Packet #3308253 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from K2XAP R1int MF (XAPM) to CBZ0 🚕 mobile (CBZ0)

7
Total Receptions
7
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
38
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 3308253
Mesh Packet ID: 0xba3ec2ef
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-12-09 13:46:17 UTC
From Node: K2XAP R1int MF (XAPM)
To Node: CBZ0 🚕 mobile (CBZ0)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: K2XAP R1int MF (XAPM)
Channel: MediumSlow
RSSI: Unknown
SNR: Unknown
Hop Info: 0/4 hops
Start: 4, Limit: 4
Relay Node: 1b XAPM
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: 38 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: CBZ1 Astoria Solar (CBZ1) → Penn Plaza (Penn) → CmWx MF Test (CmW2)
Hop Count: 2 hops
Status: Complete
SNR Towards: 1.25 dB -18.0 dB -6.0 dB 8.5 dB
Route Visualization

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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 K2XAP R1int MF (XAPM) CBZ1 Astoria Solar (CBZ1) 13.88 km 1.25 dB Origin Hops
2 CBZ1 Astoria Solar (CBZ1) Penn Plaza (Penn) 5.36 km -18.0 dB Relay Hops
3 Penn Plaza (Penn) CmWx MF Test (CmW2) 8.56 km -6.0 dB Destination Hops
Total Forward Distance
27.80 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:38 bytes
Gateway:!41c3cc1b
Channel:MediumSlow
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:Unknown / 4
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Acknowledgment requested
+ 4 more...
Exposure Risks:
âš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !41c3cc1b
Node ID format
channel_id MediumSlow
packet MeshPacket (38 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 1103350811
Source node ID 		uint32
to 2666003032
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 38 bytes size
hop_limit 4
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 4
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 0
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi Not set int32
rx_snr Not set float
rx_time 1765288109
Receive timestamp 		fixed32
via_mqtt False
Direct LoRa transmission 		bool
want_ack True
Acknowledgment requested 		bool
priority 70
Packet priority level 		enum
delayed Not set enum
channel Not set uint32
pki_encrypted False
Standard encryption 		bool
next_hop Not set uint32
relay_node 27
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1765287977.1627564
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
  • ✓ Zero-hop: direct from source to MQTT gateway
Exposure Risks:
  • âš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !41c3cc1b
Zero Hop Policy: Enabled
Direct gateway connection
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:38 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 3741700786, 1213356233, 2996806560 ], "snr_towards": [ 1.25, -18.0, -6.0, 8.5 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "2996806560": "CmWx MF Test (CmW2)", "1213356233": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "3741700786": "CBZ1 Astoria Solar (CBZ1)", "2666003032": "CBZ0 🚕 mobile (CBZ0)", "1103350811": "K2XAP R1int MF (XAPM)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 3308253, "timestamp": 1765287977.1627564, "from_node_id": 1103350811, "to_node_id": 2666003032, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!41c3cc1b", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "mesh_packet_id": 3124675311, "rssi": 0, "snr": 0.0, "hop_limit": 4, "hop_start": 4, "payload_length": 38, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a0cb2d205dfc9585248a0a39fb2121605b8ffffffffffffffff01e8ffffffffffffffff0122", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 70, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1765288109, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 27, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-12-09 13:46:17 UTC", "hop_count": 0, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "K2XAP R1int MF (XAPM)", "to_node_name": "CBZ0 🚕 mobile (CBZ0)", "relay_hex": "1b", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 1103350811, "node_name": "K2XAP R1int MF", "hex_id": "!41c3cc1b", "short_name": "XAPM", "last_byte": "1b" } ], "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": 3308253, "from_node_id": 1103350811, "to_node_id": 2666003032, "timestamp": 1765287977.1627564, "gateway_id": "!41c3cc1b", "raw_payload": "0a0cb2d205dfc9585248a0a39fb2121605b8ffffffffffffffff01e8ffffffffffffffff0122", "hop_limit": 4, "hop_start": 4, "from_node_name": "K2XAP R1int MF (XAPM)", "to_node_name": "CBZ0 🚕 mobile (CBZ0)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 3741700786, 1213356233, 2996806560 ], "snr_towards": [ 1.25, -18.0, -6.0, 8.5 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 1103350811, 3741700786, 1213356233, 2996806560 ], "node_names": [ "K2XAP R1int MF (XAPM)", "CBZ1 Astoria Solar (CBZ1)", "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "CmWx MF Test (CmW2)" ], "snr_values": [ 1.25, -18.0, -6.0, 8.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1103350811, "to_node_id": 3741700786, "from_node_name": "K2XAP R1int MF (XAPM)", "to_node_name": "CBZ1 Astoria Solar (CBZ1)", "snr": 1.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 13883.046565617606, "from_location_timestamp": 1764108561.8248785, "to_location_timestamp": 1765253521.470323, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.0w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 9.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 3741700786, "to_node_id": 1213356233, "from_node_name": "CBZ1 Astoria Solar (CBZ1)", "to_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "snr": -18.