Packet #2906748 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from CBZ0 🚕 mobile (CBZ0) to JLX6 - Bushwick Solar (JLX6)

11
Total Receptions
11
Unique Gateways
4
Hop Count
51
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 2906748
Mesh Packet ID: 0x2777a97a
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-11-29 18:15:03 UTC
From Node: CBZ0 🚕 mobile (CBZ0)
To Node: JLX6 - Bushwick Solar (JLX6)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Claudiopolis-440c (440c)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -98 dBm
SNR: -15.25 dBm
Hop Info: 4/4 hops
Start: 4, Limit: 0
Relay Node: ae R02
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: CBZ1 Astoria Solar (CBZ1) → ReachBeyond2-0xg2 (BR02) → Manhattan Relay (b063) → ISAC-R02_38ae (R02)
Hop Count: 3 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: 6.0 dB -15.0 dB -14.0 dB -3.25 dB
Route Visualization

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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 CBZ0 🚕 mobile (CBZ0) CBZ1 Astoria Solar (CBZ1) Unknown 6.0 dB Origin Hops
2 CBZ1 Astoria Solar (CBZ1) ReachBeyond2-0xg2 (BR02) Unknown -15.0 dB Relay Hops
3 ReachBeyond2-0xg2 (BR02) Manhattan Relay (b063) Unknown -14.0 dB Relay Hops
4 Manhattan Relay (b063) ISAC-R02_38ae (R02) 3.84 km -3.25 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
3.84 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:!ba66440c
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:4 / 4
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Acknowledgment requested
+ 2 more...
Exposure Risks:
âš  Default channel - no encryption
âš  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 (51 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2666003032
Source node ID 		uint32
to 2744447574
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 51 bytes size
hop_limit Not set uint32
hop_start 4
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 4
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -98.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -15.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1764440216
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 201
Next hop node ID 		uint32
relay_node 174
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1764440103.0569096
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:
  • âš  Default channel - no encryption
  • âš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • âš  Multi-hop path visible (4 hops)
  • âš  RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !ba66440c
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -98.0 dBm
SNR: -15.25 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": [ 3741700786, 229812333, 4112101475, 1293498542 ], "snr_towards": [ 6.0, -15.0, -14.0, -3.25 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "4112101475": "Manhattan Relay (b063)", "229812333": "ReachBeyond2-0xg2 (BR02)", "1293498542": "ISAC-R02_38ae (R02)", "3741700786": "CBZ1 Astoria Solar (CBZ1)", "2744447574": "JLX6 - Bushwick Solar (JLX6)", "2666003032": "CBZ0 🚕 mobile (CBZ0)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 2906748, "timestamp": 1764440103.0569096, "from_node_id": 2666003032, "to_node_id": 2744447574, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!ba66440c", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 662153594, "rssi": -98, "snr": -15.25, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 4, "payload_length": 51, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a10b2d205df6da8b20d63b019f5ae38194d121f18c4ffffffffffffffff01c8ffffffffffffffff01f3ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1764440216, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 201, "relay_node": 174, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-11-29 18:15:03 UTC", "hop_count": 4, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "CBZ0 🚕 mobile (CBZ0)", "to_node_name": "JLX6 - Bushwick Solar (JLX6)", "relay_hex": "ae", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 1293498542, "node_name": "ISAC-R02_38ae", "hex_id": "!4d1938ae", "short_name": "R02", "last_byte": "ae" } ], "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": 2906748, "from_node_id": 2666003032, "to_node_id": 2744447574, "timestamp": 1764440103.0569096, "gateway_id": "!ba66440c", "raw_payload": "0a10b2d205df6da8b20d63b019f5ae38194d121f18c4ffffffffffffffff01c8ffffffffffffffff01f3ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 4, "from_node_name": "CBZ0 🚕 mobile (CBZ0)", "to_node_name": "!a394f256", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 3741700786, 229812333, 4112101475, 1293498542 ], "snr_towards": [ 6.0, -15.0, -14.0, -3.25 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 2666003032, 3741700786, 229812333, 4112101475, 1293498542 ], "node_names": [ "CBZ0 🚕 mobile (CBZ0)", "CBZ1 Astoria Solar (CBZ1)", "ReachBeyond2-0xg2 (BR02)", "Manhattan Relay (b063)", "ISAC-R02_38ae (R02)" ], "snr_values": [ 6.0, -15.0, -14.0, -3.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2666003032, "to_node_id": 3741700786, "from_node_name": "CBZ0 🚕 mobile (CBZ0)", "to_node_name": "CBZ1 Astoria Solar (CBZ1)", "snr": 6.0, "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": 3741700786, "to_node_id": 229812333, "from_node_name": "CBZ1 Astoria Solar (CBZ1)", "to_node_name": "ReachBeyond2-0xg2 (BR02)", "snr": -15.0, "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": 229812333, "to_node_id": 4112101475, "from_node_name": "ReachBeyond2-0xg2 (BR02)", "to_node_name": "Manhattan Relay (b063)", "snr": -14.0, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 4112101475, "to_node_id": 1293498542, "from_node_name": "Manhattan Relay (b063)", "to_node_name": "ISAC-R02_38ae (R02)", "snr": -3.