Packet #2810695 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) to K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP)

16
Total Receptions
16
Unique Gateways
1
Hop Count
21
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 2810695
Mesh Packet ID: 0x6ee97179
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-11-27 15:24:48 UTC
From Node: ClaremontWx.net (CmWx)
To Node: K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Meshtastic 631c (631c)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -106 dBm
SNR: -15.0 dBm
Hop Info: 1/2 hops
Start: 2, Limit: 1
Relay Node: None
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 21 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
SNR Towards: 6.0 dB
Return Path: SouthSlope cdef (cdef)
SNR Back: -7.75 dB
Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP) ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) 139 m 6.0 dB Origin Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Return Path Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) SouthSlope cdef (cdef) 8.60 km -7.75 dB Return Start Hops
Total Forward Distance
139 m
Total Return Distance
8.60 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:21 bytes
Gateway:!db51631c
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:1 / 2
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 !db51631c
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (21 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 659761751
Source node ID 		uint32
to 2334104039
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 21 bytes size
hop_limit 1
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 2
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 1
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -106.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -15.00 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1764257197
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 Not set uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1764257088.925437
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 (1 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !db51631c
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -106.0 dBm
SNR: -15.00 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:21 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [], "snr_towards": [ 6.0 ], "route_back": [ 1516883439 ], "snr_back": [ -7.75 ], "route_node_names": { "2334104039": "K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP)", "659761751": "ClaremontWx.net (CmWx)", "1516883439": "SouthSlope cdef (cdef)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 2810695, "timestamp": 1764257088.925437, "from_node_id": 659761751, "to_node_id": 2334104039, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!db51631c", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 1860792697, "rssi": -106, "snr": -15.0, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 2, "payload_length": 21, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "1201181a04efcd695a220ae1ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1764257197, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 0, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-11-27 15:24:48 UTC", "hop_count": 1, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "ClaremontWx.net (CmWx)", "to_node_name": "K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP)", "relay_hex": null, "relay_candidates": [], "gateway_name": "Meshtastic 631c (631c)", "gateway_location": null }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 2810695, "from_node_id": 659761751, "to_node_id": 2334104039, "timestamp": 1764257088.925437, "gateway_id": "!db51631c", "raw_payload": "1201181a04efcd695a220ae1ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 2, "from_node_name": "ClaremontWx.net (CmWx)", "to_node_name": "K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [], "snr_towards": [ 6.0 ], "route_back": [ 1516883439 ], "snr_back": [ -7.75 ] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward_with_return", "node_ids": [ 2334104039, 659761751 ], "node_names": [ "K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP)", "ClaremontWx.net (CmWx)" ], "snr_values": [ 6.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2334104039, "to_node_id": 659761751, "from_node_name": "K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP)", "to_node_name": "ClaremontWx.net (CmWx)", "snr": 6.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 139.49698606974079, "from_location_timestamp": 1764241910.3202775, "to_location_timestamp": 1764232126.8474932, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 6.9h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 1 }, "return_path": { "path_type": "return", "node_ids": [ 659761751, 1516883439 ], "node_names": [ "ClaremontWx.net (CmWx)", "SouthSlope cdef (cdef)" ], "snr_values": [ -7.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 659761751, "to_node_id": 1516883439, "from_node_name": "ClaremontWx.net (CmWx)", "to_node_name": "SouthSlope cdef (cdef)", "snr": -7.75, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 8596.515262831464, "from_location_timestamp": 1764232126.8474932, "to_location_timestamp": 1763660430.52067, "from_location_age_warning": "from 6.