Packet #3295828 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from JLOX - Station G2 (JLOX) to JLY4 - Roosevelt Solar (JLY4)

7
Total Receptions
7
Unique Gateways
5
Hop Count
56
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 3295828
Mesh Packet ID: 0x853aa1e3
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-12-09 06:25:52 UTC
From Node: JLOX - Station G2 (JLOX)
To Node: JLY4 - Roosevelt Solar (JLY4)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: 25 Washington Ave (25WA)
Channel: MediumSlow
RSSI: -73 dBm
SNR: -0.5 dBm
Hop Info: 5/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 2
Relay Node: c9 Penn
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: 56 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: JLO - R1 Neo (JR1N) → JLX5 - Corona Solar (JLX5) → JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6) → Carnegie Hall (CH) → Penn Plaza (Penn)
Hop Count: 4 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: 8.25 dB 7.0 dB -3.0 dB -17.0 dB -11.5 dB
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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 JLOX - Station G2 (JLOX) JLO - R1 Neo (JR1N) Unknown 8.25 dB Origin Hops
2 JLO - R1 Neo (JR1N) JLX5 - Corona Solar (JLX5) 0 m 7.0 dB Relay Hops
3 JLX5 - Corona Solar (JLX5) JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6) 664 m -3.0 dB Relay Hops
4 JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6) Carnegie Hall (CH) 10.35 km -17.0 dB Relay Hops
5 Carnegie Hall (CH) Penn Plaza (Penn) 1.89 km -11.5 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
12.91 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:56 bytes
Gateway:!425c9225
Channel:MediumSlow
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:5 / 7
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Acknowledgment requested
+ 3 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
⚠ Multi-hop path visible (5 hops)
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !425c9225
Node ID format
channel_id MediumSlow
packet MeshPacket (56 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 382706144
Source node ID 		uint32
to 4035396792
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 56 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 -73.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -0.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1765261678
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 1765261552.521352
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
  • ✓ Custom channel: MediumSlow
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ 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: !425c9225
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -73.0 dBm
SNR: -0.50 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:56 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 4023760357, 3074133557, 2085188712, 163247512, 1213356233 ], "snr_towards": [ 8.25, 7.0, -3.0, -17.0, -11.5 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "382706144": "JLOX - Station G2 (JLOX)", "4023760357": "JLO - R1 Neo (JR1N)", "2085188712": "JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6)", "1213356233": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "3074133557": "JLX5 - Corona Solar (JLX5)", "163247512": "Carnegie Hall (CH)", "4035396792": "JLY4 - Roosevelt Solar (JLY4)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 3295828, "timestamp": 1765261552.521352, "from_node_id": 382706144, "to_node_id": 4035396792, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!425c9225", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "mesh_packet_id": 2235212259, "rssi": -73, "snr": -0.5, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 7, "payload_length": 56, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a14e5b5d5ef358e3bb76874497c98f5ba09c95852481220211cf4ffffffffffffffff01bcffffffffffffffff01d2ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1765261678, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 201, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-12-09 06:25:52 UTC", "hop_count": 5, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "JLOX - Station G2 (JLOX)", "to_node_name": "JLY4 - Roosevelt Solar (JLY4)", "relay_hex": "c9", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 1213356233, "node_name": "Penn Plaza", "hex_id": "!485258c9", "short_name": "Penn", "last_byte": "c9" } ], "gateway_name": "25 Washington Ave (25WA)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 1113362981, "latitude": 40.6988392, "longitude": -73.9673261, "altitude": null, "timestamp": 