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 5356.852632511411, "from_location_timestamp": 1765253521.470323, "to_location_timestamp": 1765282328.618545, "from_location_age_warning": "from 9.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 1213356233, "to_node_id": 2996806560, "from_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "to_node_name": "CmWx MF Test (CmW2)", "snr": -6.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 8558.066472220784, "from_location_timestamp": 1765282328.618545, "to_location_timestamp": 1765265038.0196297, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 6.4h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 3 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 2666003032, 3741700786, 1213356233, 2996806560, 1103350811 ], "node_names": [ "CBZ0 🚕 mobile (CBZ0)", "CBZ1 Astoria Solar (CBZ1)", "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "CmWx MF Test (CmW2)", "K2XAP R1int MF (XAPM)" ], "snr_values": [ 1.25, -18.0, -6.0, 8.5 ], "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": 1.25, "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": 3741700786, "to_node_id": 1213356233, "from_node_name": "CBZ1 Astoria Solar (CBZ1)", "to_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "snr": -18.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 5356.852632511411, "from_location_timestamp": 1765253521.470323, "to_location_timestamp": 1765282328.618545, "from_location_age_warning": "from 9.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 1213356233, "to_node_id": 2996806560, "from_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "to_node_name": "CmWx MF Test (CmW2)", "snr": -6.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 8558.066472220784, "from_location_timestamp": 1765282328.618545, "to_location_timestamp": 1765265038.0196297, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 6.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 2996806560, "to_node_id": 1103350811, "from_node_name": "CmWx MF Test (CmW2)", "to_node_name": "K2XAP R1int MF (XAPM)", "snr": 8.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 399.7058713825677, "from_location_timestamp": 1765265038.0196297, "to_location_timestamp": 1764108561.8248785, "from_location_age_warning": "from 6.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.0w ago" } ], "is_complete": true, "total_hops": 4 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": true, "forward_path_display": "K2XAP R1int MF (XAPM) → CBZ1 Astoria Solar (CBZ1) → Penn Plaza (Penn) → CmWx MF Test (CmW2)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "CBZ0 🚕 mobile (CBZ0) → CBZ1 Astoria Solar (CBZ1) → Penn Plaza (Penn) → CmWx MF Test (CmW2) → K2XAP R1int MF (XAPM)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1103350811, "to_node_id": 3741700786, "from_node_name": "K2XAP R1int MF (XAPM)", "to_node_name": "CBZ1 Astoria Solar (CBZ1)", "snr": 1.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 13883.046565617606, "from_location_timestamp": 1764108561.8248785, "to_location_timestamp": 1765253521.470323, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.0w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 9.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 3741700786, "to_node_id": 1213356233, "from_node_name": "CBZ1 Astoria Solar (CBZ1)", "to_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "snr": -18.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 5356.852632511411, "from_location_timestamp": 1765253521.470323, "to_location_timestamp": 1765282328.618545, "from_location_age_warning": "from 9.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 1213356233, "to_node_id": 2996806560, "from_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "to_node_name": "CmWx MF Test (CmW2)", "snr": -6.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 8558.066472220784, "from_location_timestamp": 1765282328.618545, "to_location_timestamp": 1765265038.0196297, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 6.4h ago" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 27797.9656703498, "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": 1103350811, "to": 2666003032, "id": 3124675311, "rx_time": 1765288109, "rx_snr": 0.0, "rx_rssi": 0, "hop_limit": 4, "hop_start": 4, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 70, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 27, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a0cb2d205dfc9585248a0a39fb2121605b8ffffffffffffffff01e8ffffffffffffffff0122", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 3741700786, 1213356233, 2996806560 ], "snr_towards": [ 5, -72, -24, 34 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (38 bytes)
0a0cb2d205dfc9585248a0a39fb2121605b8ffffffffffffffff01e8ffffffffffffffff0122
Hex Analysis:
Size:38 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
K2XAP R1int MF (XAPM) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		Unknown Unknown 0 1b XAPM MediumSlow 2025-12-09 13:46:17 UTC Current
CmWx MF Test (CmW2) +0.235s
After 		-55.0 dBm 4.75 dB 0 1b XAPM MediumSlow 2025-12-09 13:46:17 UTC View
_pft@mf (_pft) +1.322s
After 		-93.0 dBm 2.25 dB 1 a0 CmW2 MediumSlow 2025-12-09 13:46:18 UTC View
Poncho@PTSD | MF (^_^) +2.862s
After 		-56.0 dBm 8.25 dB 1 1c pb! MediumSlow 2025-12-09 13:46:20 UTC View
25 Washington Ave (25WA) +4.781s
After 		-74.0 dBm -2.00 dB 3 c9 Penn MediumSlow 2025-12-09 13:46:21 UTC View
DRP1 Chelsea (DRP1) +5.090s
After 		-84.0 dBm 5.25 dB 3 c9 Penn , JLX3 MediumSlow 2025-12-09 13:46:22 UTC View
Izutsumi - seano@masto.nyc (izu) +7.685s
After 		-82.0 dBm 3.50 dB 2 e9 ft MediumSlow 2025-12-09 13:46:24 UTC View
7

Total Receptions

7

Unique Gateways