Packet #2853735 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from KMesh.us 🌄 Denning (Kden) to Umbro Base 1 (UMb1)

1
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
3
Hop Count
84
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 2853735
Mesh Packet ID: 0x22a1b50f
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-11-28 16:51:56 UTC
From Node: KMesh.us 🌄 Denning (Kden)
To Node: Umbro Base 1 (UMb1)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Cams Rak4631 (CARA)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -42 dBm
SNR: 5.75 dBm
Hop Info: 3/5 hops
Start: 5, Limit: 2
Relay Node: 6c CAM
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: 84 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: !c2abcf70 → !2efb081e → Forest-Edge Vernon Repeater (FEr1)
Hop Count: 2 hops
Status: Forward incomplete, Return in progress
SNR Towards: -7.5 dB -7.0 dB 5.25 dB -7.5 dB
Return Path: Forest-Edge Highpoint Repeater (FEr5) → !1495ae30 → CAM
SNR Back: 3.5 dB -7.0 dB -15.75 dB
Route Visualization

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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Umbro Base 1 (UMb1) !c2abcf70 Unknown -7.5 dB Origin Hops
2 !c2abcf70 !2efb081e Unknown -7.0 dB Relay Hops
3 !2efb081e Forest-Edge Vernon Repeater (FEr1) Unknown 5.25 dB Relay Hops
4 Forest-Edge Vernon Repeater (FEr1) KMesh.us 🌄 Denning (Kden) 83.21 km -7.5 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Return Path Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 KMesh.us 🌄 Denning (Kden) Forest-Edge Highpoint Repeater (FEr5) 68.10 km 3.5 dB Return Start Hops
2 Forest-Edge Highpoint Repeater (FEr5) !1495ae30 Unknown -7.0 dB Return Relay Hops
3 !1495ae30 CAM Unknown -15.75 dB Return End Hops
Total Forward Distance
83.21 km
Total Return Distance
68.10 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:84 bytes
Gateway:!953f7321
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:3 / 5
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Acknowledgment requested
+ 2 more...
Exposure Risks:
âš  Default channel - no encryption
âš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 2 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !953f7321
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (84 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 153829382
Source node ID 		uint32
to 3679566916
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 84 bytes size
hop_limit 2
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 5
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 3
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -42.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 5.75 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1764348827
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 108
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1764348716.4586146
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:
  • âš  Default channel - no encryption
  • âš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • âš  Multi-hop path visible (3 hops)
  • âš  RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !953f7321
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -42.0 dBm
SNR: 5.75 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:84 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 3266039664, 788203550, 3165887420 ], "snr_towards": [ -7.5, -7.0, 5.25, -7.5 ], "route_back": [ 1695894088, 345353776, 3127550316 ], "snr_back": [ 3.5, -7.0, -15.75 ], "route_node_names": { "3679566916": "Umbro Base 1 (UMb1)", "153829382": "KMesh.us 🌄 Denning (Kden)", "1695894088": "Forest-Edge Highpoint Repeater (FEr5)", "3127550316": "CAM", "3266039664": "!c2abcf70", "345353776": "!1495ae30", "3165887420": "Forest-Edge Vernon Repeater (FEr1)", "788203550": "!2efb081e" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 2853735, "timestamp": 1764348716.4586146, "from_node_id": 153829382, "to_node_id": 3679566916, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!953f7321", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 581022991, "rssi": -42, "snr": 5.75, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 5, "payload_length": 84, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a0c70cfabc21e08fb2ebc9bb3bc121fe2ffffffffffffffff01e4ffffffffffffffff0115e2ffffffffffffffff011a0c484a156530ae95146ca16aba22150ee4ffffffffffffffff01c1ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1764348827, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 108, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-11-28 16:51:56 UTC", "hop_count": 3, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "KMesh.us 🌄 Denning (Kden)", "to_node_name": "Umbro Base 1 (UMb1)", "relay_hex": "6c", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 3127550316, "node_name": "CAM", "hex_id": "!ba6aa16c", "short_name": "CAM", "last_byte": "6c" } ], "gateway_name": "Cams