1766116059.4920921, "timestamp_str": "2025-12-18 22:47:39", "display_name": "25 Washington Ave", "long_name": "25 Washington Ave", "short_name": "25WA", "hw_model": "PORTDUINO" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 3295828, "from_node_id": 382706144, "to_node_id": 4035396792, "timestamp": 1765261552.521352, "gateway_id": "!425c9225", "raw_payload": "0a14e5b5d5ef358e3bb76874497c98f5ba09c95852481220211cf4ffffffffffffffff01bcffffffffffffffff01d2ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 7, "from_node_name": "JLOX - Station G2 (JLOX)", "to_node_name": "!f08744b8", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 4023760357, 3074133557, 2085188712, 163247512, 1213356233 ], "snr_towards": [ 8.25, 7.0, -3.0, -17.0, -11.5 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 382706144, 4023760357, 3074133557, 2085188712, 163247512, 1213356233 ], "node_names": [ "JLOX - Station G2 (JLOX)", "JLO - R1 Neo (JR1N)", "JLX5 - Corona Solar (JLX5)", "JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6)", "Carnegie Hall (CH)", "Penn Plaza (Penn)" ], "snr_values": [ 8.25, 7.0, -3.0, -17.0, -11.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 382706144, "to_node_id": 4023760357, "from_node_name": "JLOX - Station G2 (JLOX)", "to_node_name": "JLO - R1 Neo (JR1N)", "snr": 8.25, "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": 4023760357, "to_node_id": 3074133557, "from_node_name": "JLO - R1 Neo (JR1N)", "to_node_name": "JLX5 - Corona Solar (JLX5)", "snr": 7.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1765247240.7657743, "to_location_timestamp": 1765253431.030075, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 3074133557, "to_node_id": 2085188712, "from_node_name": "JLX5 - Corona Solar (JLX5)", "to_node_name": "JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6)", "snr": -3.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 664.4013577508942, "from_location_timestamp": 1765253431.030075, "to_location_timestamp": 1765017031.752493, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.8d ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 2085188712, "to_node_id": 163247512, "from_node_name": "JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6)", "to_node_name": "Carnegie Hall (CH)", "snr": -17.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 10349.226769123225, "from_location_timestamp": 1765017031.752493, "to_location_timestamp": 1765243238.4165192, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.8d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 5.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 163247512, "to_node_id": 1213356233, "from_node_name": "Carnegie Hall (CH)", "to_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "snr": -11.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1893.6091859499534, "from_location_timestamp": 1765243238.4165192, "to_location_timestamp": 1765260724.0508916, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 5 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 382706144, 4023760357, 3074133557, 2085188712, 163247512, 1213356233 ], "node_names": [ "JLOX - Station G2 (JLOX)", "JLO - R1 Neo (JR1N)", "JLX5 - Corona Solar (JLX5)", "JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6)", "Carnegie Hall (CH)", "Penn Plaza (Penn)" ], "snr_values": [ 8.25, 7.0, -3.0, -17.0, -11.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 382706144, "to_node_id": 4023760357, "from_node_name": "JLOX - Station G2 (JLOX)", "to_node_name": "JLO - R1 Neo (JR1N)", "snr": 8.25, "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": 4023760357, "to_node_id": 3074133557, "from_node_name": "JLO - R1 Neo (JR1N)", "to_node_name": "JLX5 - Corona Solar (JLX5)", "snr": 7.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1765247240.7657743, "to_location_timestamp": 1765253431.030075, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 3074133557, "to_node_id": 2085188712, "from_node_name": "JLX5 - Corona Solar (JLX5)", "to_node_name": "JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6)", "snr": -3.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 664.4013577508942, "from_location_timestamp": 1765253431.030075, "to_location_timestamp": 1765017031.752493, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.8d ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 2085188712, "to_node_id": 163247512, "from_node_name": "JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6)", "to_node_name": "Carnegie Hall (CH)", "snr": -17.