Packet #2877822 Success

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

18
Total Receptions
18
Unique Gateways
3
Hop Count
51
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 2877822
Mesh Packet ID: 0x2145550c
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-11-29 04:17:23 UTC
From Node: grnchTracker (grnt)
To Node: Vernon2 4b7b (4b7b)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: DRP1 Chelsea (DRP1)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -78 dBm
SNR: 6.25 dBm
Hop Info: 3/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 4
Relay Node: c9 Penn , JLX3
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: 51 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: WA2JNF (WA2J) → Casa de Timoun (Titi) → ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) → Penn Plaza (Penn)
Hop Count: 3 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: -11.75 dB -0.75 dB 3.0 dB -4.5 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) ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) 7.06 km 3.0 dB Relay Hops
4 ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) Penn Plaza (Penn) 8.56 km -4.5 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
15.61 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:51 bytes
Gateway:!ba66323c
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 !ba66323c
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (51 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 51 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 -78.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 6.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1764389955
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 201
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1764389843.3793812
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 (3 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !ba66323c
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -78.0 dBm
SNR: 6.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:51 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 1135980560, 314088833, 659761751, 1213356233 ], "snr_towards": [ -11.75, -0.75, 3.0, -4.5 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "314088833": "Casa de Timoun (Titi)", "1213356233": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "1135980560": "WA2JNF (WA2J)", "2041974672": "grnchTracker (grnt)", "659761751": "ClaremontWx.net (CmWx)", "2470857595": "Vernon2 4b7b (4b7b)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 2877822, "timestamp": 1764389843.3793812, "from_node_id": 2041974672, "to_node_id": 2470857595, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!ba66323c", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 558191884, "rssi": -78, "snr": 6.25, "hop_limit": 4, "hop_start": 7, "payload_length": 51, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a1010b0b543819db812572a5327c9585248121fd1ffffffffffffffff01fdffffffffffffffff010ceeffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1764389955, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 201, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-11-29 04:17:23 UTC", "hop_count": 3, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "grnchTracker (grnt)", "to_node_name": "Vernon2 4b7b (4b7b)", "relay_hex": "c9", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 1213356233, "node_name": "Penn Plaza", "hex_id": "!485258c9", "short_name": "Penn", "last_byte": "c9" }, { "node_id": 3881604553, "node_name": "JLX3 - Kew Gardens Solar", "hex_id": "!e75c95c9", "short_name": "JLX3", "last_byte": "c9" } ], "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": 2877822, "from_node_id": 2041974672, "to_node_id": 2470857595, "timestamp": 1764389843.3793812, "gateway_id": "!ba66323c", "raw_payload": "0a1010b0b543819db812572a5327c9585248121fd1ffffffffffffffff01fdffffffffffffffff010ceeffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 4, "hop_start": 7, "from_node_name": "grnchTracker (grnt)", "to_node_name": "!93464b7b", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 1135980560, 314088833, 659761751, 1213356233 ], "snr_towards": [ -11.75, -0.75, 3.0, -4.5 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 2041974672, 1135980560, 314088833, 659761751, 1213356233 ], "node_names": [ "grnchTracker (grnt)", "WA2JNF (WA2J)", "Casa de Timoun (Titi)", "ClaremontWx.net (CmWx)", "Penn Plaza (Penn)" ], "snr_values": [ -11.75, -0.75, 3.0, -4.5 ], "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": 659761751, "from_node_name": "Casa de Timoun (Titi)", "to_node_name": "ClaremontWx.net (CmWx)", "snr": 3.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 7056.440455381651, "from_location_timestamp": 1764389121.8402905, "to_location_timestamp": 1764375103.7036874, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 4.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 659761751, "to_node_id": 1213356233, "from_node_name": "ClaremontWx.net (CmWx)", "to_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "snr": -4.