Rak4631 (CARA)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 2503963425, "latitude": 41.123, "longitude": -73.1229999, "altitude": 63, "timestamp": 1764384264.0673075, "timestamp_str": "2025-11-28 21:44:24", "display_name": "Cams Rak4631", "long_name": "Cams Rak4631", "short_name": "CARA", "hw_model": "RAK4631" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 2853735, "from_node_id": 153829382, "to_node_id": 3679566916, "timestamp": 1764348716.4586146, "gateway_id": "!953f7321", "raw_payload": "0a0c70cfabc21e08fb2ebc9bb3bc121fe2ffffffffffffffff01e4ffffffffffffffff0115e2ffffffffffffffff011a0c484a156530ae95146ca16aba22150ee4ffffffffffffffff01c1ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 5, "from_node_name": "KMesh.us 🌄 Denning (Kden)", "to_node_name": "Umbro Base 1 (UMb1)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 3266039664, 788203550, 3165887420 ], "snr_towards": [ -7.5, -7.0, 5.25, -7.5 ], "route_back": [ 1695894088, 345353776, 3127550316 ], "snr_back": [ 3.5, -7.0, -15.75 ] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward_with_return", "node_ids": [ 3679566916, 3266039664, 788203550, 3165887420, 153829382 ], "node_names": [ "Umbro Base 1 (UMb1)", "!c2abcf70", "!2efb081e", "Forest-Edge Vernon Repeater (FEr1)", "KMesh.us 🌄 Denning (Kden)" ], "snr_values": [ -7.5, -7.0, 5.25, -7.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3679566916, "to_node_id": 3266039664, "from_node_name": "Umbro Base 1 (UMb1)", "to_node_name": "!c2abcf70", "snr": -7.5, "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": 2, "from_node_id": 3266039664, "to_node_id": 788203550, "from_node_name": "!c2abcf70", "to_node_name": "!2efb081e", "snr": -7.0, "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": 788203550, "to_node_id": 3165887420, "from_node_name": "!2efb081e", "to_node_name": "Forest-Edge Vernon Repeater (FEr1)", "snr": 5.25, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 3165887420, "to_node_id": 153829382, "from_node_name": "Forest-Edge Vernon Repeater (FEr1)", "to_node_name": "KMesh.us 🌄 Denning (Kden)", "snr": -7.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 83211.6046651609, "from_location_timestamp": 1763561144.6405745, "to_location_timestamp": 1764348087.12197, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.3w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 4 }, "return_path": { "path_type": "return", "node_ids": [ 153829382, 1695894088, 345353776, 3127550316 ], "node_names": [ "KMesh.us 🌄 Denning (Kden)", "Forest-Edge Highpoint Repeater (FEr5)", "!1495ae30", "CAM" ], "snr_values": [ 3.5, -7.0, -15.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 153829382, "to_node_id": 1695894088, "from_node_name": "KMesh.us 🌄 Denning (Kden)", "to_node_name": "Forest-Edge Highpoint Repeater (FEr5)", "snr": 3.5, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 68099.74344687202, "from_location_timestamp": 1764348087.12197, "to_location_timestamp": 1762804659.0640674, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.6w ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1695894088, "to_node_id": 345353776, "from_node_name": "Forest-Edge Highpoint Repeater (FEr5)", "to_node_name": "!1495ae30", "snr": -7.0, "direction": "return", "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": 345353776, "to_node_id": 3127550316, "from_node_name": "!1495ae30", "to_node_name": "CAM", "snr": -15.75, "direction": "return", "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": 3 }, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "combined_rf", "node_ids": [ 3679566916, 3266039664, 788203550, 3165887420, 153829382, 1695894088, 345353776, 3127550316 ], "node_names": [ "Umbro Base 1 (UMb1)", "!c2abcf70", "!2efb081e", "Forest-Edge Vernon Repeater (FEr1)", "KMesh.us 🌄 Denning (Kden)", "Forest-Edge Highpoint Repeater (FEr5)", "!1495ae30", "CAM" ], "snr_values": [ -7.5, -7.0, 5.25, -7.5, 3.5, -7.0, -15.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3679566916, "to_node_id": 3266039664, "from_node_name": "Umbro Base 1 (UMb1)", "to_node_name": "!c2abcf70", "snr": -7.5, "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": 2, "from_node_id": 3266039664, "to_node_id": 788203550, "from_node_name": "!c2abcf70", "to_node_name": "!2efb081e", "snr": -7.0, "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": 788203550, "to_node_id": 3165887420, "from_node_name": "!2efb081e", "to_node_name": "Forest-Edge Vernon Repeater (FEr1)", "snr": 5.25, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 3165887420, "to_node_id": 153829382, "from_node_name": "Forest-Edge Vernon Repeater (FEr1)", "to_node_name": "KMesh.us 🌄 Denning (Kden)", "snr": -7.