Packet #2878299 Success

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

12
Total Receptions
12
Unique Gateways
5
Hop Count
65
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 2878299
Mesh Packet ID: 0x21455510
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-11-29 04:28:37 UTC
From Node: grnchTracker (grnt)
To Node: Vernon2 4b7b (4b7b)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Claudiopolis-440c (440c)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -89 dBm
SNR: -3.0 dBm
Hop Info: 5/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 2
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: 65 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: grnchSolar (grns) → Neutrino (ν) → Willoughby Clermont (WyCt) → P2NY Pony Express Solar (P2NY) → Penn Plaza (Penn)
Hop Count: 4 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: 3.75 dB -13.5 dB -7.5 dB -9.0 dB -2.0 dB
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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 grnchTracker (grnt) grnchSolar (grns) Unknown 3.75 dB Origin Hops
2 grnchSolar (grns) Neutrino (ν) Unknown -13.5 dB Relay Hops
3 Neutrino (ν) Willoughby Clermont (WyCt) 4.06 km -7.5 dB Relay Hops
4 Willoughby Clermont (WyCt) P2NY Pony Express Solar (P2NY) 4.81 km -9.0 dB Relay Hops
5 P2NY Pony Express Solar (P2NY) Penn Plaza (Penn) 2.22 km -2.0 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
11.08 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:!ba66440c
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:5 / 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 !ba66440c
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 2
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 7
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 5
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -89.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -3.00 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1764390628
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 1764390517.2780268
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 (5 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !ba66440c
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -89.0 dBm
SNR: -3.00 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": [ 2178830984, 3750236977, 2052347579, 457192747, 1213356233 ], "snr_towards": [ 3.75, -13.5, -7.5, -9.0, -2.0 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "2470857595": "Vernon2 4b7b (4b7b)", "2178830984": "grnchSolar (grns)", "1213356233": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "457192747": "P2NY Pony Express Solar (P2NY)", "2041974672": "grnchTracker (grnt)", "3750236977": "Neutrino (ν)", "2052347579": "Willoughby Clermont (WyCt)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 2878299, "timestamp": 1764390517.2780268, "from_node_id": 2041974672, "to_node_id": 2470857595, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!ba66440c", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 558191888, "rssi": -89, "snr": -3.0, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 7, "payload_length": 65, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a148852de81311388dfbb56547a2b35401bc958524812290fcaffffffffffffffff01e2ffffffffffffffff01dcffffffffffffffff01f8ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1764390628, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 201, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-11-29 04:28:37 UTC", "hop_count": 5, "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": "Claudiopolis-440c (440c)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 3127264268, "latitude": 40.727818, "longitude": -74.032378, "altitude": 30, "timestamp": 1764212444.830751, "timestamp_str": "2025-11-26 22:00:44", "display_name": "Claudiopolis-440c", "long_name": "Claudiopolis-440c", "short_name": "440c", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 2878299, "from_node_id": 2041974672, "to_node_id": 2470857595, "timestamp": 1764390517.2780268, "gateway_id": "!ba66440c", "raw_payload": "0a148852de81311388dfbb56547a2b35401bc958524812290fcaffffffffffffffff01e2ffffffffffffffff01dcffffffffffffffff01f8ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 7, "from_node_name": "grnchTracker (grnt)", "to_node_name": "!93464b7b", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 2178830984, 3750236977, 2052347579, 457192747, 1213356233 ], "snr_towards": [ 3.75, -13.5, -7.5, -9.0, -2.0 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 2041974672, 2178830984, 3750236977, 2052347579, 457192747, 1213356233 ], "node_names": [ "grnchTracker (grnt)", "grnchSolar (grns)", "Neutrino (ν)", "Willoughby Clermont (WyCt)", "P2NY Pony Express Solar (P2NY)", "Penn Plaza (Penn)" ], "snr_values": [ 3.75, -13.5, -7.5, -9.0, -2.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2041974672, "to_node_id": 2178830984, "from_node_name": "grnchTracker (grnt)", "to_node_name": "grnchSolar (grns)", "snr": 3.75, "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": 2178830984, "to_node_id": 3750236977, "from_node_name": "grnchSolar (grns)", "to_node_name": "Neutrino (ν)", "snr": -13.5, "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" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 3750236977, "to_node_id": 2052347579, "from_node_name": "Neutrino (ν)", "to_node_name": "Willoughby Clermont (WyCt)", "snr": -7.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 4058.6864634322023, "from_location_timestamp": 1762957567.3835118, "to_location_timestamp": 1764389098.853295, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.4w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 2052347579, "to_node_id": 457192747, "from_node_name": "Willoughby Clermont (WyCt)", "to_node_name": "P2NY Pony Express Solar (P2NY)", "snr": -9.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 4808.736098977623, "from_location_timestamp": 1764389098.853295, "to_location_timestamp": 1764386182.1641288, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 457192747, "to_node_id": 1213356233, "from_node_name": "P2NY Pony Express Solar (P2NY)", "to_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "snr": -2.