Packet #3409325 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from JLY4 - Roosevelt Solar (JLY4) to Lv4 - Heltec V4 Green (Lv4)

10
Total Receptions
10
Unique Gateways
1
Hop Count
30
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 3409325
Mesh Packet ID: 0xf08b9603
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-12-11 05:35:19 UTC
From Node: JLY4 - Roosevelt Solar (JLY4)
To Node: Lv4 - Heltec V4 Green (Lv4)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: JLO - Queens Weather (QnzW)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -98 dBm
SNR: 4.25 dBm
Hop Info: 1/2 hops
Start: 2, Limit: 1
Relay Node: 68 JLO6
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: 30 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
SNR Towards: -4.75 dB
Return Path: JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6)
SNR Back: -15.25 dB
Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Lv4 - Heltec V4 Green (Lv4) JLY4 - Roosevelt Solar (JLY4) 1.81 km -4.75 dB Origin Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Return Path Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 JLY4 - Roosevelt Solar (JLY4) JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6) 2.20 km -15.25 dB Return Start Hops
Total Forward Distance
1.81 km
Total Return Distance
2.20 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:30 bytes
Gateway:!ba6a5ff4
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:1 / 2
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 !ba6a5ff4
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (30 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 4035396792
Source node ID 		uint32
to 2997325024
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 30 bytes size
hop_limit 1
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 2
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 1
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -98.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 4.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1765431457
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 104
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1765431319.3636909
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: !ba6a5ff4
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -98.0 dBm
SNR: 4.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:30 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [], "snr_towards": [ -4.75 ], "route_back": [ 2085188712 ], "snr_back": [ -15.25 ], "route_node_names": { "2085188712": "JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6)", "2997325024": "Lv4 - Heltec V4 Green (Lv4)", "4035396792": "JLY4 - Roosevelt Solar (JLY4)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 3409325, "timestamp": 1765431319.3636909, "from_node_id": 4035396792, "to_node_id": 2997325024, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!ba6a5ff4", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 4035679747, "rssi": -98, "snr": 4.25, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 2, "payload_length": 30, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "120aedffffffffffffffff011a046874497c220ac3ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1765431457, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 104, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-12-11 05:35:19 UTC", "hop_count": 1, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "JLY4 - Roosevelt Solar (JLY4)", "to_node_name": "Lv4 - Heltec V4 Green (Lv4)", "relay_hex": "68", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 2085188712, "node_name": "JLO6 - Corona Solar", "hex_id": "!7c497468", "short_name": "JLO6", "last_byte": "68" } ], "gateway_name": "JLO - Queens Weather (QnzW)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 3127533556, "latitude": 40.7502848, "longitude": -73.859072, "altitude": null, "timestamp": 1765436429.8319347, "timestamp_str": "2025-12-11 02:00:29", "display_name": "JLO - Queens Weather", "long_name": "JLO - Queens Weather", "short_name": "QnzW", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 3409325, "from_node_id": 4035396792, "to_node_id": 2997325024, "timestamp": 1765431319.3636909, "gateway_id": "!ba6a5ff4", "raw_payload": "120aedffffffffffffffff011a046874497c220ac3ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 2, "from_node_name": "JLY4 - Roosevelt Solar (JLY4)", "to_node_name": "Lv4 - Heltec V4 Green (Lv4)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [], "snr_towards": [ -4.75 ], "route_back": [ 2085188712 ], "snr_back": [ -15.25 ] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward_with_return", "node_ids": [ 2997325024, 4035396792 ], "node_names": [ "Lv4 - Heltec V4 Green (Lv4)", "JLY4 - Roosevelt Solar (JLY4)" ], "snr_values": [ -4.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2997325024, "to_node_id": 4035396792, "from_node_name": "Lv4 - Heltec V4 Green (Lv4)", "to_node_name": "JLY4 - Roosevelt Solar (JLY4)", "snr": -4.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1809.476000267617, "from_location_timestamp": 1765389587.6106749, "to_location_timestamp": 1765429923.7200441, "from_location_age_warning": "from 11.