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 83211.6046651609, "from_location_timestamp": 1763561144.6405745, "to_location_timestamp": 1764348087.12197, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.3w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 153829382, "to_node_id": 1695894088, "from_node_name": "KMesh.us 🌄 Denning (Kden)", "to_node_name": "Forest-Edge Highpoint Repeater (FEr5)", "snr": 3.5, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 68099.74344687202, "from_location_timestamp": 1764348087.12197, "to_location_timestamp": 1762804659.0640674, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.6w ago" }, { "hop_number": 6, "from_node_id": 1695894088, "to_node_id": 345353776, "from_node_name": "Forest-Edge Highpoint Repeater (FEr5)", "to_node_name": "!1495ae30", "snr": -7.0, "direction": "return_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": 7, "from_node_id": 345353776, "to_node_id": 3127550316, "from_node_name": "!1495ae30", "to_node_name": "CAM", "snr": -15.75, "direction": "return_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": 7 } }, "has_return_path": true, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Umbro Base 1 (UMb1) → !c2abcf70 → !2efb081e → Forest-Edge Vernon Repeater (FEr1) → KMesh.us 🌄 Denning (Kden)", "return_path_display": "KMesh.us 🌄 Denning (Kden) → Forest-Edge Highpoint Repeater (FEr5) → !1495ae30 → CAM", "actual_rf_path_display": "Umbro Base 1 (UMb1) → !c2abcf70 → !2efb081e → Forest-Edge Vernon Repeater (FEr1) → KMesh.us 🌄 Denning (Kden) → Forest-Edge Highpoint Repeater (FEr5) → !1495ae30 → CAM", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3679566916, "to_node_id": 3266039664, "from_node_name": "Umbro Base 1 (UMb1)", "to_node_name": "!c2abcf70", "snr": -7.5, "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": 2, "from_node_id": 3266039664, "to_node_id": 788203550, "from_node_name": "!c2abcf70", "to_node_name": "!2efb081e", "snr": -7.0, "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": 788203550, "to_node_id": 3165887420, "from_node_name": "!2efb081e", "to_node_name": "Forest-Edge Vernon Repeater (FEr1)", "snr": 5.25, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 3165887420, "to_node_id": 153829382, "from_node_name": "Forest-Edge Vernon Repeater (FEr1)", "to_node_name": "KMesh.us 🌄 Denning (Kden)", "snr": -7.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 83211.6046651609, "from_location_timestamp": 1763561144.6405745, "to_location_timestamp": 1764348087.12197, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.3w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago" } ], "return_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 153829382, "to_node_id": 1695894088, "from_node_name": "KMesh.us 🌄 Denning (Kden)", "to_node_name": "Forest-Edge Highpoint Repeater (FEr5)", "snr": 3.5, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 68099.74344687202, "from_location_timestamp": 1764348087.12197, "to_location_timestamp": 1762804659.0640674, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.6w ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1695894088, "to_node_id": 345353776, "from_node_name": "Forest-Edge Highpoint Repeater (FEr5)", "to_node_name": "!1495ae30", "snr": -7.0, "direction": "return", "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": 345353776, "to_node_id": 3127550316, "from_node_name": "!1495ae30", "to_node_name": "CAM", "snr": -15.75, "direction": "return", "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" } ], "total_forward_distance": 83211.6046651609, "total_return_distance": 68099.74344687202 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!953f7321", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 153829382, "to": 3679566916, "id": 581022991, "rx_time": 1764348827, "rx_snr": 5.75, "rx_rssi": -42, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 5, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 108, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a0c70cfabc21e08fb2ebc9bb3bc121fe2ffffffffffffffff01e4ffffffffffffffff0115e2ffffffffffffffff011a0c484a156530ae95146ca16aba22150ee4ffffffffffffffff01c1ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 3266039664, 788203550, 3165887420 ], "snr_towards": [ -30, -28, 21, -30 ], "route_back": [ 1695894088, 345353776, 3127550316 ], "snr_back": [ 14, -28, -63 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (84 bytes)
0a0c70cfabc21e08fb2ebc9bb3bc121fe2ffffffffffffffff01e4ffffffffffffffff0115e2ffffffffffffffff011a0c484a156530ae95146ca16aba22150ee4ffffffffffffffff01c1ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:84 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
Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
Cams Rak4631 (CARA) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-42.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 6c CAM LongFast 2025-11-28 16:51:56 UTC Current
No other receptions found within ±2 seconds
1

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways