "snr_towards": [ -49, 19, -31 ], "route_back": [ 3179457160, 1213356233 ], "snr_back": [ -19, 2 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (56 bytes)
0a08c958524888aa82bd1215cfffffffffffffffff0113e1ffffffffffffffff011a0888aa82bdc9585248220bedffffffffffffffff0102
Hex Analysis:
Size:56 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
SACKMESHv3 | https://nyme.sh (SMv3) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-124.0 dBm -15.25 dB 2 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-11-18 17:18:23 UTC Current
Steiner Studios Tower (SST) -22.094s
Before 		-116.0 dBm -10.00 dB 0 23 P4NY LongFast 2025-11-18 17:18:01 UTC View
Meshtastic 631c (631c) -21.838s
Before 		-90.0 dBm -0.50 dB 0 23 P4NY LongFast 2025-11-18 17:18:01 UTC View
Gowanus Soda (p1p) -21.831s
Before 		-91.0 dBm 5.25 dB 0 23 P4NY LongFast 2025-11-18 17:18:01 UTC View
bit0fun | nyme.sh (🟠) -20.292s
Before 		-92.0 dBm 6.25 dB 1 31 a031 , ν LongFast 2025-11-18 17:18:03 UTC View
ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) -4.033s
Before 		-85.0 dBm 1.00 dB 1 81 Titi LongFast 2025-11-18 17:18:19 UTC View
Fried Fish 1 | nyme.sh (FF1) -4.024s
Before 		-101.0 dBm -9.25 dB 1 81 d081 , Titi LongFast 2025-11-18 17:18:19 UTC View
K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP) -3.832s
Before 		-123.0 dBm -15.50 dB 1 81 Titi , JLO9 LongFast 2025-11-18 17:18:19 UTC View
dkTowerBot (dkTB) -2.977s
Before 		-100.0 dBm -12.75 dB 1 88 grns , P3NY LongFast 2025-11-18 17:18:20 UTC View
K2XAP V4 MS (XAP4) -1.946s
Before 		-48.0 dBm 5.50 dB 2 78 SCP2 LongFast 2025-11-18 17:18:21 UTC View
DRP1 Chelsea (DRP1) -0.918s
Before 		-97.0 dBm -7.25 dB 2 ca OC1 , ZLLP , JLX4 LongFast 2025-11-18 17:18:22 UTC View
Claudiopolis-440c (440c) -0.873s
Before 		-80.0 dBm -4.00 dB 2 70 dmb# LongFast 2025-11-18 17:18:22 UTC View
Meshtastic e41a (GRBT) -0.811s
Before 		-46.0 dBm 5.75 dB 2 ca LongFast 2025-11-18 17:18:22 UTC View
MeshM0xie (M0x) -0.294s
Before 		-104.0 dBm -10.00 dB 2 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-11-18 17:18:23 UTC View
https://nyme.sh | Xoder (MERB) +5.084s
After 		-118.0 dBm -14.00 dB 3 d5 ETNA , Bee LongFast 2025-11-18 17:18:28 UTC View
15

Total Receptions

15

Unique Gateways