Packet #3382290 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from K2XAP H2TinTheDark (XAPD) to 7 Hudson Square (7hs)

19
Total Receptions
19
Unique Gateways
1
Hop Count
23
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 3382290
Mesh Packet ID: 0x5eb94b84
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-12-10 19:23:10 UTC
From Node: K2XAP H2TinTheDark (XAPD)
To Node: 7 Hudson Square (7hs)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Steiner Studios Tower (SST)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -113 dBm
SNR: -6.0 dBm
Hop Info: 1/5 hops
Start: 5, Limit: 4
Relay Node: c9 Penn , JLX3
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: 23 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) → Penn Plaza (Penn)
Hop Count: 1 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: 5.75 dB -12.0 dB
Route Visualization

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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 K2XAP H2TinTheDark (XAPD) ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) 1.66 km 5.75 dB Origin Hops
2 ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) Penn Plaza (Penn) 8.56 km -12.0 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
10.22 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:23 bytes
Gateway:!da5af04c
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:1 / 5
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Acknowledgment requested
+ 2 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Default channel - no encryption
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 2 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !da5af04c
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (23 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 1011051270
Source node ID 		uint32
to 2086455420
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 23 bytes size
hop_limit 4
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 5
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 1
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -113.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -6.00 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1765394728
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 1765394590.6814349
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:
  • ⚠ Default channel - no encryption
  • ⚠ 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: !da5af04c
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -113.0 dBm
SNR: -6.00 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:23 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 659761751, 1213356233 ], "snr_towards": [ 5.75, -12.0 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "1213356233": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "2086455420": "7 Hudson Square (7hs)", "1011051270": "K2XAP H2TinTheDark (XAPD)", "659761751": "ClaremontWx.net (CmWx)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 3382290, "timestamp": 1765394590.6814349, "from_node_id": 1011051270, "to_node_id": 2086455420, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!da5af04c", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 1589201796, "rssi": -113, "snr": -6.0, "hop_limit": 4, "hop_start": 5, "payload_length": 23, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a08572a5327c9585248120b17d0ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1765394728, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 201, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-12-10 19:23:10 UTC", "hop_count": 1, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "K2XAP H2TinTheDark (XAPD)", "to_node_name": "7 Hudson Square (7hs)", "relay_hex": "c9", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 1213356233, "node_name": "Penn Plaza", "hex_id": "!485258c9", "short_name": "Penn", "last_byte": "c9" }, { "node_id": 3881604553, "node_name": "JLX3 - Kew Gardens Solar", "hex_id": "!e75c95c9", "short_name": "JLX3", "last_byte": "c9" } ], "gateway_name": "Steiner Studios Tower (SST)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 3663392844, "latitude": 40.701761, "longitude": -73.967274, "altitude": null, "timestamp": 1765861779.151271, "timestamp_str": "2025-12-16 00:09:39", "display_name": "Steiner Studios Tower", "long_name": "Steiner Studios Tower", "short_name": "SST", "hw_model": "TLORA_T3_S3" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 3382290, "from_node_id": 1011051270, "to_node_id": 2086455420, "timestamp": 1765394590.6814349, "gateway_id": "!da5af04c", "raw_payload": "0a08572a5327c9585248120b17d0ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 4, "hop_start": 5, "from_node_name": "K2XAP H2TinTheDark (XAPD)", "to_node_name": "!7c5cc87c", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 659761751, 1213356233 ], "snr_towards": [ 5.75, -12.0 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 1011051270, 659761751, 1213356233 ], "node_names": [ "K2XAP H2TinTheDark (XAPD)", "ClaremontWx.net (CmWx)", "Penn Plaza (Penn)" ], "snr_values": [ 5.75, -12.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1011051270, "to_node_id": 659761751, "from_node_name": "K2XAP H2TinTheDark (XAPD)", "to_node_name": "ClaremontWx.net (CmWx)", "snr": 5.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1661.6500236263735, "from_location_timestamp": 1765394177.8186927, "to_location_timestamp": 1765383035.4621158, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 659761751, "to_node_id": 1213356233, "from_node_name": "ClaremontWx.net (CmWx)", "to_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "snr": -12.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 8558.066472220784, "from_location_timestamp": 1765383035.4621158, "to_location_timestamp": 1765387540.6840363, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.0h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 2 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 1011051270, 659761751, 1213356233 ], "node_names": [ "K2XAP H2TinTheDark (XAPD)", "ClaremontWx.net (CmWx)", "Penn Plaza (Penn)" ], "snr_values": [ 5.75, -12.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1011051270, "to_node_id": 659761751, "from_node_name": "K2XAP H2TinTheDark (XAPD)", "to_node_name": "ClaremontWx.net (CmWx)", "snr": 5.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1661.6500236263735, "from_location_timestamp": 1765394177.8186927, "to_location_timestamp": 1765383035.4621158, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 659761751, "to_node_id": 1213356233, "from_node_name": "ClaremontWx.net (CmWx)", "to_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "snr": -12.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 8558.066472220784, "from_location_timestamp": 1765383035.4621158, "to_location_timestamp": 1765387540.6840363, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.0h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 2 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "K2XAP H2TinTheDark (XAPD) → ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) → Penn Plaza (Penn)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "K2XAP H2TinTheDark (XAPD) → ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) → Penn Plaza (Penn)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1011051270, "to_node_id": 659761751, "from_node_name": "K2XAP H2TinTheDark (XAPD)", "to_node_name": "ClaremontWx.net (CmWx)", "snr": 5.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1661.6500236263735, "from_location_timestamp": 1765394177.8186927, "to_location_timestamp": 1765383035.4621158, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 659761751, "to_node_id": 1213356233, "from_node_name": "ClaremontWx.net (CmWx)", "to_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "snr": -12.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 8558.066472220784, "from_location_timestamp": 1765383035.4621158, "to_location_timestamp": 1765387540.6840363, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.0h ago" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 10219.716495847157, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!da5af04c", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1011051270, "to": 2086455420, "id": 1589201796, "rx_time": 1765394728, "rx_snr": -6.0, "rx_rssi": -113, "hop_limit": 4, "hop_start": 5, "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": "0a08572a5327c9585248120b17d0ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 659761751, 1213356233 ], "snr_towards": [ 23, -48 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (23 bytes)
0a08572a5327c9585248120b17d0ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:23 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
Steiner Studios Tower (SST) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-113.0 dBm -6.00 dB 1 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-12-10 19:23:10 UTC Current
ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) -6.347s
Before 		-42.0 dBm 5.75 dB 0 06 JLO2 , XAPD , RSR1 LongFast 2025-12-10 19:23:04 UTC View
K2XAP Gateway (XAPg) -6.283s
Before 		-19.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 06 XAPD LongFast 2025-12-10 19:23:04 UTC View
25 Washington Ave (25WA) -0.014s
Before 		-72.0 dBm -2.00 dB 1 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-12-10 19:23:10 UTC View
drp mobile (drpm) +0.366s
After 		-120.0 dBm -14.50 dB 1 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-12-10 19:23:11 UTC View
Izutsumi - seano@masto.nyc (izu) +0.417s
After 		-85.0 dBm 3.50 dB 1 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-12-10 19:23:11 UTC View
Claudiopolis-440c (440c) +0.496s
After 		-88.0 dBm -3.75 dB 1 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-12-10 19:23:11 UTC View
JLO (fe6e) +0.518s
After 		-114.0 dBm -7.00 dB 1 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-12-10 19:23:11 UTC View
Gemini (GMNI) +0.750s
After 		-125.0 dBm -19.00 dB 1 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-12-10 19:23:11 UTC View
YMH 1 @ Your Mom’s House (YMH1) +2.325s
After 		-115.0 dBm -9.75 dB 2 25 25WA LongFast 2025-12-10 19:23:13 UTC View
MeshM0xie (M0x) +3.319s
After 		-26.0 dBm 6.75 dB 2 8d Mox1 LongFast 2025-12-10 19:23:14 UTC View
Meshtastic e41a (GRBT) +3.637s
After 		-51.0 dBm 6.50 dB 2 ca LongFast 2025-12-10 19:23:14 UTC View
dkTowerBot (dkTB) +4.691s
After 		-107.0 dBm -17.25 dB 3 7b 4b7b LongFast 2025-12-10 19:23:15 UTC View
Sunset Soda (p8p) +8.761s
After 		-118.0 dBm -9.00 dB 2 81 Titi LongFast 2025-12-10 19:23:19 UTC View
Meshtastic 631c (GRBH) +10.279s
After 		-105.0 dBm -15.25 dB 3 10 WA2J , 8a10 LongFast 2025-12-10 19:23:20 UTC View
Fried Fish FF1 (FF1) +12.355s
After 		-81.0 dBm -11.50 dB 4 40 BRRN LongFast 2025-12-10 19:23:23 UTC View
Mobile Fish 4 (MF4) +12.378s
After 		-111.0 dBm -7.00 dB 4 40 LongFast 2025-12-10 19:23:23 UTC View
@_tedks02 (tks2) +18.585s
After 		-90.0 dBm 3.50 dB 4 9b KOS0 LongFast 2025-12-10 19:23:29 UTC View
Whole Foods Market UES (WFMK) +36.582s
After 		-109.0 dBm -9.50 dB 4 24 KGB2 LongFast 2025-12-10 19:23:47 UTC View
19

Total Receptions

19

Unique Gateways