Packet #2872500 Success

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

15
Total Receptions
15
Unique Gateways
2
Hop Count
74
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 2872500
Mesh Packet ID: 0x48b9fb6e
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-11-29 01:37:10 UTC
From Node: P3NY Pony Express Solar (P3NY)
To Node: Meshtastic f5c8 (f5c8)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: CBZ0 🚕 mobile (CBZ0)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -112 dBm
SNR: -11.5 dBm
Hop Info: 2/3 hops
Start: 3, Limit: 1
Relay Node: b4 2ab4 , PARK
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: 74 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: Forward incomplete, Return in progress
SNR Towards: -4.75 dB -12.5 dB -4.0 dB
Return Path: Macking Cheems (pnor) → Central Park (PARK)
SNR Back: -5.75 dB -5.5 dB
Route Visualization

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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Meshtastic f5c8 (f5c8) 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 Relay Hops
3 P4NY Pony Express Solar (P4NY) P3NY Pony Express Solar (P3NY) 4.38 km -4.0 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Return Path Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 P3NY Pony Express Solar (P3NY) Macking Cheems (pnor) 8.57 km -5.75 dB Return Start Hops
2 Macking Cheems (pnor) Central Park (PARK) 9.48 km -5.5 dB Return End Hops
Total Forward Distance
9.12 km
Total Return Distance
18.05 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:74 bytes
Gateway:!9ee7fa58
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 !9ee7fa58
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (74 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 74 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 -112.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -11.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1764380325
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 180
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1764380230.8063352
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: !9ee7fa58
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -112.0 dBm
SNR: -11.50 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:74 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 1262767456, 2570358563 ], "snr_towards": [ -4.75, -12.5, -4.0 ], "route_back": [ 2651249884, 966377140 ], "snr_back": [ -5.75, -5.5 ], "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)", "966377140": "Central Park (PARK)", "2651249884": "Macking Cheems (pnor)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 2872500, "timestamp": 1764380230.8063352, "from_node_id": 3179457160, "to_node_id": 321385928, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!9ee7fa58", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 1220148078, "rssi": -112, "snr": -11.5, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 3, "payload_length": 74, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a08604d444b238f3499121eedffffffffffffffff01ceffffffffffffffff01f0ffffffffffffffff011a08dcdc069eb4be99392214e9ffffffffffffffff01eaffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1764380325, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 180, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-11-29 01:37:10 UTC", "hop_count": 2, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "P3NY Pony Express Solar (P3NY)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic f5c8 (f5c8)", "relay_hex": "b4", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 711928500, "node_name": "!2a6f2ab4", "hex_id": "!2a6f2ab4", "short_name": "2ab4", "last_byte": "b4" }, { "node_id": 966377140, "node_name": "Central Park ", "hex_id": "!3999beb4", "short_name": "PARK", "last_byte": "b4" } ], "gateway_name": "CBZ0 🚕 mobile (CBZ0)", "gateway_location": null }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 2872500, "from_node_id": 3179457160, "to_node_id": 321385928, "timestamp": 1764380230.8063352, "gateway_id": "!9ee7fa58", "raw_payload": "0a08604d444b238f3499121eedffffffffffffffff01ceffffffffffffffff01f0ffffffffffffffff011a08dcdc069eb4be99392214e9ffffffffffffffff01eaffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 1, "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": [ 2651249884, 966377140 ], "snr_back": [ -5.75, -5.5 ] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward_with_return", "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", "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", "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", "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": false, "total_hops": 3 }, "return_path": { "path_type": "return", "node_ids": [ 3179457160, 2651249884, 966377140 ], "node_names": [ "P3NY Pony Express Solar (P3NY)", "Macking Cheems (pnor)", "Central Park (PARK)" ], "snr_values": [ -5.75, -5.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3179457160, "to_node_id": 2651249884, "from_node_name": "P3NY Pony Express Solar (P3NY)", "to_node_name": "Macking Cheems (pnor)", "snr": -5.75, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 8568.10645906544, "from_location_timestamp": 1764367542.6739705, "to_location_timestamp": 1763648318.1562245, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.2w ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2651249884, "to_node_id": 966377140, "from_node_name": "Macking Cheems (pnor)", "to_node_name": "Central Park (PARK)", "snr": -5.5, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 9481.009624893235, "from_location_timestamp": 1763648318.1562245, "to_location_timestamp": 1761074023.709477, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.2w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 5.5w ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 2 }, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "combined_rf", "node_ids": [ 