Packet #3307836 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Poncho@PTSD | MF (^_^) to pft@rak_base01 (pft@)

9
Total Receptions
9
Unique Gateways
2
Hop Count
14
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 3307836
Mesh Packet ID: 0x515095f4
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-12-09 13:36:52 UTC
From Node: Poncho@PTSD | MF (^_^)
To Node: pft@rak_base01 (pft@)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: K2XAP R1int MF (XAPM)
Channel: MediumSlow
RSSI: -65 dBm
SNR: 8.75 dBm
Hop Info: 2/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 5
Relay Node: a0 XAPB , CmW2
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: 14 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: Poncho@filter_base MF (pb!) → CmWx MF Test (CmW2)
Hop Count: 1 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: 7.0 dB 5.0 dB
Route Visualization

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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Poncho@PTSD | MF (^_^) Poncho@filter_base MF (pb!) 572 m 7.0 dB Origin Hops
2 Poncho@filter_base MF (pb!) CmWx MF Test (CmW2) 2.69 km 5.0 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
3.27 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:14 bytes
Gateway:!41c3cc1b
Channel:MediumSlow
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:2 / 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 (2 hops)
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !41c3cc1b
Node ID format
channel_id MediumSlow
packet MeshPacket (14 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 1770350268
Source node ID 		uint32
to 1656657361
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 14 bytes size
hop_limit 5
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 7
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 2
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -65.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 8.75 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1765287545
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 160
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1765287412.456645
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
  • ✓ Custom channel: MediumSlow
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (2 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !41c3cc1b
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -65.0 dBm
SNR: 8.75 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:14 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 1770275868, 2996806560 ], "snr_towards": [ 7.0, 5.0 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "2996806560": "CmWx MF Test (CmW2)", "1656657361": "pft@rak_base01 (pft@)", "1770350268": "Poncho@PTSD | MF (^_^)", "1770275868": "Poncho@filter_base MF (pb!)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 3307836, "timestamp": 1765287412.456645, "from_node_id": 1770350268, "to_node_id": 1656657361, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!41c3cc1b", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "mesh_packet_id": 1364235764, "rssi": -65, "snr": 8.75, "hop_limit": 5, "hop_start": 7, "payload_length": 14, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a081c448469a0a39fb212021c14", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1765287545, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 201, "relay_node": 160, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-12-09 13:36:52 UTC", "hop_count": 2, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Poncho@PTSD | MF (^_^)", "to_node_name": "pft@rak_base01 (pft@)", "relay_hex": "a0", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 2972990368, "node_name": "K2XAP R1 ext", "hex_id": "!b1343ba0", "short_name": "XAPB", "last_byte": "a0" }, { "node_id": 2996806560, "node_name": "CmWx MF Test", "hex_id": "!b29fa3a0", "short_name": "CmW2", "last_byte": "a0" } ], "gateway_name": "K2XAP R1int MF (XAPM)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 1103350811, "latitude": 40.7044096, "longitude": -74.0753408, "altitude": null, "timestamp": 1764108561.8248785, "timestamp_str": "2025-11-25 17:09:21", "display_name": "K2XAP R1int MF", "long_name": "K2XAP R1int MF", "short_name": "XAPM", "hw_model": "RAK4631" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 3307836, "from_node_id": 1770350268, "to_node_id": 1656657361, "timestamp": 1765287412.456645, "gateway_id": "!41c3cc1b", "raw_payload": "0a081c448469a0a39fb212021c14", "hop_limit": 5, "hop_start": 7, "from_node_name": "Poncho@PTSD | MF (^_^)", "to_node_name": "!62be95d1", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 1770275868, 2996806560 ], "snr_towards": [ 7.0, 5.0 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 1770350268, 1770275868, 2996806560 ], "node_names": [ "Poncho@PTSD | MF (^_^)", "Poncho@filter_base MF (pb!)", "CmWx MF Test (CmW2)" ], "snr_values": [ 7.0, 5.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1770350268, "to_node_id": 1770275868, "from_node_name": "Poncho@PTSD | MF (^_^)", "to_node_name": "Poncho@filter_base MF (pb!)", "snr": 7.