Packet #3374828 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from 25 Washington Ave (25WA) to Meshtastic fda8 (fda8)

21
Total Receptions
19
Unique Gateways
3
Hop Count
46
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 3374828
Mesh Packet ID: 0xf1d967a7
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-12-10 16:25:22 UTC
From Node: 25 Washington Ave (25WA)
To Node: Meshtastic fda8 (fda8)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Fried Fish FF1 (FF1)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -87 dBm
SNR: -0.5 dBm
Hop Info: 3/3 hops
Start: 3, Limit: 0
Relay Node: b8 🫠
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: Penn Plaza (Penn) → Prospect a031 (a031) → ZzZzzzzzZzzz🫠 (🫠)
Hop Count: 2 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: -3.25 dB -7.25 dB -12.25 dB
Route Visualization

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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 25 Washington Ave (25WA) Penn Plaza (Penn) 6.04 km -3.25 dB Origin Hops
2 Penn Plaza (Penn) Prospect a031 (a031) 12.32 km -7.25 dB Relay Hops
3 Prospect a031 (a031) ZzZzzzzzZzzz🫠 (🫠) 2.72 km -12.25 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
21.07 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:!b2a7bd74
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:3 / 3
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 !b2a7bd74
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (46 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 1113362981
Source node ID 		uint32
to 2997288360
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 46 bytes size
hop_limit Not set uint32
hop_start 3
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 3
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -87.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -0.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1765384060
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 184
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1765383922.3951623
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 (3 hops)
  • âš  RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !b2a7bd74
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -87.0 dBm
SNR: -0.50 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": [ 1213356233, 351772721, 994490552 ], "snr_towards": [ -3.25, -7.25, -12.25 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "1113362981": "25 Washington Ave (25WA)", "2997288360": "Meshtastic fda8 (fda8)", "1213356233": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "351772721": "Prospect a031 (a031)", "994490552": "ZzZzzzzzZzzz🫠 (🫠)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 3374828, "timestamp": 1765383922.3951623, "from_node_id": 1113362981, "to_node_id": 2997288360, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!b2a7bd74", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 4057556903, "rssi": -87, "snr": -0.5, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 3, "payload_length": 46, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a0cc958524831a0f714b8b8463b121ef3ffffffffffffffff01e3ffffffffffffffff01cfffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1765384060, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 184, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-12-10 16:25:22 UTC", "hop_count": 3, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "25 Washington Ave (25WA)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic fda8 (fda8)", "relay_hex": "b8", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 994490552, "node_name": "ZzZzzzzzZzzz🫠", "hex_id": "!3b46b8b8", "short_name": "🫠", "last_byte": "b8" } ], "gateway_name": "Fried Fish FF1 (FF1)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 2997337460, "latitude": 40.625766, "longitude": -74.0229119, "altitude": 6, "timestamp": 1765133358.2902014, "timestamp_str": "2025-12-07 13:49:18", "display_name": "Fried Fish FF1", "long_name": "Fried Fish FF1", "short_name": "FF1", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V4" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 3374828, "from_node_id": 1113362981, "to_node_id": 2997288360, "timestamp": 1765383922.3951623, "gateway_id": "!b2a7bd74", "raw_payload": "0a0cc958524831a0f714b8b8463b121ef3ffffffffffffffff01e3ffffffffffffffff01cfffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 3, "from_node_name": "25 Washington Ave (25WA)", "to_node_name": "!b2a6fda8", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 1213356233, 351772721, 994490552 ], "snr_towards": [ -3.25, -7.25, -12.25 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 1113362981, 1213356233, 351772721, 994490552 ], "node_names": [ "25 Washington Ave (25WA)", "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "Prospect a031 (a031)", "ZzZzzzzzZzzz🫠 (🫠)" ], "snr_values": [ -3.25, -7.25, -12.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1113362981, "to_node_id": 1213356233, "from_node_name": "25 Washington Ave (25WA)", "to_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "snr": -3.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 6035.012371212725, "from_location_timestamp": 1765383198.0321047, "to_location_timestamp": 1765369648.3142705, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 4.0h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1213356233, "to_node_id": 351772721, "from_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "to_node_name": "Prospect a031 (a031)", "snr": -7.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 12318.884070439222, "from_location_timestamp": 1765369648.3142705, "to_location_timestamp": 1765377732.137043, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.7h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 351772721, "to_node_id": 994490552, "from_node_name": "Prospect a031 (a031)", "to_node_name": "ZzZzzzzzZzzz🫠 (🫠)", "snr": -12.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2715.0265153619725, "from_location_timestamp": 1765377732.137043, "to_location_timestamp": 1763411459.9313545, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.3w ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 3 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 1113362981, 1213356233, 351772721, 994490552 ], "node_names": [ "25 Washington Ave (25WA)", "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "Prospect a031 (a031)", "ZzZzzzzzZzzz🫠 (🫠)" ], "snr_values": [ -3.25, -7.25, -12.