Packet #2872488 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from P3NY Pony Express Solar (P3NY) to Meshtastic f5c8 (f5c8)

15
Total Receptions
15
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
42
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 2872488
Mesh Packet ID: 0x48b9fb6e
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-11-29 01:36:55 UTC
From Node: P3NY Pony Express Solar (P3NY)
To Node: Meshtastic f5c8 (f5c8)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: DRP1 Chelsea (DRP1)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -109 dBm
SNR: -8.5 dBm
Hop Info: 0/3 hops
Start: 3, Limit: 3
Relay Node: 88 P3NY
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: 42 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: JRHZ (Brooklyn North F.R.O.G Net 🐸) (JRHZ) → P4NY Pony Express Solar (P4NY)
Hop Count: 1 hops
Status: Complete
SNR Towards: -4.75 dB -12.5 dB -4.0 dB
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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 P3NY Pony Express Solar (P3NY) JRHZ (Brooklyn North F.R.O.G Net 🐸) (JRHZ) 2.25 km -4.75 dB Origin Hops
2 JRHZ (Brooklyn North F.R.O.G Net 🐸) (JRHZ) P4NY Pony Express Solar (P4NY) 2.48 km -12.5 dB Destination Hops
Total Forward Distance
4.74 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:42 bytes
Gateway:!ba66323c
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:Unknown / 3
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Acknowledgment requested
+ 3 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Default channel - no encryption
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !ba66323c
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (42 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 3179457160
Source node ID 		uint32
to 321385928
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 42 bytes size
hop_limit 3
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 3
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 0
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -109.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -8.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1764380326
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 136
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1764380215.2702196
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
  • ✓ Zero-hop: direct from source to MQTT gateway
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Default channel - no encryption
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !ba66323c
Zero Hop Policy: Enabled
Direct gateway connection
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -109.0 dBm
SNR: -8.50 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:42 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 1262767456, 2570358563 ], "snr_towards": [ -4.75, -12.5, -4.0 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "1262767456": "JRHZ (Brooklyn North F.R.O.G Net 🐸) (JRHZ)", "2570358563": "P4NY Pony Express Solar (P4NY)", "3179457160": "P3NY Pony Express Solar (P3NY)", "321385928": "Meshtastic f5c8 (f5c8)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 2872488, "timestamp": 1764380215.2702196, "from_node_id": 3179457160, "to_node_id": 321385928, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!ba66323c", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 1220148078, "rssi": -109, "snr": -8.5, "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 3, "payload_length": 42, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a08604d444b238f3499121eedffffffffffffffff01ceffffffffffffffff01f0ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1764380326, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 136, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-11-29 01:36:55 UTC", "hop_count": 0, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "P3NY Pony Express Solar (P3NY)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic f5c8 (f5c8)", "relay_hex": "88", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 3179457160, "node_name": "P3NY Pony Express Solar", "hex_id": "!bd82aa88", "short_name": "P3NY", "last_byte": "88" } ], "gateway_name": "DRP1 Chelsea (DRP1)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 3127259708, "latitude": 40.7449812, "longitude": -73.9952359, "altitude": 43, "timestamp": 1760713976.0540876, "timestamp_str": "2025-10-17 11:12:56", "display_name": "DRP1 Chelsea", "long_name": "DRP1 Chelsea", "short_name": "DRP1", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 2872488, "from_node_id": 3179457160, "to_node_id": 321385928, "timestamp": 1764380215.2702196, "gateway_id": "!ba66323c", "raw_payload": "0a08604d444b238f3499121eedffffffffffffffff01ceffffffffffffffff01f0ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 3, "from_node_name": "P3NY Pony Express Solar (P3NY)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic f5c8 (f5c8)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 1262767456, 2570358563 ], "snr_towards": [ -4.75, -12.5, -4.0 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 3179457160, 1262767456, 2570358563 ], "node_names": [ "P3NY Pony Express Solar (P3NY)", "JRHZ (Brooklyn North F.R.O.G Net 🐸) (JRHZ)", "P4NY Pony Express Solar (P4NY)" ], "snr_values": [ -4.75, -12.5, -4.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3179457160, "to_node_id": 1262767456, "from_node_name": "P3NY Pony Express Solar (P3NY)", "to_node_name": "JRHZ (Brooklyn North F.R.O.G Net 🐸) (JRHZ)", "snr": -4.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2254.866770643498, "from_location_timestamp": 1764367542.6739705, "to_location_timestamp": 1763607192.51897, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.3w ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1262767456, "to_node_id": 2570358563, "from_node_name": "JRHZ (Brooklyn North F.R.O.G Net 🐸) (JRHZ)", "to_node_name": "P4NY Pony Express Solar (P4NY)", "snr": -12.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2482.723856392887, "from_location_timestamp": 1763607192.51897, "to_location_timestamp": 1764378553.809667, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.3w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.5h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 2 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 321385928, 1262767456, 2570358563, 3179457160 ], "node_names": [ "Meshtastic f5c8 (f5c8)", "JRHZ (Brooklyn North F.R.O.G Net 🐸) (JRHZ)", "P4NY Pony Express Solar (P4NY)", "P3NY Pony Express Solar (P3NY)" ], "snr_values": [ -4.75, -12.5, -4.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 321385928, "to_node_id": 1262767456, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic f5c8 (f5c8)", "to_node_name": "JRHZ (Brooklyn North F.R.O.G Net 🐸) (JRHZ)", "snr": -4.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2254.9067253593666, "from_location_timestamp": 1764376699.5738142, "to_location_timestamp": 1763607192.51897, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.3w ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1262767456, "to_node_id": 2570358563, "from_node_name": "JRHZ (Brooklyn North F.R.O.G Net 🐸) (JRHZ)", "to_node_name": "P4NY Pony Express Solar (P4NY)", "snr": -12.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2482.723856392887, "from_location_timestamp": 1763607192.51897, "to_location_timestamp": 1764378553.809667, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.3w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.5h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "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": -4.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 4381.664688101971, "from_location_timestamp": 1764378553.809667, "to_location_timestamp": 1764367542.6739705, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.5h ago" } ], "is_complete": true, "total_hops": 3 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": true, "forward_path_display": "P3NY Pony Express Solar (P3NY) → JRHZ (Brooklyn North F.R.O.G Net 🐸) (JRHZ) → P4NY Pony Express Solar (P4NY)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "Meshtastic f5c8 (f5c8) → JRHZ (Brooklyn North F.R.O.G Net 🐸) (JRHZ) → P4NY Pony Express Solar (P4NY) → P3NY Pony Express Solar (P3NY)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3179457160, "to_node_id": 1262767456, "from_node_name": "P3NY Pony Express Solar (P3NY)", "to_node_name": "JRHZ (Brooklyn North F.R.O.G Net 🐸) (JRHZ)", "snr": -4.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2254.866770643498, "from_location_timestamp": 1764367542.6739705, "to_location_timestamp": 1763607192.51897, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.3w ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1262767456, "to_node_id": 2570358563, "from_node_name": "JRHZ (Brooklyn North F.R.O.G Net 🐸) (JRHZ)", "to_node_name": "P4NY Pony Express Solar (P4NY)", "snr": -12.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2482.723856392887, "from_location_timestamp": 1763607192.51897, "to_location_timestamp": 1764378553.809667, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.3w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.5h ago" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 4737.590627036385, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!ba66323c", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 3179457160, "to": 321385928, "id": 1220148078, "rx_time": 1764380326, "rx_snr": -8.5, "rx_rssi": -109, "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 3, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 136, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a08604d444b238f3499121eedffffffffffffffff01ceffffffffffffffff01f0ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 1262767456, 2570358563 ], "snr_towards": [ -19, -50, -16 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (42 bytes)
0a08604d444b238f3499121eedffffffffffffffff01ceffffffffffffffff01f0ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:42 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
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Correlation: Using Mesh Packet ID
Reception Locations