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 10349.226769123225, "from_location_timestamp": 1765017031.752493, "to_location_timestamp": 1765243238.4165192, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.8d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 5.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 163247512, "to_node_id": 1213356233, "from_node_name": "Carnegie Hall (CH)", "to_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "snr": -11.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1893.6091859499534, "from_location_timestamp": 1765243238.4165192, "to_location_timestamp": 1765260724.0508916, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 5 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "JLOX - Station G2 (JLOX) → JLO - R1 Neo (JR1N) → JLX5 - Corona Solar (JLX5) → JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6) → Carnegie Hall (CH) → Penn Plaza (Penn)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "JLOX - Station G2 (JLOX) → JLO - R1 Neo (JR1N) → JLX5 - Corona Solar (JLX5) → JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6) → Carnegie Hall (CH) → Penn Plaza (Penn)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 382706144, "to_node_id": 4023760357, "from_node_name": "JLOX - Station G2 (JLOX)", "to_node_name": "JLO - R1 Neo (JR1N)", "snr": 8.25, "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": 4023760357, "to_node_id": 3074133557, "from_node_name": "JLO - R1 Neo (JR1N)", "to_node_name": "JLX5 - Corona Solar (JLX5)", "snr": 7.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1765247240.7657743, "to_location_timestamp": 1765253431.030075, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 3074133557, "to_node_id": 2085188712, "from_node_name": "JLX5 - Corona Solar (JLX5)", "to_node_name": "JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6)", "snr": -3.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 664.4013577508942, "from_location_timestamp": 1765253431.030075, "to_location_timestamp": 1765017031.752493, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.8d ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 2085188712, "to_node_id": 163247512, "from_node_name": "JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6)", "to_node_name": "Carnegie Hall (CH)", "snr": -17.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 10349.226769123225, "from_location_timestamp": 1765017031.752493, "to_location_timestamp": 1765243238.4165192, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.8d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 5.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 163247512, "to_node_id": 1213356233, "from_node_name": "Carnegie Hall (CH)", "to_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "snr": -11.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1893.6091859499534, "from_location_timestamp": 1765243238.4165192, "to_location_timestamp": 1765260724.0508916, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 12907.237312824072, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!425c9225", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 382706144, "to": 4035396792, "id": 2235212259, "rx_time": 1765261678, "rx_snr": -0.5, "rx_rssi": -73, "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": "0a14e5b5d5ef358e3bb76874497c98f5ba09c95852481220211cf4ffffffffffffffff01bcffffffffffffffff01d2ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 4023760357, 3074133557, 2085188712, 163247512, 1213356233 ], "snr_towards": [ 33, 28, -12, -68, -46 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (56 bytes)
0a14e5b5d5ef358e3bb76874497c98f5ba09c95852481220211cf4ffffffffffffffff01bcffffffffffffffff01d2ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:56 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
25 Washington Ave (25WA) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-73.0 dBm -0.50 dB 5 c9 Penn MediumSlow 2025-12-09 06:25:52 UTC Current
JLO - R1 Neo (JR1N) -5.166s
Before 		-54.0 dBm 8.25 dB 0 e0 JLOX , Lv4 MediumSlow 2025-12-09 06:25:47 UTC View
MeshM0xie (M0x) -0.006s
Before 		-101.0 dBm -4.75 dB 5 c9 Penn MediumSlow 2025-12-09 06:25:52 UTC View
CmWx MF Test (CmW2) +0.007s
After 		-73.0 dBm -5.25 dB 5 c9 Penn MediumSlow 2025-12-09 06:25:52 UTC View
DRP1 Chelsea (DRP1) +0.293s
After 		-87.0 dBm 5.00 dB 5 c9 Penn , JLX3 MediumSlow 2025-12-09 06:25:52 UTC View
Izutsumi - seano@masto.nyc (izu) +0.403s
After 		-95.0 dBm -6.00 dB 5 c9 Penn , JLX3 MediumSlow 2025-12-09 06:25:52 UTC View
K2XAP R1int MF (XAPM) +1.213s
After 		-55.0 dBm 9.50 dB 5 a0 XAPB , CmW2 MediumSlow 2025-12-09 06:25:53 UTC View
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Total Receptions

7

Unique Gateways