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2215.7083619502514, "from_location_timestamp": 1764386182.1641288, "to_location_timestamp": 1764385454.2321937, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.4h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 5 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 2041974672, 2178830984, 3750236977, 2052347579, 457192747, 1213356233 ], "node_names": [ "grnchTracker (grnt)", "grnchSolar (grns)", "Neutrino (ν)", "Willoughby Clermont (WyCt)", "P2NY Pony Express Solar (P2NY)", "Penn Plaza (Penn)" ], "snr_values": [ 3.75, -13.5, -7.5, -9.0, -2.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2041974672, "to_node_id": 2178830984, "from_node_name": "grnchTracker (grnt)", "to_node_name": "grnchSolar (grns)", "snr": 3.75, "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": 2178830984, "to_node_id": 3750236977, "from_node_name": "grnchSolar (grns)", "to_node_name": "Neutrino (ν)", "snr": -13.5, "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" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 3750236977, "to_node_id": 2052347579, "from_node_name": "Neutrino (ν)", "to_node_name": "Willoughby Clermont (WyCt)", "snr": -7.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 4058.6864634322023, "from_location_timestamp": 1762957567.3835118, "to_location_timestamp": 1764389098.853295, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.4w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 2052347579, "to_node_id": 457192747, "from_node_name": "Willoughby Clermont (WyCt)", "to_node_name": "P2NY Pony Express Solar (P2NY)", "snr": -9.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 4808.736098977623, "from_location_timestamp": 1764389098.853295, "to_location_timestamp": 1764386182.1641288, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 457192747, "to_node_id": 1213356233, "from_node_name": "P2NY Pony Express Solar (P2NY)", "to_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "snr": -2.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2215.7083619502514, "from_location_timestamp": 1764386182.1641288, "to_location_timestamp": 1764385454.2321937, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.4h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 5 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "grnchTracker (grnt) → grnchSolar (grns) → Neutrino (ν) → Willoughby Clermont (WyCt) → P2NY Pony Express Solar (P2NY) → Penn Plaza (Penn)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "grnchTracker (grnt) → grnchSolar (grns) → Neutrino (ν) → Willoughby Clermont (WyCt) → P2NY Pony Express Solar (P2NY) → Penn Plaza (Penn)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2041974672, "to_node_id": 2178830984, "from_node_name": "grnchTracker (grnt)", "to_node_name": "grnchSolar (grns)", "snr": 3.75, "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": 2178830984, "to_node_id": 3750236977, "from_node_name": "grnchSolar (grns)", "to_node_name": "Neutrino (ν)", "snr": -13.5, "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" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 3750236977, "to_node_id": 2052347579, "from_node_name": "Neutrino (ν)", "to_node_name": "Willoughby Clermont (WyCt)", "snr": -7.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 4058.6864634322023, "from_location_timestamp": 1762957567.3835118, "to_location_timestamp": 1764389098.853295, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.4w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 2052347579, "to_node_id": 457192747, "from_node_name": "Willoughby Clermont (WyCt)", "to_node_name": "P2NY Pony Express Solar (P2NY)", "snr": -9.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 4808.736098977623, "from_location_timestamp": 1764389098.853295, "to_location_timestamp": 1764386182.1641288, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 457192747, "to_node_id": 1213356233, "from_node_name": "P2NY Pony Express Solar (P2NY)", "to_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "snr": -2.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2215.7083619502514, "from_location_timestamp": 1764386182.1641288, "to_location_timestamp": 1764385454.2321937, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.4h ago" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 11083.130924360077, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!ba66440c", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2041974672, "to": 2470857595, "id": 558191888, "rx_time": 1764390628, "rx_snr": -3.0, "rx_rssi": -89, "hop_limit": 2, "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": "0a148852de81311388dfbb56547a2b35401bc958524812290fcaffffffffffffffff01e2ffffffffffffffff01dcffffffffffffffff01f8ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 2178830984, 3750236977, 2052347579, 457192747, 1213356233 ], "snr_towards": [ 15, -54, -30, -36, -8 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (65 bytes)
0a148852de81311388dfbb56547a2b35401bc958524812290fcaffffffffffffffff01e2ffffffffffffffff01dcffffffffffffffff01f8ffffffffffffffff01
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
Claudiopolis-440c (440c) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-89.0 dBm -3.00 dB 5 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-11-29 04:28:37 UTC Current
Steiner Studios Tower (SST) -5.261s
Before 		-110.0 dBm -7.00 dB 3 bb WyCt LongFast 2025-11-29 04:28:32 UTC View
Meshtastic 631c (631c) -4.979s
Before 		-97.0 dBm -6.50 dB 3 bb WyCt LongFast 2025-11-29 04:28:32 UTC View
Meshtastic f5c8 (f5c8) -3.433s
Before 		-110.0 dBm -18.25 dB 4 60 LongFast 2025-11-29 04:28:33 UTC View
dkTowerBot (dkTB) -2.173s
Before 		-101.0 dBm -11.50 dB 4 2b P2NY , DCS1 LongFast 2025-11-29 04:28:35 UTC View
ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) -0.528s
Before 		-81.0 dBm 4.00 dB 5 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-11-29 04:28:36 UTC View
DRP1 Chelsea (DRP1) -0.269s
Before 		-77.0 dBm 5.50 dB 5 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-11-29 04:28:37 UTC View
K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP) -0.181s
Before 		-125.0 dBm -10.75 dB 5 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-11-29 04:28:37 UTC View
CBZ0 🚕 mobile (CBZ0) -0.103s
Before 		-115.0 dBm -7.25 dB 5 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-11-29 04:28:37 UTC View
Sunset Soda (p8p) +1.155s
After 		-122.0 dBm -11.00 dB 5 57 CmWx LongFast 2025-11-29 04:28:38 UTC View
Fried Fish 1 | nyme.sh (FF1) +1.986s
After 		-104.0 dBm -13.00 dB 6 - LongFast 2025-11-29 04:28:39 UTC View
YMH 2 @ Your Mom’s House (YMH2) +2.571s
After 		-60.0 dBm 2.00 dB 6 90 NLG1 LongFast 2025-11-29 04:28:39 UTC View
12

Total Receptions

12

Unique Gateways