321385928, 1262767456, 2570358563, 3179457160, 2651249884, 966377140 ], "node_names": [ "Meshtastic f5c8 (f5c8)", "JRHZ (Brooklyn North F.R.O.G Net 🐸) (JRHZ)", "P4NY Pony Express Solar (P4NY)", "P3NY Pony Express Solar (P3NY)", "Macking Cheems (pnor)", "Central Park (PARK)" ], "snr_values": [ -4.75, -12.5, -4.0, -5.75, -5.5 ], "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" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 3179457160, "to_node_id": 2651249884, "from_node_name": "P3NY Pony Express Solar (P3NY)", "to_node_name": "Macking Cheems (pnor)", "snr": -5.75, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 8568.10645906544, "from_location_timestamp": 1764367542.6739705, "to_location_timestamp": 1763648318.1562245, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.2w ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 2651249884, "to_node_id": 966377140, "from_node_name": "Macking Cheems (pnor)", "to_node_name": "Central Park (PARK)", "snr": -5.5, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 9481.009624893235, "from_location_timestamp": 1763648318.1562245, "to_location_timestamp": 1761074023.709477, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.2w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 5.5w ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 5 } }, "has_return_path": true, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Meshtastic f5c8 (f5c8) → JRHZ (Brooklyn North F.R.O.G Net 🐸) (JRHZ) → P4NY Pony Express Solar (P4NY) → P3NY Pony Express Solar (P3NY)", "return_path_display": "P3NY Pony Express Solar (P3NY) → Macking Cheems (pnor) → Central Park (PARK)", "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) → Macking Cheems (pnor) → Central Park (PARK)", "forward_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", "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", "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", "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" } ], "return_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3179457160, "to_node_id": 2651249884, "from_node_name": "P3NY Pony Express Solar (P3NY)", "to_node_name": "Macking Cheems (pnor)", "snr": -5.75, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 8568.10645906544, "from_location_timestamp": 1764367542.6739705, "to_location_timestamp": 1763648318.1562245, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.2w ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2651249884, "to_node_id": 966377140, "from_node_name": "Macking Cheems (pnor)", "to_node_name": "Central Park (PARK)", "snr": -5.5, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 9481.009624893235, "from_location_timestamp": 1763648318.1562245, "to_location_timestamp": 1761074023.709477, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.2w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 5.5w ago" } ], "total_forward_distance": 9119.295269854225, "total_return_distance": 18049.116083958674 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!9ee7fa58", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 3179457160, "to": 321385928, "id": 1220148078, "rx_time": 1764380325, "rx_snr": -11.5, "rx_rssi": -112, "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": 180, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a08604d444b238f3499121eedffffffffffffffff01ceffffffffffffffff01f0ffffffffffffffff011a08dcdc069eb4be99392214e9ffffffffffffffff01eaffffffffffffffff01", "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 ], "route_back": [ 2651249884, 966377140 ], "snr_back": [ -23, -22 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (74 bytes)
0a08604d444b238f3499121eedffffffffffffffff01ceffffffffffffffff01f0ffffffffffffffff011a08dcdc069eb4be99392214e9ffffffffffffffff01eaffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:74 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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Map shows gateway locations that received this packet. Hop counts are displayed if available.
Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
CBZ0 🚕 mobile (CBZ0) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-112.0 dBm -11.50 dB 2 b4 2ab4 , PARK LongFast 2025-11-29 01:37:10 UTC Current
dkTowerBot (dkTB) -15.898s
Before 		-107.0 dBm -17.00 dB 0 88 grns , P3NY LongFast 2025-11-29 01:36:54 UTC View
Steiner Studios Tower (SST) -15.887s
Before 		-124.0 dBm -19.50 dB 0 88 P3NY LongFast 2025-11-29 01:36:54 UTC View
DRP1 Chelsea (DRP1) -15.536s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -8.50 dB 0 88 P3NY LongFast 2025-11-29 01:36:55 UTC View
YMH 2 @ Your Mom’s House (YMH2) -13.086s
Before 		-61.0 dBm 2.50 dB 1 90 NLG1 LongFast 2025-11-29 01:36:57 UTC View
Meshtastic 631c (631c) -12.862s
Before 		-100.0 dBm -8.50 dB 1 10 WA2J , 8a10 LongFast 2025-11-29 01:36:57 UTC View
LORSANGE (LORS) -12.485s
Before 		-117.0 dBm -14.00 dB 1 80 tks , p@bp , BR03 LongFast 2025-11-29 01:36:58 UTC View
Gowanus Soda (p1p) -11.625s
Before 		-115.0 dBm -8.50 dB 1 81 Titi LongFast 2025-11-29 01:36:59 UTC View
Sunset Soda (p8p) -11.618s
Before 		-119.0 dBm -9.75 dB 1 81 Titi LongFast 2025-11-29 01:36:59 UTC View
Meshtastic f5c8 (f5c8) -10.505s
Before 		-108.0 dBm -16.50 dB 1 60 LongFast 2025-11-29 01:37:00 UTC View
Fried Fish 1 | nyme.sh (FF1) -10.279s
Before 		-92.0 dBm -0.50 dB 2 b8 🫠 LongFast 2025-11-29 01:37:00 UTC View
Claudiopolis-440c (440c) -5.443s
Before 		-98.0 dBm -14.25 dB 2 63 XAPn , b063 LongFast 2025-11-29 01:37:05 UTC View
NHaledon - Dorothy (NHDO) -4.288s
Before 		-119.0 dBm -10.25 dB 1 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-11-29 01:37:06 UTC View
ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) -0.267s
Before 		-40.0 dBm 6.25 dB 2 78 LongFast 2025-11-29 01:37:10 UTC View
K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP) +0.077s
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