Packet #2555081 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from JLO - R1 Neo (JR1N) to Wilbur Post @ GCNA (GCNA)

13
Total Receptions
13
Unique Gateways
6
Hop Count
88
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 2555081
Mesh Packet ID: 0x497e38ae
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-11-21 16:25:45 UTC
From Node: JLO - R1 Neo (JR1N)
To Node: Wilbur Post @ GCNA (GCNA)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Poncho@MobileBase (pft@)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -117 dBm
SNR: -7.5 dBm
Hop Info: 6/6 hops
Start: 6, Limit: 0
Relay Node: 70 dmb#
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: 88 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: 🐔node (🐔) → JLX4 - Astoria Solar (JLX4) → JLY2 - Throggs Neck Solar (JLY2) → Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA) → Penn Plaza (Penn) → corruptedstack heltec V4 | nyme.sh (dmb#)
Hop Count: 5 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: -11.25 dB -18.5 dB -13.25 dB -16.75 dB -13.75 dB -9.5 dB
Route Visualization

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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 JLO - R1 Neo (JR1N) 🐔node (🐔) Unknown -11.25 dB Origin Hops
2 🐔node (🐔) JLX4 - Astoria Solar (JLX4) Unknown -18.5 dB Relay Hops
3 JLX4 - Astoria Solar (JLX4) JLY2 - Throggs Neck Solar (JLY2) 12.15 km -13.25 dB Relay Hops
4 JLY2 - Throggs Neck Solar (JLY2) Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA) 8.27 km -16.75 dB Relay Hops
5 Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA) Penn Plaza (Penn) 14.77 km -13.75 dB Relay Hops
6 Penn Plaza (Penn) corruptedstack heltec V4 | nyme.sh (dmb#) 7.04 km -9.5 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
42.23 km
Combined Traceroute Graph
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Legend & Paths
Nodes
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📡 Gateway Node
🚀 Source Node
🎯 Target Node
Connections
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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:88 bytes
Gateway:!62be95d1
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:6 / 6
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 !62be95d1
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (88 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 4023760357
Source node ID 		uint32
to 1770256240
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 88 bytes size
hop_limit Not set uint32
hop_start 6
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 6
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -117.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -7.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1763742441
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 112
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1763742345.3771176
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 (6 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !62be95d1
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -117.0 dBm
SNR: -7.50 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:88 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 1644493714, 2369070026, 1023543654, 2249414613, 1213356233, 1770176880 ], "snr_towards": [ -11.25, -18.5, -13.25, -16.75, -13.75, -9.5 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "4023760357": "JLO - R1 Neo (JR1N)", "1023543654": "JLY2 - Throggs Neck Solar (JLY2)", "1213356233": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "2369070026": "JLX4 - Astoria Solar (JLX4)", "1770176880": "corruptedstack heltec V4 | nyme.sh (dmb#)", "1770256240": "Wilbur Post @ GCNA (GCNA)", "1644493714": "🐔node (🐔)", "2249414613": "Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 2555081, "timestamp": 1763742345.3771176, "from_node_id": 4023760357, "to_node_id": 1770256240, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!62be95d1", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 1233008814, "rssi": -117, "snr": -7.5, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 6, "payload_length": 88, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a1892fb0462ca23358d6609023dd5571386c958524870c18269123cd3ffffffffffffffff01b6ffffffffffffffff01cbffffffffffffffff01bdffffffffffffffff01c9ffffffffffffffff01daffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1763742441, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 112, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-11-21 16:25:45 UTC", "hop_count": 6, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "JLO - R1 Neo (JR1N)", "to_node_name": "Wilbur Post @ GCNA (GCNA)", "relay_hex": "70", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 1770176880, "node_name": "corruptedstack heltec V4 | nyme.sh", "hex_id": "!6982c170", "short_name": "dmb#", "last_byte": "70" } ], "gateway_name": "Poncho@MobileBase (pft@)", "gateway_location": null }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 2555081, "from_node_id": 4023760357, "to_node_id": 1770256240, "timestamp": 1763742345.3771176, "gateway_id": "!62be95d1", "raw_payload": "0a1892fb0462ca23358d6609023dd5571386c958524870c18269123cd3ffffffffffffffff01b6ffffffffffffffff01cbffffffffffffffff01bdffffffffffffffff01c9ffffffffffffffff01daffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 6, "from_node_name": "JLO - R1 Neo (JR1N)", "to_node_name": "!6983f770", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 1644493714, 2369070026, 1023543654, 2249414613, 1213356233, 1770176880 ], "snr_towards": [ -11.25, -18.5, -13.25, -16.75, -13.75, -9.5 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 4023760357, 1644493714, 2369070026, 1023543654, 2249414613, 1213356233, 1770176880 ], "node_names": [ "JLO - R1 Neo (JR1N)", "🐔node (🐔)", "JLX4 - Astoria Solar (JLX4)", "JLY2 - Throggs Neck Solar (JLY2)", "Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA)", "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "corruptedstack heltec V4 | nyme.sh (dmb#)" ], "snr_values": [ -11.25, -18.5, -13.25, -16.75, -13.75, -9.