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 8558.066472220784, "from_location_timestamp": 1764375103.7036874, "to_location_timestamp": 1764385454.2321937, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.2h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 4 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 2041974672, 1135980560, 314088833, 659761751, 1213356233 ], "node_names": [ "grnchTracker (grnt)", "WA2JNF (WA2J)", "Casa de Timoun (Titi)", "ClaremontWx.net (CmWx)", "Penn Plaza (Penn)" ], "snr_values": [ -11.75, -0.75, 3.0, -4.5 ], "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": 659761751, "from_node_name": "Casa de Timoun (Titi)", "to_node_name": "ClaremontWx.net (CmWx)", "snr": 3.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 7056.440455381651, "from_location_timestamp": 1764389121.8402905, "to_location_timestamp": 1764375103.7036874, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 4.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 659761751, "to_node_id": 1213356233, "from_node_name": "ClaremontWx.net (CmWx)", "to_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "snr": -4.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 8558.066472220784, "from_location_timestamp": 1764375103.7036874, "to_location_timestamp": 1764385454.2321937, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.2h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 4 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "grnchTracker (grnt) → WA2JNF (WA2J) → Casa de Timoun (Titi) → ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) → Penn Plaza (Penn)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "grnchTracker (grnt) → WA2JNF (WA2J) → Casa de Timoun (Titi) → ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) → Penn Plaza (Penn)", "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": 659761751, "from_node_name": "Casa de Timoun (Titi)", "to_node_name": "ClaremontWx.net (CmWx)", "snr": 3.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 7056.440455381651, "from_location_timestamp": 1764389121.8402905, "to_location_timestamp": 1764375103.7036874, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 4.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 659761751, "to_node_id": 1213356233, "from_node_name": "ClaremontWx.net (CmWx)", "to_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "snr": -4.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 8558.066472220784, "from_location_timestamp": 1764375103.7036874, "to_location_timestamp": 1764385454.2321937, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.2h ago" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 15614.506927602435, "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": 2041974672, "to": 2470857595, "id": 558191884, "rx_time": 1764389955, "rx_snr": 6.25, "rx_rssi": -78, "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": 201, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a1010b0b543819db812572a5327c9585248121fd1ffffffffffffffff01fdffffffffffffffff010ceeffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 1135980560, 314088833, 659761751, 1213356233 ], "snr_towards": [ -47, -3, 12, -18 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (51 bytes)
0a1010b0b543819db812572a5327c9585248121fd1ffffffffffffffff01fdffffffffffffffff010ceeffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:51 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
DRP1 Chelsea (DRP1) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-78.0 dBm 6.25 dB 3 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-11-29 04:17:23 UTC Current
Gowanus Soda (p1p) -7.525s
Before 		-114.0 dBm -8.00 dB 0 90 grnt LongFast 2025-11-29 04:17:15 UTC View
Meshtastic 631c (631c) -7.515s
Before 		-98.0 dBm -7.00 dB 0 90 grnt LongFast 2025-11-29 04:17:15 UTC View
Steiner Studios Tower (SST) -5.042s
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) -5.017s
Before 		-105.0 dBm -11.25 dB 2 81 d081 , Titi LongFast 2025-11-29 04:17:18 UTC View
ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) -5.007s
Before 		-84.0 dBm 3.00 dB 2 81 Titi LongFast 2025-11-29 04:17:18 UTC View
Sunset Soda (p8p) -4.779s
Before 		-121.0 dBm -9.00 dB 2 81 Titi LongFast 2025-11-29 04:17:18 UTC View
K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP) -4.675s
Before 		-121.0 dBm -9.00 dB 2 81 Titi , JLO9 LongFast 2025-11-29 04:17:18 UTC View
Meshtastic 1ca3 (1ca3) -1.677s
Before 		-121.0 dBm -12.25 dB 3 31 a031 LongFast 2025-11-29 04:17:21 UTC View
CBZ0 🚕 mobile (CBZ0) +0.056s
After 		-117.0 dBm -10.00 dB 3 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-11-29 04:17:23 UTC View
Claudiopolis-440c (440c) +0.213s
After 		-89.0 dBm -5.25 dB 3 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-11-29 04:17:23 UTC View
dkTowerBot (dkTB) +4.437s
After 		-103.0 dBm -15.00 dB 4 b2 CBZ1 LongFast 2025-11-29 04:17:27 UTC View
NHaledon - Dorothy (NHDO) +5.572s
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) +7.888s
After 		-62.0 dBm 2.25 dB 4 90 NLG1 LongFast 2025-11-29 04:17:31 UTC View
Cams Rak4631 (CARA) +9.463s
After 		-46.0 dBm 7.00 dB 6 f4 CAMR LongFast 2025-11-29 04:17:32 UTC View
nLink-NY-Jamaica1 (NLJ1) +10.434s
After 		-102.0 dBm -5.75 dB 4 d5 ETNA LongFast 2025-11-29 04:17:33 UTC View
Lv4 - Heltec V4 Green (Lv4) +12.661s
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) +147.946s
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