Packet #3308077 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Penn Plaza (Penn) to Claudiopolis-440c (440c)

5
Total Receptions
5
Unique Gateways
1
Hop Count
46
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 3308077
Mesh Packet ID: 0x3f4a5a44
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-12-09 13:42:53 UTC
From Node: Penn Plaza (Penn)
To Node: Claudiopolis-440c (440c)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Poncho@PTSD | MF (^_^)
Channel: MediumSlow
RSSI: -37 dBm
SNR: 8.5 dBm
Hop Info: 1/3 hops
Start: 3, Limit: 2
Relay Node: 91 _pft
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: 46 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: CmWx MF Test (CmW2)
Hop Count: 0 hops
Status: Forward incomplete, Return in progress
SNR Towards: -15.5 dB -6.0 dB
Return Path: _pft@mf (_pft)
SNR Back: -4.5 dB
Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Claudiopolis-440c (440c) CmWx MF Test (CmW2) 4.21 km -15.5 dB Origin Hops
2 CmWx MF Test (CmW2) Penn Plaza (Penn) 8.56 km -6.0 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Return Path Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Penn Plaza (Penn) _pft@mf (_pft) 7.04 km -4.5 dB Return Start Hops
Total Forward Distance
12.77 km
Total Return Distance
7.04 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:46 bytes
Gateway:!698566bc
Channel:MediumSlow
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:1 / 3
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 (1 hops)
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !698566bc
Node ID format
channel_id MediumSlow
packet MeshPacket (46 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 1213356233
Source node ID 		uint32
to 3127264268
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 46 bytes size
hop_limit 2
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 3
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 1
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -37.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 8.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1765287907
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 145
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1765287773.665859
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 (1 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !698566bc
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -37.0 dBm
SNR: 8.50 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:46 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 2996806560 ], "snr_towards": [ -15.5, -6.0 ], "route_back": [ 1046398865 ], "snr_back": [ -4.5 ], "route_node_names": { "2996806560": "CmWx MF Test (CmW2)", "1046398865": "_pft@mf (_pft)", "1213356233": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "3127264268": "Claudiopolis-440c (440c)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 3308077, "timestamp": 1765287773.665859, "from_node_id": 1213356233, "to_node_id": 3127264268, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!698566bc", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "mesh_packet_id": 1061837380, "rssi": -37, "snr": 8.5, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 3, "payload_length": 46, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a04a0a39fb21214c2ffffffffffffffff01e8ffffffffffffffff011a0491c75e3e220aeeffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1765287907, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 145, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-12-09 13:42:53 UTC", "hop_count": 1, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "to_node_name": "Claudiopolis-440c (440c)", "relay_hex": "91", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 1046398865, "node_name": "_pft@mf", "hex_id": "!3e5ec791", "short_name": "_pft", "last_byte": "91" } ], "gateway_name": "Poncho@PTSD | MF (^_^)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 1770350268, "latitude": 40.7240704, "longitude": -74.0425728, "altitude": 15, "timestamp": 1766106276.7571807, "timestamp_str": "2025-12-18 20:04:36", "display_name": "Poncho@PTSD | MF", "long_name": "Poncho@PTSD | MF", "short_name": "^_^", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V4" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 3308077, "from_node_id": 1213356233, "to_node_id": 3127264268, "timestamp": 1765287773.665859, "gateway_id": "!698566bc", "raw_payload": "0a04a0a39fb21214c2ffffffffffffffff01e8ffffffffffffffff011a0491c75e3e220aeeffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 3, "from_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "to_node_name": "Claudiopolis-440c (440c)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 2996806560 ], "snr_towards": [ -15.5, -6.0 ], "route_back": [ 1046398865 ], "snr_back": [ -4.5 ] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward_with_return", "node_ids": [ 3127264268, 2996806560, 1213356233 ], "node_names": [ "Claudiopolis-440c (440c)", "CmWx MF Test (CmW2)", "Penn Plaza (Penn)" ], "snr_values": [ -15.5, -6.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3127264268, "to_node_id": 2996806560, "from_node_name": "Claudiopolis-440c (440c)", "to_node_name": "CmWx MF Test (CmW2)", "snr": -15.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 4214.539817077324, "from_location_timestamp": 1765237727.8449588, "to_location_timestamp": 1765265038.0196297, "from_location_age_warning": "from 13.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 6.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2996806560, "to_node_id": 1213356233, "from_node_name": "CmWx MF Test (CmW2)", "to_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "snr": -6.