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 4023760357, "to_node_id": 1644493714, "from_node_name": "JLO - R1 Neo (JR1N)", "to_node_name": "🐔node (🐔)", "snr": -11.25, "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": 2, "from_node_id": 1644493714, "to_node_id": 2369070026, "from_node_name": "🐔node (🐔)", "to_node_name": "JLX4 - Astoria Solar (JLX4)", "snr": -18.5, "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": 2369070026, "to_node_id": 1023543654, "from_node_name": "JLX4 - Astoria Solar (JLX4)", "to_node_name": "JLY2 - Throggs Neck Solar (JLY2)", "snr": -13.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 12145.181072088051, "from_location_timestamp": 1763738737.9469333, "to_location_timestamp": 1763737156.600569, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 1023543654, "to_node_id": 2249414613, "from_node_name": "JLY2 - Throggs Neck Solar (JLY2)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA)", "snr": -16.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 8269.292922706822, "from_location_timestamp": 1763737156.600569, "to_location_timestamp": 1763738418.5504432, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 2249414613, "to_node_id": 1213356233, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA)", "to_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "snr": -13.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 14773.454667797183, "from_location_timestamp": 1763738418.5504432, "to_location_timestamp": 1763739785.2785823, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.7h ago" }, { "hop_number": 6, "from_node_id": 1213356233, "to_node_id": 1770176880, "from_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "to_node_name": "corruptedstack heltec V4 | nyme.sh (dmb#)", "snr": -9.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 7043.587456559194, "from_location_timestamp": 1763739785.2785823, "to_location_timestamp": 1763732429.3183777, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.8h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 6 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 4023760357, 1644493714, 2369070026, 1023543654, 2249414613, 1213356233, 1770176880 ], "node_names": [ "JLO - R1 Neo (JR1N)", "🐔node (🐔)", "JLX4 - Astoria Solar (JLX4)", "JLY2 - Throggs Neck Solar (JLY2)", "Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA)", "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "corruptedstack heltec V4 | nyme.sh (dmb#)" ], "snr_values": [ -11.25, -18.5, -13.25, -16.75, -13.75, -9.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 4023760357, "to_node_id": 1644493714, "from_node_name": "JLO - R1 Neo (JR1N)", "to_node_name": "🐔node (🐔)", "snr": -11.25, "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": 2, "from_node_id": 1644493714, "to_node_id": 2369070026, "from_node_name": "🐔node (🐔)", "to_node_name": "JLX4 - Astoria Solar (JLX4)", "snr": -18.5, "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": 2369070026, "to_node_id": 1023543654, "from_node_name": "JLX4 - Astoria Solar (JLX4)", "to_node_name": "JLY2 - Throggs Neck Solar (JLY2)", "snr": -13.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 12145.181072088051, "from_location_timestamp": 1763738737.9469333, "to_location_timestamp": 1763737156.600569, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 1023543654, "to_node_id": 2249414613, "from_node_name": "JLY2 - Throggs Neck Solar (JLY2)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA)", "snr": -16.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 8269.292922706822, "from_location_timestamp": 1763737156.600569, "to_location_timestamp": 1763738418.5504432, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 2249414613, "to_node_id": 1213356233, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA)", "to_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "snr": -13.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 14773.454667797183, "from_location_timestamp": 1763738418.5504432, "to_location_timestamp": 1763739785.2785823, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.7h ago" }, { "hop_number": 6, "from_node_id": 1213356233, "to_node_id": 1770176880, "from_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "to_node_name": "corruptedstack heltec V4 | nyme.sh (dmb#)", "snr": -9.