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Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
DRP1 Chelsea (DRP1) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-109.0 dBm -8.50 dB 0 88 P3NY LongFast 2025-11-29 01:36:55 UTC Current
dkTowerBot (dkTB) -0.362s
Before 		-107.0 dBm -17.00 dB 0 88 grns , P3NY LongFast 2025-11-29 01:36:54 UTC View
Steiner Studios Tower (SST) -0.350s
Before 		-124.0 dBm -19.50 dB 0 88 P3NY LongFast 2025-11-29 01:36:54 UTC View
YMH 2 @ Your Mom’s House (YMH2) +2.450s
After 		-61.0 dBm 2.50 dB 1 90 NLG1 LongFast 2025-11-29 01:36:57 UTC View
Meshtastic 631c (631c) +2.674s
After 		-100.0 dBm -8.50 dB 1 10 WA2J , 8a10 LongFast 2025-11-29 01:36:57 UTC View
LORSANGE (LORS) +3.052s
After 		-117.0 dBm -14.00 dB 1 80 tks , p@bp , BR03 LongFast 2025-11-29 01:36:58 UTC View
Gowanus Soda (p1p) +3.911s
After 		-115.0 dBm -8.50 dB 1 81 Titi LongFast 2025-11-29 01:36:59 UTC View
Sunset Soda (p8p) +3.918s
After 		-119.0 dBm -9.75 dB 1 81 Titi LongFast 2025-11-29 01:36:59 UTC View
Meshtastic f5c8 (f5c8) +5.031s
After 		-108.0 dBm -16.50 dB 1 60 LongFast 2025-11-29 01:37:00 UTC View
Fried Fish 1 | nyme.sh (FF1) +5.257s
After 		-92.0 dBm -0.50 dB 2 b8 🫠 LongFast 2025-11-29 01:37:00 UTC View
Claudiopolis-440c (440c) +10.094s
After 		-98.0 dBm -14.25 dB 2 63 XAPn , b063 LongFast 2025-11-29 01:37:05 UTC View
NHaledon - Dorothy (NHDO) +11.248s
After 		-119.0 dBm -10.25 dB 1 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-11-29 01:37:06 UTC View
ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) +15.269s
After 		-40.0 dBm 6.25 dB 2 78 LongFast 2025-11-29 01:37:10 UTC View
CBZ0 🚕 mobile (CBZ0) +15.536s
After 		-112.0 dBm -11.50 dB 2 b4 2ab4 , PARK LongFast 2025-11-29 01:37:10 UTC View
K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP) +15.614s
After 		-102.0 dBm 4.25 dB 2 78 SCP2 LongFast 2025-11-29 01:37:10 UTC View
15

Total Receptions

15

Unique Gateways