Packet #2877821 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from grnchTracker (grnt) to Vernon2 4b7b (4b7b)

18
Total Receptions
18
Unique Gateways
3
Hop Count
37
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 2877821
Mesh Packet ID: 0x2145550c
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-11-29 04:17:21 UTC
From Node: grnchTracker (grnt)
To Node: Vernon2 4b7b (4b7b)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Meshtastic 1ca3 (1ca3)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -121 dBm
SNR: -12.25 dBm
Hop Info: 3/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 4
Relay Node: 31 a031
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: 37 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: WA2JNF (WA2J) → Casa de Timoun (Titi) → Prospect a031 (a031)
Hop Count: 2 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: -11.75 dB -0.75 dB 4.25 dB
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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 grnchTracker (grnt) WA2JNF (WA2J) Unknown -11.75 dB Origin Hops
2 WA2JNF (WA2J) Casa de Timoun (Titi) Unknown -0.75 dB Relay Hops
3 Casa de Timoun (Titi) Prospect a031 (a031) 6.48 km 4.25 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
6.48 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:37 bytes
Gateway:!8ac01ca3
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:3 / 7
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 !8ac01ca3
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (37 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2041974672
Source node ID 		uint32
to 2470857595
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 37 bytes size
hop_limit 4
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 7
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 3
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -121.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -12.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1764389944
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 49
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1764389841.7023895
Unix timestamp 		uint32
MQTT Privacy & Exposure Analysis