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 7043.587456559194, "from_location_timestamp": 1763739785.2785823, "to_location_timestamp": 1763732429.3183777, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.8h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 6 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "JLO - R1 Neo (JR1N) → 🐔node (🐔) → JLX4 - Astoria Solar (JLX4) → JLY2 - Throggs Neck Solar (JLY2) → Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA) → Penn Plaza (Penn) → corruptedstack heltec V4 | nyme.sh (dmb#)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "JLO - R1 Neo (JR1N) → 🐔node (🐔) → JLX4 - Astoria Solar (JLX4) → JLY2 - Throggs Neck Solar (JLY2) → Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA) → Penn Plaza (Penn) → corruptedstack heltec V4 | nyme.sh (dmb#)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 4023760357, "to_node_id": 1644493714, "from_node_name": "JLO - R1 Neo (JR1N)", "to_node_name": "🐔node (🐔)", "snr": -11.25, "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": 2, "from_node_id": 1644493714, "to_node_id": 2369070026, "from_node_name": "🐔node (🐔)", "to_node_name": "JLX4 - Astoria Solar (JLX4)", "snr": -18.5, "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": 2369070026, "to_node_id": 1023543654, "from_node_name": "JLX4 - Astoria Solar (JLX4)", "to_node_name": "JLY2 - Throggs Neck Solar (JLY2)", "snr": -13.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 12145.181072088051, "from_location_timestamp": 1763738737.9469333, "to_location_timestamp": 1763737156.600569, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 1023543654, "to_node_id": 2249414613, "from_node_name": "JLY2 - Throggs Neck Solar (JLY2)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA)", "snr": -16.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 8269.292922706822, "from_location_timestamp": 1763737156.600569, "to_location_timestamp": 1763738418.5504432, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 2249414613, "to_node_id": 1213356233, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic ETNA (ETNA)", "to_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "snr": -13.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 14773.454667797183, "from_location_timestamp": 1763738418.5504432, "to_location_timestamp": 1763739785.2785823, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.7h ago" }, { "hop_number": 6, "from_node_id": 1213356233, "to_node_id": 1770176880, "from_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "to_node_name": "corruptedstack heltec V4 | nyme.sh (dmb#)", "snr": -9.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 7043.587456559194, "from_location_timestamp": 1763739785.2785823, "to_location_timestamp": 1763732429.3183777, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.8h ago" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 42231.51611915125, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!62be95d1", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 4023760357, "to": 1770256240, "id": 1233008814, "rx_time": 1763742441, "rx_snr": -7.5, "rx_rssi": -117, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 6, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 112, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a1892fb0462ca23358d6609023dd5571386c958524870c18269123cd3ffffffffffffffff01b6ffffffffffffffff01cbffffffffffffffff01bdffffffffffffffff01c9ffffffffffffffff01daffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 1644493714, 2369070026, 1023543654, 2249414613, 1213356233, 1770176880 ], "snr_towards": [ -45, -74, -53, -67, -55, -38 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (88 bytes)
0a1892fb0462ca23358d6609023dd5571386c958524870c18269123cd3ffffffffffffffff01b6ffffffffffffffff01cbffffffffffffffff01bdffffffffffffffff01c9ffffffffffffffff01daffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:88 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
Poncho@MobileBase (pft@) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-117.0 dBm -7.50 dB 6 70 dmb# LongFast 2025-11-21 16:25:45 UTC Current
DRP0 Astoria (DRP0) -32.881s
Before 		-54.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 ac JJ00 , swam , 🌀 , A3WS , FF1 , 🌃 , 09ac , feac , 98ac LongFast 2025-11-21 16:25:12 UTC View
K2XAP V4 MS (XAP4) -1.958s
Before 		-65.0 dBm 3.75 dB 5 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-11-21 16:25:43 UTC View
@_tedks02 (tks2) -1.677s
Before 		-119.0 dBm -8.75 dB 5 c9 KOS1 , Penn LongFast 2025-11-21 16:25:43 UTC View
drp mobile (drpm) -1.670s
Before 		-93.0 dBm 5.75 dB 5 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-11-21 16:25:43 UTC View
DRP1 Chelsea (DRP1) -1.663s
Before 		-79.0 dBm 5.25 dB 5 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-11-21 16:25:43 UTC View
LORSANGE (LORS) -1.631s
Before 		-113.0 dBm -9.50 dB 5 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-11-21 16:25:43 UTC View
1 MW 1 West Side | https://nyme.sh (1MW1) -1.008s
Before 		-97.0 dBm 4.00 dB 5 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-11-21 16:25:44 UTC View
Steiner Studios Tower (SST) -0.653s
Before 		-121.0 dBm -15.50 dB 5 8b JLX2 , 658b LongFast 2025-11-21 16:25:44 UTC View
YMH 1 @ Your Mom’s House (YMH1) -0.216s
Before 		-118.0 dBm -11.50 dB 5 56 JLX6 LongFast 2025-11-21 16:25:45 UTC View
Claudiopolis-440c (440c) +0.106s
After 		-83.0 dBm 2.25 dB 6 70 dmb# LongFast 2025-11-21 16:25:45 UTC View
Gowanus Soda (p1p) +0.142s
After 		-116.0 dBm -10.50 dB 6 31 a031 , ν LongFast 2025-11-21 16:25:45 UTC View
Sunset Soda (p8p) +2.056s
After 		-120.0 dBm -8.50 dB 6 d4 🦮 LongFast 2025-11-21 16:25:47 UTC View
13

Total Receptions

13

Unique Gateways