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3838.0132467934923, "from_location_timestamp": 1763597591.9309888, "to_location_timestamp": 1764438379.1065037, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.4w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.5h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 4 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 2666003032, 3741700786, 229812333, 4112101475, 1293498542 ], "node_names": [ "CBZ0 🚕 mobile (CBZ0)", "CBZ1 Astoria Solar (CBZ1)", "ReachBeyond2-0xg2 (BR02)", "Manhattan Relay (b063)", "ISAC-R02_38ae (R02)" ], "snr_values": [ 6.0, -15.0, -14.0, -3.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2666003032, "to_node_id": 3741700786, "from_node_name": "CBZ0 🚕 mobile (CBZ0)", "to_node_name": "CBZ1 Astoria Solar (CBZ1)", "snr": 6.0, "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": 3741700786, "to_node_id": 229812333, "from_node_name": "CBZ1 Astoria Solar (CBZ1)", "to_node_name": "ReachBeyond2-0xg2 (BR02)", "snr": -15.0, "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": 229812333, "to_node_id": 4112101475, "from_node_name": "ReachBeyond2-0xg2 (BR02)", "to_node_name": "Manhattan Relay (b063)", "snr": -14.0, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 4112101475, "to_node_id": 1293498542, "from_node_name": "Manhattan Relay (b063)", "to_node_name": "ISAC-R02_38ae (R02)", "snr": -3.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3838.0132467934923, "from_location_timestamp": 1763597591.9309888, "to_location_timestamp": 1764438379.1065037, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.4w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.5h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 4 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "CBZ0 🚕 mobile (CBZ0) → CBZ1 Astoria Solar (CBZ1) → ReachBeyond2-0xg2 (BR02) → Manhattan Relay (b063) → ISAC-R02_38ae (R02)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "CBZ0 🚕 mobile (CBZ0) → CBZ1 Astoria Solar (CBZ1) → ReachBeyond2-0xg2 (BR02) → Manhattan Relay (b063) → ISAC-R02_38ae (R02)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2666003032, "to_node_id": 3741700786, "from_node_name": "CBZ0 🚕 mobile (CBZ0)", "to_node_name": "CBZ1 Astoria Solar (CBZ1)", "snr": 6.0, "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": 3741700786, "to_node_id": 229812333, "from_node_name": "CBZ1 Astoria Solar (CBZ1)", "to_node_name": "ReachBeyond2-0xg2 (BR02)", "snr": -15.0, "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": 229812333, "to_node_id": 4112101475, "from_node_name": "ReachBeyond2-0xg2 (BR02)", "to_node_name": "Manhattan Relay (b063)", "snr": -14.0, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 4112101475, "to_node_id": 1293498542, "from_node_name": "Manhattan Relay (b063)", "to_node_name": "ISAC-R02_38ae (R02)", "snr": -3.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3838.0132467934923, "from_location_timestamp": 1763597591.9309888, "to_location_timestamp": 1764438379.1065037, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.4w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.5h ago" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 3838.0132467934923, "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": 2666003032, "to": 2744447574, "id": 662153594, "rx_time": 1764440216, "rx_snr": -15.25, "rx_rssi": -98, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 4, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 201, "relay_node": 174, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a10b2d205df6da8b20d63b019f5ae38194d121f18c4ffffffffffffffff01c8ffffffffffffffff01f3ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 3741700786, 229812333, 4112101475, 1293498542 ], "snr_towards": [ 24, -60, -56, -13 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (51 bytes)
0a10b2d205df6da8b20d63b019f5ae38194d121f18c4ffffffffffffffff01c8ffffffffffffffff01f3ffffffffffffffff01
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
Claudiopolis-440c (440c) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-98.0 dBm -15.25 dB 4 ae R02 LongFast 2025-11-29 18:15:03 UTC Current
dkTowerBot (dkTB) -11.361s
Before 		-104.0 dBm -14.50 dB 1 b2 CBZ1 LongFast 2025-11-29 18:14:51 UTC View
Steiner Studios Tower (SST) +2.715s
After 		-114.0 dBm -10.00 dB 3 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-11-29 18:15:05 UTC View
DRP1 Chelsea (DRP1) +3.001s
After 		-78.0 dBm 6.00 dB 3 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-11-29 18:15:06 UTC View
ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) +8.389s
After 		-99.0 dBm -13.25 dB 4 d4 LongFast 2025-11-29 18:15:11 UTC View
Meshtastic 631c (631c) +8.574s
After 		-106.0 dBm -15.25 dB 4 d4 85d4 LongFast 2025-11-29 18:15:11 UTC View
JLX9 - Maspeth Solar (JLX9) +15.727s
After 		-98.0 dBm 0.25 dB 3 c9 LongFast 2025-11-29 18:15:18 UTC View
Meshtastic 1ca3 (1ca3) +15.836s
After 		-114.0 dBm -5.00 dB 4 a7 LongFast 2025-11-29 18:15:18 UTC View
nLink-NY-Jamaica1 (NLJ1) +45.357s
After 		-90.0 dBm 3.25 dB 4 88 grns , 2f88 , P3NY LongFast 2025-11-29 18:15:48 UTC View
Psalm 23 (3:16) +152.382s
After 		-126.0 dBm -15.00 dB 4 d5 ETNA LongFast 2025-11-29 18:17:35 UTC View
MeshM0xie (M0x) +782.848s
After 		-95.0 dBm -4.25 dB 3 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-11-29 18:28:05 UTC View
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Total Receptions

11

Unique Gateways