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 1 }, "return_path": { "path_type": "return", "node_ids": [ 4035396792, 2085188712 ], "node_names": [ "JLY4 - Roosevelt Solar (JLY4)", "JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6)" ], "snr_values": [ -15.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 4035396792, "to_node_id": 2085188712, "from_node_name": "JLY4 - Roosevelt Solar (JLY4)", "to_node_name": "JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6)", "snr": -15.25, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2197.024049368756, "from_location_timestamp": 1765429923.7200441, "to_location_timestamp": 1765017031.752493, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 4.8d ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 1 }, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "combined_rf", "node_ids": [ 2997325024, 4035396792, 2085188712 ], "node_names": [ "Lv4 - Heltec V4 Green (Lv4)", "JLY4 - Roosevelt Solar (JLY4)", "JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6)" ], "snr_values": [ -4.75, -15.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2997325024, "to_node_id": 4035396792, "from_node_name": "Lv4 - Heltec V4 Green (Lv4)", "to_node_name": "JLY4 - Roosevelt Solar (JLY4)", "snr": -4.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1809.476000267617, "from_location_timestamp": 1765389587.6106749, "to_location_timestamp": 1765429923.7200441, "from_location_age_warning": "from 11.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 4035396792, "to_node_id": 2085188712, "from_node_name": "JLY4 - Roosevelt Solar (JLY4)", "to_node_name": "JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6)", "snr": -15.25, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2197.024049368756, "from_location_timestamp": 1765429923.7200441, "to_location_timestamp": 1765017031.752493, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 4.8d ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 2 } }, "has_return_path": true, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Lv4 - Heltec V4 Green (Lv4) → JLY4 - Roosevelt Solar (JLY4)", "return_path_display": "JLY4 - Roosevelt Solar (JLY4) → JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6)", "actual_rf_path_display": "Lv4 - Heltec V4 Green (Lv4) → JLY4 - Roosevelt Solar (JLY4) → JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2997325024, "to_node_id": 4035396792, "from_node_name": "Lv4 - Heltec V4 Green (Lv4)", "to_node_name": "JLY4 - Roosevelt Solar (JLY4)", "snr": -4.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1809.476000267617, "from_location_timestamp": 1765389587.6106749, "to_location_timestamp": 1765429923.7200441, "from_location_age_warning": "from 11.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago" } ], "return_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 4035396792, "to_node_id": 2085188712, "from_node_name": "JLY4 - Roosevelt Solar (JLY4)", "to_node_name": "JLO6 - Corona Solar (JLO6)", "snr": -15.25, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2197.024049368756, "from_location_timestamp": 1765429923.7200441, "to_location_timestamp": 1765017031.752493, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 4.8d ago" } ], "total_forward_distance": 1809.476000267617, "total_return_distance": 2197.024049368756 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!ba6a5ff4", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 4035396792, "to": 2997325024, "id": 4035679747, "rx_time": 1765431457, "rx_snr": 4.25, "rx_rssi": -98, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 2, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 104, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "120aedffffffffffffffff011a046874497c220ac3ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "snr_towards": [ -19 ], "route_back": [ 2085188712 ], "snr_back": [ -61 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (30 bytes)
120aedffffffffffffffff011a046874497c220ac3ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:30 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
JLO - Queens Weather (QnzW) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-98.0 dBm 4.25 dB 1 68 JLO6 LongFast 2025-12-11 05:35:19 UTC Current
nLink-NY-Jamaica1 (NLJ1) +17.322s
After 		-90.0 dBm 3.00 dB 2 88 grns , 2f88 , P3NY LongFast 2025-12-11 05:35:36 UTC View
CBZ0 🚕 mobile (CBZ0) +20.695s
After 		-113.0 dBm -7.25 dB 1 b4 2ab4 , PARK LongFast 2025-12-11 05:35:40 UTC View
Whole Foods Market UES (WFMK) +22.109s
After 		-53.0 dBm 5.50 dB 2 d4 MyGO LongFast 2025-12-11 05:35:41 UTC View
dkTowerBot (dkTB) +74.164s
After 		-108.0 dBm -19.25 dB 2 7b 4b7b LongFast 2025-12-11 05:36:33 UTC View
25 Washington Ave (25WA) +74.170s
After 		-77.0 dBm -7.25 dB 2 7b 4b7b LongFast 2025-12-11 05:36:33 UTC View
YMH 1 @ Your Mom’s House (YMH1) +74.176s
After 		-110.0 dBm -2.75 dB 2 7b 4b7b LongFast 2025-12-11 05:36:33 UTC View
Meshtastic 1ca3 (1ca3) +74.452s
After 		-122.0 dBm -15.50 dB 2 7b 4b7b LongFast 2025-12-11 05:36:33 UTC View
Steiner Studios Tower (SST) +79.575s
After 		-110.0 dBm -3.75 dB 2 bb WyCt LongFast 2025-12-11 05:36:38 UTC View
Meshtastic 631c (GRBH) +79.783s
After 		-101.0 dBm -11.00 dB 2 bb WyCt LongFast 2025-12-11 05:36:39 UTC View
10

Total Receptions

10

Unique Gateways