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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 (3 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !8ac01ca3
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -121.0 dBm
SNR: -12.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:37 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 1135980560, 314088833, 351772721 ], "snr_towards": [ -11.75, -0.75, 4.25 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "314088833": "Casa de Timoun (Titi)", "1135980560": "WA2JNF (WA2J)", "2041974672": "grnchTracker (grnt)", "351772721": "Prospect a031 (a031)", "2470857595": "Vernon2 4b7b (4b7b)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 2877821, "timestamp": 1764389841.7023895, "from_node_id": 2041974672, "to_node_id": 2470857595, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!8ac01ca3", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 558191884, "rssi": -121, "snr": -12.25, "hop_limit": 4, "hop_start": 7, "payload_length": 37, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a0c10b0b543819db81231a0f7141215d1ffffffffffffffff01fdffffffffffffffff0111", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1764389944, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 49, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-11-29 04:17:21 UTC", "hop_count": 3, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "grnchTracker (grnt)", "to_node_name": "Vernon2 4b7b (4b7b)", "relay_hex": "31", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 351772721, "node_name": "Prospect a031", "hex_id": "!14f7a031", "short_name": "a031", "last_byte": "31" } ], "gateway_name": "Meshtastic 1ca3 (1ca3)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 2327846051, "latitude": 40.6519808, "longitude": -73.957376, "altitude": null, "timestamp": 1764393768.0305338, "timestamp_str": "2025-11-29 00:22:48", "display_name": "Meshtastic 1ca3", "long_name": "Meshtastic 1ca3", "short_name": "1ca3", "hw_model": "RAK4631" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 2877821, "from_node_id": 2041974672, "to_node_id": 2470857595, "timestamp": 1764389841.7023895, "gateway_id": "!8ac01ca3", "raw_payload": "0a0c10b0b543819db81231a0f7141215d1ffffffffffffffff01fdffffffffffffffff0111", "hop_limit": 4, "hop_start": 7, "from_node_name": "grnchTracker (grnt)", "to_node_name": "!93464b7b", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 1135980560, 314088833, 351772721 ], "snr_towards": [ -11.75, -0.75, 4.25 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 2041974672, 1135980560, 314088833, 351772721 ], "node_names": [ "grnchTracker (grnt)", "WA2JNF (WA2J)", "Casa de Timoun (Titi)", "Prospect a031 (a031)" ], "snr_values": [ -11.75, -0.75, 4.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2041974672, "to_node_id": 1135980560, "from_node_name": "grnchTracker (grnt)", "to_node_name": "WA2JNF (WA2J)", "snr": -11.75, "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": 1135980560, "to_node_id": 314088833, "from_node_name": "WA2JNF (WA2J)", "to_node_name": "Casa de Timoun (Titi)", "snr": -0.75, "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": 314088833, "to_node_id": 351772721, "from_node_name": "Casa de Timoun (Titi)", "to_node_name": "Prospect a031 (a031)", "snr": 4.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 6477.848476960067, "from_location_timestamp": 1764389121.8402905, "to_location_timestamp": 1764373595.3637261, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 4.5h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 3 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 2041974672, 1135980560, 314088833, 351772721 ], "node_names": [ "grnchTracker (grnt)", "WA2JNF (WA2J)", "Casa de Timoun (Titi)", "Prospect a031 (a031)" ], "snr_values": [ -11.75, -0.75, 4.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2041974672, "to_node_id": 1135980560, "from_node_name": "grnchTracker (grnt)", "to_node_name": "WA2JNF (WA2J)", "snr": -11.75, "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": 1135980560, "to_node_id": 314088833, "from_node_name": "WA2JNF (WA2J)", "to_node_name": "Casa de Timoun (Titi)", "snr": -0.75, "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": 314088833, "to_node_id": 351772721, "from_node_name": "Casa de Timoun (Titi)", "to_node_name": "Prospect a031 (a031)", "snr": 4.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 6477.848476960067, "from_location_timestamp": 1764389121.8402905, "to_location_timestamp": 1764373595.3637261, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 4.5h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 3 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "grnchTracker (grnt) → WA2JNF (WA2J) → Casa de Timoun (Titi) → Prospect a031 (a031)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "grnchTracker (grnt) → WA2JNF (WA2J) → Casa de Timoun (Titi) → Prospect a031 (a031)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2041974672, "to_node_id": 1135980560, "from_node_name": "grnchTracker (grnt)", "to_node_name": "WA2JNF (WA2J)", "snr": -11.75, "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": 1135980560, "to_node_id": 314088833, "from_node_name": "WA2JNF (WA2J)", "to_node_name": "Casa de Timoun (Titi)", "snr": -0.75, "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": 314088833, "to_node_id": 351772721, "from_node_name": "Casa de Timoun (Titi)", "to_node_name": "Prospect a031 (a031)", "snr": 4.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 6477.848476960067, "from_location_timestamp": 1764389121.8402905, "to_location_timestamp": 1764373595.3637261, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 4.5h ago" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 6477.848476960067, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!8ac01ca3", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2041974672, "to": 2470857595, "id": 558191884, "rx_time": 1764389944, "rx_snr": -12.25, "rx_rssi": -121, "hop_limit": 4, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 49, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a0c10b0b543819db81231a0f7141215d1ffffffffffffffff01fdffffffffffffffff0111", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 1135980560, 314088833, 351772721 ], "snr_towards": [ -47, -3, 17 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (37 bytes)
0a0c10b0b543819db81231a0f7141215d1ffffffffffffffff01fdffffffffffffffff0111
Hex Analysis:
Size:37 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
Meshtastic 1ca3 (1ca3) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-121.0 dBm -12.25 dB 3 31 a031 LongFast 2025-11-29 04:17:21 UTC Current
Gowanus Soda (p1p) -5.848s
Before 		-114.0 dBm -8.00 dB 0 90 grnt LongFast 2025-11-29 04:17:15 UTC View
Meshtastic 631c (631c) -5.838s
Before 		-98.0 dBm -7.00 dB 0 90 grnt LongFast 2025-11-29 04:17:15 UTC View
Steiner Studios Tower (SST) -3.365s
Before 		-112.0 dBm -10.00 dB 2 81 Titi , JLO9 LongFast 2025-11-29 04:17:18 UTC View
Fried Fish 1 | nyme.sh (FF1) -3.340s
Before 		-105.0 dBm -11.25 dB 2 81 d081 , Titi LongFast 2025-11-29 04:17:18 UTC View
ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) -3.330s
Before 		-84.0 dBm 3.00 dB 2 81 Titi LongFast 2025-11-29 04:17:18 UTC View
Sunset Soda (p8p) -3.102s
Before 		-121.0 dBm -9.00 dB 2 81 Titi LongFast 2025-11-29 04:17:18 UTC View
K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP) -2.998s
Before 		-121.0 dBm -9.00 dB 2 81 Titi , JLO9 LongFast 2025-11-29 04:17:18 UTC View
DRP1 Chelsea (DRP1) +1.677s
After 		-78.0 dBm 6.25 dB 3 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-11-29 04:17:23 UTC View
CBZ0 🚕 mobile (CBZ0) +1.733s
After 		-117.0 dBm -10.00 dB 3 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-11-29 04:17:23 UTC View
Claudiopolis-440c (440c) +1.890s
After 		-89.0 dBm -5.25 dB 3 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-11-29 04:17:23 UTC View
dkTowerBot (dkTB) +6.114s
After 		-103.0 dBm -15.00 dB 4 b2 CBZ1 LongFast 2025-11-29 04:17:27 UTC View
NHaledon - Dorothy (NHDO) +7.249s
After 		-108.0 dBm -2.00 dB 5 81 RAK3 LongFast 2025-11-29 04:17:28 UTC View
YMH 2 @ Your Mom’s House (YMH2) +9.565s
After 		-62.0 dBm 2.25 dB 4 90 NLG1 LongFast 2025-11-29 04:17:31 UTC View
Cams Rak4631 (CARA) +11.140s
After 		-46.0 dBm 7.00 dB 6 f4 CAMR LongFast 2025-11-29 04:17:32 UTC View
nLink-NY-Jamaica1 (NLJ1) +12.111s
After 		-102.0 dBm -5.75 dB 4 d5 ETNA LongFast 2025-11-29 04:17:33 UTC View
Lv4 - Heltec V4 Green (Lv4) +14.338s
After 		-61.0 dBm 5.75 dB 5 68 JLO6 LongFast 2025-11-29 04:17:36 UTC View
YMH 1 @ Your Mom’s House (YMH1) +149.623s
After 		-121.0 dBm -11.75 dB 4 b2 CBZ1 LongFast 2025-11-29 04:19:51 UTC View
18

Total Receptions

18

Unique Gateways