Packet #2877830 Success

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

18
Total Receptions
18
Unique Gateways
4
Hop Count
65
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 2877830
Mesh Packet ID: 0x2145550c
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-11-29 04:17:31 UTC
From Node: grnchTracker (grnt)
To Node: Vernon2 4b7b (4b7b)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: YMH 2 @ Your Mom’s House (YMH2)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -62 dBm
SNR: 2.25 dBm
Hop Info: 4/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 3
Relay Node: 90 NLG1
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: 65 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: WA2JNF (WA2J) → Casa de Timoun (Titi) → ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) → Penn Plaza (Penn) → nLink-NY-Greenpoint1 (NLG1)
Hop Count: 4 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: -11.75 dB -0.75 dB 3.0 dB -4.5 dB -2.5 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
5 Penn Plaza (Penn) nLink-NY-Greenpoint1 (NLG1) Unknown -2.5 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:65 bytes
Gateway:!b2a6fda8
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:4 / 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 !b2a6fda8
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (65 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 65 bytes size
hop_limit 3
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 7
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 4
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -62.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 2.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1764389962
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 144
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1764389851.2676086
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 (4 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !b2a6fda8
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -62.0 dBm
SNR: 2.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:65 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 1135980560, 314088833, 659761751, 1213356233, 3758942608 ], "snr_towards": [ -11.75, -0.75, 3.0, -4.5, -2.5 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "314088833": "Casa de Timoun (Titi)", "1213356233": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "1135980560": "WA2JNF (WA2J)", "3758942608": "nLink-NY-Greenpoint1 (NLG1)", "2041974672": "grnchTracker (grnt)", "659761751": "ClaremontWx.net (CmWx)", "2470857595": "Vernon2 4b7b (4b7b)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 2877830, "timestamp": 1764389851.2676086, "from_node_id": 2041974672, "to_node_id": 2470857595, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!b2a6fda8", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 558191884, "rssi": -62, "snr": 2.25, "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 7, "payload_length": 65, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a1410b0b543819db812572a5327c958524890e90ce01229d1ffffffffffffffff01fdffffffffffffffff010ceeffffffffffffffff01f6ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1764389962, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 144, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-11-29 04:17:31 UTC", "hop_count": 4, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "grnchTracker (grnt)", "to_node_name": "Vernon2 4b7b (4b7b)", "relay_hex": "90", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 3758942608, "node_name": "nLink-NY-Greenpoint1", "hex_id": "!e00ce990", "short_name": "NLG1", "last_byte": "90" } ], "gateway_name": "YMH 2 @ Your Mom’s House (YMH2)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 2997288360, "latitude": 40.730624, "longitude": -73.957376, "altitude": 47, "timestamp": 1764411847.2704678, "timestamp_str": "2025-11-29 05:24:07", "display_name": "YMH 2 @ Your Mom’s House", "long_name": "YMH 2 @ Your Mom’s House", "short_name": "YMH2", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V4" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 2877830, "from_node_id": 2041974672, "to_node_id": 2470857595, "timestamp": 1764389851.2676086, "gateway_id": "!b2a6fda8", "raw_payload": "0a1410b0b543819db812572a5327c958524890e90ce01229d1ffffffffffffffff01fdffffffffffffffff010ceeffffffffffffffff01f6ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 7, "from_node_name": "grnchTracker (grnt)", "to_node_name": "!93464b7b", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 1135980560, 314088833, 659761751, 1213356233, 3758942608 ], "snr_towards": [ -11.75, -0.75, 3.0, -4.5, -2.5 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 2041974672, 1135980560, 314088833, 659761751, 1213356233, 3758942608 ], "node_names": [ "grnchTracker (grnt)", "WA2JNF (WA2J)", "Casa de Timoun (Titi)", "ClaremontWx.net (CmWx)", "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "nLink-NY-Greenpoint1 (NLG1)" ], "snr_values": [ -11.75, -0.75, 3.0, -4.5, -2.5 ], "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" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 1213356233, "to_node_id": 3758942608, "from_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "to_node_name": "nLink-NY-Greenpoint1 (NLG1)", "snr": -2.5, "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" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 5 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 2041974672, 1135980560, 314088833, 659761751, 1213356233, 3758942608 ], "node_names": [ "grnchTracker (grnt)", "WA2JNF (WA2J)", "Casa de Timoun (Titi)", "ClaremontWx.net (CmWx)", "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "nLink-NY-Greenpoint1 (NLG1)" ], "snr_values": [ -11.75, -0.75, 3.0, -4.5, -2.5 ], "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" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 1213356233, "to_node_id": 3758942608, "from_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "to_node_name": "nLink-NY-Greenpoint1 (NLG1)", "snr": -2.5, "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" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 5 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "grnchTracker (grnt) → WA2JNF (WA2J) → Casa de Timoun (Titi) → ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) → Penn Plaza (Penn) → nLink-NY-Greenpoint1 (NLG1)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "grnchTracker (grnt) → WA2JNF (WA2J) → Casa de Timoun (Titi) → ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) → Penn Plaza (Penn) → nLink-NY-Greenpoint1 (NLG1)", "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" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 1213356233, "to_node_id": 3758942608, "from_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "to_node_name": "nLink-NY-Greenpoint1 (NLG1)", "snr": -2.5, "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" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 15614.506927602435, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!b2a6fda8", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2041974672, "to": 2470857595, "id": 558191884, "rx_time": 1764389962, "rx_snr": 2.25, "rx_rssi": -62, "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 144, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a1410b0b543819db812572a5327c958524890e90ce01229d1ffffffffffffffff01fdffffffffffffffff010ceeffffffffffffffff01f6ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 1135980560, 314088833, 659761751, 1213356233, 3758942608 ], "snr_towards": [ -47, -3, 12, -18, -10 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (65 bytes)
0a1410b0b543819db812572a5327c958524890e90ce01229d1ffffffffffffffff01fdffffffffffffffff010ceeffffffffffffffff01f6ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:65 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
YMH 2 @ Your Mom’s House (YMH2) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-62.0 dBm 2.25 dB 4 90 NLG1 LongFast 2025-11-29 04:17:31 UTC Current
Gowanus Soda (p1p) -15.413s
Before 		-114.0 dBm -8.00 dB 0 90 grnt LongFast 2025-11-29 04:17:15 UTC View
Meshtastic 631c (631c) -15.403s
Before 		-98.0 dBm -7.00 dB 0 90 grnt LongFast 2025-11-29 04:17:15 UTC View
Steiner Studios Tower (SST) -12.930s
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) -12.905s
Before 		-105.0 dBm -11.25 dB 2 81 d081 , Titi LongFast 2025-11-29 04:17:18 UTC View
ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) -12.895s
Before 		-84.0 dBm 3.00 dB 2 81 Titi LongFast 2025-11-29 04:17:18 UTC View
Sunset Soda (p8p) -12.667s
Before 		-121.0 dBm -9.00 dB 2 81 Titi LongFast 2025-11-29 04:17:18 UTC View
K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP) -12.564s
Before 		-121.0 dBm -9.00 dB 2 81 Titi , JLO9 LongFast 2025-11-29 04:17:18 UTC View
Meshtastic 1ca3 (1ca3) -9.565s
Before 		-121.0 dBm -12.25 dB 3 31 a031 LongFast 2025-11-29 04:17:21 UTC View
DRP1 Chelsea (DRP1) -7.888s
Before 		-78.0 dBm 6.25 dB 3 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-11-29 04:17:23 UTC View
CBZ0 🚕 mobile (CBZ0) -7.832s
Before 		-117.0 dBm -10.00 dB 3 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-11-29 04:17:23 UTC View
Claudiopolis-440c (440c) -7.676s
Before 		-89.0 dBm -5.25 dB 3 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-11-29 04:17:23 UTC View
dkTowerBot (dkTB) -3.452s
Before 		-103.0 dBm -15.00 dB 4 b2 CBZ1 LongFast 2025-11-29 04:17:27 UTC View
NHaledon - Dorothy (NHDO) -2.316s
Before 		-108.0 dBm -2.00 dB 5 81 RAK3 LongFast 2025-11-29 04:17:28 UTC View
Cams Rak4631 (CARA) +1.575s
After 		-46.0 dBm 7.00 dB 6 f4 CAMR LongFast 2025-11-29 04:17:32 UTC View
nLink-NY-Jamaica1 (NLJ1) +2.545s
After 		-102.0 dBm -5.75 dB 4 d5 ETNA LongFast 2025-11-29 04:17:33 UTC View
Lv4 - Heltec V4 Green (Lv4) +4.773s
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) +140.058s
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