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 6.9d ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 1 }, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "combined_rf", "node_ids": [ 2334104039, 659761751, 1516883439 ], "node_names": [ "K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP)", "ClaremontWx.net (CmWx)", "SouthSlope cdef (cdef)" ], "snr_values": [ 6.0, -7.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2334104039, "to_node_id": 659761751, "from_node_name": "K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP)", "to_node_name": "ClaremontWx.net (CmWx)", "snr": 6.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 139.49698606974079, "from_location_timestamp": 1764241910.3202775, "to_location_timestamp": 1764232126.8474932, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 6.9h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 659761751, "to_node_id": 1516883439, "from_node_name": "ClaremontWx.net (CmWx)", "to_node_name": "SouthSlope cdef (cdef)", "snr": -7.75, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 8596.515262831464, "from_location_timestamp": 1764232126.8474932, "to_location_timestamp": 1763660430.52067, "from_location_age_warning": "from 6.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 6.9d ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 2 } }, "has_return_path": true, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP) → ClaremontWx.net (CmWx)", "return_path_display": "ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) → SouthSlope cdef (cdef)", "actual_rf_path_display": "K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP) → ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) → SouthSlope cdef (cdef)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2334104039, "to_node_id": 659761751, "from_node_name": "K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP)", "to_node_name": "ClaremontWx.net (CmWx)", "snr": 6.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 139.49698606974079, "from_location_timestamp": 1764241910.3202775, "to_location_timestamp": 1764232126.8474932, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 6.9h ago" } ], "return_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 659761751, "to_node_id": 1516883439, "from_node_name": "ClaremontWx.net (CmWx)", "to_node_name": "SouthSlope cdef (cdef)", "snr": -7.75, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 8596.515262831464, "from_location_timestamp": 1764232126.8474932, "to_location_timestamp": 1763660430.52067, "from_location_age_warning": "from 6.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 6.9d ago" } ], "total_forward_distance": 139.49698606974079, "total_return_distance": 8596.515262831464 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!db51631c", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 659761751, "to": 2334104039, "id": 1860792697, "rx_time": 1764257197, "rx_snr": -15.0, "rx_rssi": -106, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 2, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 0, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "1201181a04efcd695a220ae1ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "snr_towards": [ 24 ], "route_back": [ 1516883439 ], "snr_back": [ -31 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (21 bytes)
1201181a04efcd695a220ae1ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:21 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
Meshtastic 631c (631c) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-106.0 dBm -15.00 dB 1 - LongFast 2025-11-27 15:24:48 UTC Current
ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) -4.618s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 57 CmWx LongFast 2025-11-27 15:24:44 UTC View
Sunset Soda (p8p) -2.088s
Before 		-117.0 dBm -5.25 dB 0 57 CmWx LongFast 2025-11-27 15:24:46 UTC View
K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP) -1.618s
Before 		-39.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 57 CmWx LongFast 2025-11-27 15:24:47 UTC View
YMH 1 @ Your Mom’s House (YMH1) -1.421s
Before 		-121.0 dBm -14.50 dB 1 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-11-27 15:24:47 UTC View
Steiner Studios Tower (SST) -1.413s
Before 		-115.0 dBm -10.75 dB 1 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-11-27 15:24:47 UTC View
SACKMESHv4 l https://nyme.sh (SMv4) -1.395s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -14.25 dB 1 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-11-27 15:24:47 UTC View
DRP1 Chelsea (DRP1) -1.120s
Before 		-79.0 dBm 5.75 dB 1 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-11-27 15:24:47 UTC View
LORSANGE (LORS) -1.050s
Before 		-110.0 dBm -11.75 dB 1 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-11-27 15:24:47 UTC View
Gowanus Soda (p1p) -0.007s
Before 		-110.0 dBm -6.00 dB 1 - LongFast 2025-11-27 15:24:48 UTC View
YMH 2 @ Your Mom’s House (YMH2) +0.373s
After 		-70.0 dBm -3.75 dB 2 90 NLG1 LongFast 2025-11-27 15:24:49 UTC View
NHaledon - Dorothy (NHDO) +1.817s
After 		-108.0 dBm -9.50 dB 2 81 RAK3 LongFast 2025-11-27 15:24:50 UTC View
BeMoreSQUIP 1 (VPP1) +2.183s
After 		-110.0 dBm -13.25 dB 2 b1 LongFast 2025-11-27 15:24:51 UTC View
dkTowerBot (dkTB) +2.447s
After 		-107.0 dBm -17.75 dB 2 a8 24a8 , REX LongFast 2025-11-27 15:24:51 UTC View
Meshtastic 1ca3 (1ca3) +5.330s
After 		-120.0 dBm -11.00 dB 2 e0 Lv4 , 88e0 LongFast 2025-11-27 15:24:54 UTC View
NW Bergen (3fc4) +151.884s
After 		-107.0 dBm -18.75 dB 2 81 RAK3 LongFast 2025-11-27 15:27:20 UTC View
16

Total Receptions

16

Unique Gateways