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 571.65355422364, "from_location_timestamp": 1765282158.114023, "to_location_timestamp": 1765031138.6166756, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.0d ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1770275868, "to_node_id": 2996806560, "from_node_name": "Poncho@filter_base MF (pb!)", "to_node_name": "CmWx MF Test (CmW2)", "snr": 5.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2694.289383338934, "from_location_timestamp": 1765031138.6166756, "to_location_timestamp": 1765265038.0196297, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.0d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 6.2h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 2 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 1770350268, 1770275868, 2996806560 ], "node_names": [ "Poncho@PTSD | MF (^_^)", "Poncho@filter_base MF (pb!)", "CmWx MF Test (CmW2)" ], "snr_values": [ 7.0, 5.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1770350268, "to_node_id": 1770275868, "from_node_name": "Poncho@PTSD | MF (^_^)", "to_node_name": "Poncho@filter_base MF (pb!)", "snr": 7.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 571.65355422364, "from_location_timestamp": 1765282158.114023, "to_location_timestamp": 1765031138.6166756, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.0d ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1770275868, "to_node_id": 2996806560, "from_node_name": "Poncho@filter_base MF (pb!)", "to_node_name": "CmWx MF Test (CmW2)", "snr": 5.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2694.289383338934, "from_location_timestamp": 1765031138.6166756, "to_location_timestamp": 1765265038.0196297, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.0d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 6.2h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 2 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Poncho@PTSD | MF (^_^) → Poncho@filter_base MF (pb!) → CmWx MF Test (CmW2)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "Poncho@PTSD | MF (^_^) → Poncho@filter_base MF (pb!) → CmWx MF Test (CmW2)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1770350268, "to_node_id": 1770275868, "from_node_name": "Poncho@PTSD | MF (^_^)", "to_node_name": "Poncho@filter_base MF (pb!)", "snr": 7.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 571.65355422364, "from_location_timestamp": 1765282158.114023, "to_location_timestamp": 1765031138.6166756, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.0d ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1770275868, "to_node_id": 2996806560, "from_node_name": "Poncho@filter_base MF (pb!)", "to_node_name": "CmWx MF Test (CmW2)", "snr": 5.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2694.289383338934, "from_location_timestamp": 1765031138.6166756, "to_location_timestamp": 1765265038.0196297, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.0d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 6.2h ago" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 3265.942937562574, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!41c3cc1b", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1770350268, "to": 1656657361, "id": 1364235764, "rx_time": 1765287545, "rx_snr": 8.75, "rx_rssi": -65, "hop_limit": 5, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 201, "relay_node": 160, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a081c448469a0a39fb212021c14", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 1770275868, 2996806560 ], "snr_towards": [ 28, 20 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (14 bytes)
0a081c448469a0a39fb212021c14
Hex Analysis:
Size:14 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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Map shows gateway locations that received this packet. Hop counts are displayed if available.
Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
K2XAP R1int MF (XAPM) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-65.0 dBm 8.75 dB 2 a0 XAPB , CmW2 MediumSlow 2025-12-09 13:36:52 UTC Current
Poncho@PTSD | MF (^_^) -1.174s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 bc ^_^ MediumSlow 2025-12-09 13:36:51 UTC View
_pft@mf (_pft) -1.078s
Before 		-46.0 dBm 9.00 dB 0 bc ^_^ MediumSlow 2025-12-09 13:36:51 UTC View
CmWx MF Test (CmW2) -1.025s
Before 		-64.0 dBm 5.00 dB 1 1c pb! MediumSlow 2025-12-09 13:36:51 UTC View
25 Washington Ave (25WA) +0.442s
After 		-73.0 dBm -0.50 dB 2 c9 Penn MediumSlow 2025-12-09 13:36:52 UTC View
Meshtastic f5c8 (f5c8) +0.583s
After 		-108.0 dBm -0.50 dB 2 c9 Penn MediumSlow 2025-12-09 13:36:53 UTC View
DRP1 Chelsea (DRP1) +0.662s
After 		-85.0 dBm 5.75 dB 2 c9 Penn , JLX3 MediumSlow 2025-12-09 13:36:53 UTC View
Izutsumi - seano@masto.nyc (izu) +0.694s
After 		-94.0 dBm -3.00 dB 2 c9 Penn , JLX3 MediumSlow 2025-12-09 13:36:53 UTC View
NorthHaledon - Dorothy (NHDO) +7.424s
After 		-114.0 dBm -12.00 dB 2 c9 Penn MediumSlow 2025-12-09 13:36:59 UTC View
9

Total Receptions

9

Unique Gateways