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1113362981, "to_node_id": 1213356233, "from_node_name": "25 Washington Ave (25WA)", "to_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "snr": -3.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 6035.012371212725, "from_location_timestamp": 1765383198.0321047, "to_location_timestamp": 1765369648.3142705, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 4.0h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1213356233, "to_node_id": 351772721, "from_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "to_node_name": "Prospect a031 (a031)", "snr": -7.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 12318.884070439222, "from_location_timestamp": 1765369648.3142705, "to_location_timestamp": 1765377732.137043, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.7h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 351772721, "to_node_id": 994490552, "from_node_name": "Prospect a031 (a031)", "to_node_name": "ZzZzzzzzZzzz🫠 (🫠)", "snr": -12.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2715.0265153619725, "from_location_timestamp": 1765377732.137043, "to_location_timestamp": 1763411459.9313545, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.3w ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 3 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "25 Washington Ave (25WA) → Penn Plaza (Penn) → Prospect a031 (a031) → ZzZzzzzzZzzz🫠 (🫠)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "25 Washington Ave (25WA) → Penn Plaza (Penn) → Prospect a031 (a031) → ZzZzzzzzZzzz🫠 (🫠)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1113362981, "to_node_id": 1213356233, "from_node_name": "25 Washington Ave (25WA)", "to_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "snr": -3.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 6035.012371212725, "from_location_timestamp": 1765383198.0321047, "to_location_timestamp": 1765369648.3142705, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 4.0h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1213356233, "to_node_id": 351772721, "from_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "to_node_name": "Prospect a031 (a031)", "snr": -7.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 12318.884070439222, "from_location_timestamp": 1765369648.3142705, "to_location_timestamp": 1765377732.137043, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.7h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 351772721, "to_node_id": 994490552, "from_node_name": "Prospect a031 (a031)", "to_node_name": "ZzZzzzzzZzzz🫠 (🫠)", "snr": -12.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2715.0265153619725, "from_location_timestamp": 1765377732.137043, "to_location_timestamp": 1763411459.9313545, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.3w ago" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 21068.92295701392, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!b2a7bd74", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1113362981, "to": 2997288360, "id": 4057556903, "rx_time": 1765384060, "rx_snr": -0.5, "rx_rssi": -87, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 3, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 184, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a0cc958524831a0f714b8b8463b121ef3ffffffffffffffff01e3ffffffffffffffff01cfffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 1213356233, 351772721, 994490552 ], "snr_towards": [ -13, -29, -49 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (46 bytes)
0a0cc958524831a0f714b8b8463b121ef3ffffffffffffffff01e3ffffffffffffffff01cfffffffffffffffff01
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
Fried Fish FF1 (FF1) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-87.0 dBm -0.50 dB 3 b8 🫠 LongFast 2025-12-10 16:25:22 UTC Current
25 Washington Ave (25WA) -6.731s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 25 25WA LongFast 2025-12-10 16:25:15 UTC View
Steiner Studios Tower (SST) -5.225s
Before 		-83.0 dBm 6.75 dB 0 25 25WA LongFast 2025-12-10 16:25:17 UTC View
ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) -5.180s
Before 		-102.0 dBm -15.25 dB 0 25 25WA LongFast 2025-12-10 16:25:17 UTC View
YMH 1 @ Your Mom’s House (YMH1) -5.176s
Before 		-117.0 dBm -10.25 dB 0 25 25WA LongFast 2025-12-10 16:25:17 UTC View
Gemini (GMNI) -4.532s
Before 		-126.0 dBm -15.00 dB 0 25 25WA LongFast 2025-12-10 16:25:17 UTC View
Meshtastic f5c8 (f5c8) -3.899s
Before 		-103.0 dBm -3.50 dB 1 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-12-10 16:25:18 UTC View
drp mobile (drpm) -3.860s
Before 		-121.0 dBm -14.25 dB 1 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-12-10 16:25:18 UTC View
Izutsumi - seano@masto.nyc (izu) -3.654s
Before 		-88.0 dBm 3.75 dB 1 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-12-10 16:25:18 UTC View
Claudiopolis-440c (440c) -3.559s
Before 		-89.0 dBm -5.00 dB 1 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-12-10 16:25:18 UTC View
JOS1tastic 1497 (JOS1) -2.722s
Before 		-102.0 dBm -10.25 dB 1 c9 LongFast 2025-12-10 16:25:19 UTC View
JLO (fe6e) -2.268s
Before 		-113.0 dBm -9.50 dB 2 b8 Paul , 13bp , âš¡2 , bfb8 , JLY4 LongFast 2025-12-10 16:25:20 UTC View
dkTowerBot (dkTB) -0.964s
Before 		-91.0 dBm -2.25 dB 2 34 8b34 , RbHf , cf34 , 4034 , dmlt LongFast 2025-12-10 16:25:21 UTC View
Mobile Fish 4 (MF4) +0.040s
After 		-112.0 dBm -8.00 dB 3 b8 LongFast 2025-12-10 16:25:22 UTC View
25 Washington Ave (25WA) +2.285s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 25 25WA LongFast 2025-12-10 16:25:24 UTC View
drp mobile (drpm) +3.817s
After 		-125.0 dBm -18.50 dB 0 25 25WA LongFast 2025-12-10 16:25:26 UTC View
Meshtastic 28ec (28ec) +4.287s
After 		-40.0 dBm 6.50 dB 3 - LongFast 2025-12-10 16:25:26 UTC View
🚢 | tugboat v4 (🚢) +4.814s
After 		-108.0 dBm -13.50 dB 1 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-12-10 16:25:27 UTC View
DRP0 Astoria (DRP0) +10.273s
After 		-73.0 dBm -0.25 dB 2 b2 😴 , CBZ1 LongFast 2025-12-10 16:25:32 UTC View
nLink-NY-Jamaica1 (NLJ1) +10.593s
After 		-93.0 dBm 2.75 dB 2 d1 JLY6 LongFast 2025-12-10 16:25:32 UTC View
Whole Foods Market UES (WFMK) +10.597s
After 		-108.0 dBm -7.25 dB 2 b2 CBZ1 LongFast 2025-12-10 16:25:32 UTC View
21

Total Receptions

19

Unique Gateways