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 8558.066472220784, "from_location_timestamp": 1765265038.0196297, "to_location_timestamp": 1765282328.618545, "from_location_age_warning": "from 6.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.5h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 2 }, "return_path": { "path_type": "return", "node_ids": [ 1213356233, 1046398865 ], "node_names": [ "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "_pft@mf (_pft)" ], "snr_values": [ -4.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1213356233, "to_node_id": 1046398865, "from_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "to_node_name": "_pft@mf (_pft)", "snr": -4.5, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 7043.587456559194, "from_location_timestamp": 1765282328.618545, "to_location_timestamp": 1765287410.0190248, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 1 }, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "combined_rf", "node_ids": [ 3127264268, 2996806560, 1213356233, 1046398865 ], "node_names": [ "Claudiopolis-440c (440c)", "CmWx MF Test (CmW2)", "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "_pft@mf (_pft)" ], "snr_values": [ -15.5, -6.0, -4.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3127264268, "to_node_id": 2996806560, "from_node_name": "Claudiopolis-440c (440c)", "to_node_name": "CmWx MF Test (CmW2)", "snr": -15.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 4214.539817077324, "from_location_timestamp": 1765237727.8449588, "to_location_timestamp": 1765265038.0196297, "from_location_age_warning": "from 13.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 6.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2996806560, "to_node_id": 1213356233, "from_node_name": "CmWx MF Test (CmW2)", "to_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "snr": -6.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 8558.066472220784, "from_location_timestamp": 1765265038.0196297, "to_location_timestamp": 1765282328.618545, "from_location_age_warning": "from 6.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.5h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 1213356233, "to_node_id": 1046398865, "from_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "to_node_name": "_pft@mf (_pft)", "snr": -4.5, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 7043.587456559194, "from_location_timestamp": 1765282328.618545, "to_location_timestamp": 1765287410.0190248, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 3 } }, "has_return_path": true, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Claudiopolis-440c (440c) → CmWx MF Test (CmW2) → Penn Plaza (Penn)", "return_path_display": "Penn Plaza (Penn) → _pft@mf (_pft)", "actual_rf_path_display": "Claudiopolis-440c (440c) → CmWx MF Test (CmW2) → Penn Plaza (Penn) → _pft@mf (_pft)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3127264268, "to_node_id": 2996806560, "from_node_name": "Claudiopolis-440c (440c)", "to_node_name": "CmWx MF Test (CmW2)", "snr": -15.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 4214.539817077324, "from_location_timestamp": 1765237727.8449588, "to_location_timestamp": 1765265038.0196297, "from_location_age_warning": "from 13.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 6.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2996806560, "to_node_id": 1213356233, "from_node_name": "CmWx MF Test (CmW2)", "to_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "snr": -6.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 8558.066472220784, "from_location_timestamp": 1765265038.0196297, "to_location_timestamp": 1765282328.618545, "from_location_age_warning": "from 6.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.5h ago" } ], "return_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1213356233, "to_node_id": 1046398865, "from_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "to_node_name": "_pft@mf (_pft)", "snr": -4.5, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 7043.587456559194, "from_location_timestamp": 1765282328.618545, "to_location_timestamp": 1765287410.0190248, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago" } ], "total_forward_distance": 12772.606289298108, "total_return_distance": 7043.587456559194 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!698566bc", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1213356233, "to": 3127264268, "id": 1061837380, "rx_time": 1765287907, "rx_snr": 8.5, "rx_rssi": -37, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 3, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 145, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a04a0a39fb21214c2ffffffffffffffff01e8ffffffffffffffff011a0491c75e3e220aeeffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 2996806560 ], "snr_towards": [ -62, -24 ], "route_back": [ 1046398865 ], "snr_back": [ -18 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (46 bytes)
0a04a0a39fb21214c2ffffffffffffffff01e8ffffffffffffffff011a0491c75e3e220aeeffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:46 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
Poncho@PTSD | MF (^_^) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-37.0 dBm 8.50 dB 1 91 _pft MediumSlow 2025-12-09 13:42:53 UTC Current
25 Washington Ave (25WA) -1.240s
Before 		-74.0 dBm -2.25 dB 0 c9 Penn MediumSlow 2025-12-09 13:42:52 UTC View
CmWx MF Test (CmW2) -1.234s
Before 		-73.0 dBm -0.50 dB 0 c9 Penn MediumSlow 2025-12-09 13:42:52 UTC View
DRP1 Chelsea (DRP1) -0.932s
Before 		-85.0 dBm 5.75 dB 0 c9 Penn , JLX3 MediumSlow 2025-12-09 13:42:52 UTC View
_pft@mf (_pft) -0.764s
Before 		-108.0 dBm -4.50 dB 0 c9 Penn MediumSlow 2025-12-09 13:42:52 UTC View
5

Total Receptions

5

Unique Gateways