Packet #3436358 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP) to Psalm 23 (3:16)

17
Total Receptions
17
Unique Gateways
5
Hop Count
56
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 3436358
Mesh Packet ID: 0x5c679da3
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-12-11 16:20:02 UTC
From Node: K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP)
To Node: Psalm 23 (3:16)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Steiner Studios Tower (SST)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -113 dBm
SNR: -7.5 dBm
Hop Info: 5/6 hops
Start: 6, Limit: 1
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: 56 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) → WestFacing (VYL0) → Falin Touden - seano@masto.nyc (ft) → !ffffffff → Penn Plaza (Penn)
Hop Count: 4 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: 6.25 dB 1.25 dB -9.75 dB -32.0 dB -13.5 dB
Route Visualization

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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP) ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) 138 m 6.25 dB Origin Hops
2 ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) WestFacing (VYL0) 3.27 km 1.25 dB Relay Hops
3 WestFacing (VYL0) Falin Touden - seano@masto.nyc (ft) 3.77 km -9.75 dB Relay Hops
4 Falin Touden - seano@masto.nyc (ft) !ffffffff Unknown -32.0 dB Relay Hops
5 !ffffffff Penn Plaza (Penn) Unknown -13.5 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
7.17 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:56 bytes
Gateway:!da5af04c
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:5 / 6
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 (56 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2334104039
Source node ID 		uint32
to 3976979945
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 56 bytes size
hop_limit 1
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 6
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 5
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -113.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -7.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1765470144
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 1765470002.8119264
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 (5 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !da5af04c
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -113.0 dBm
SNR: -7.50 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:56 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 659761751, 2697781576, 1446011625, 4294967295, 1213356233 ], "snr_towards": [ 6.25, 1.25, -9.75, -32.0, -13.5 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "2334104039": "K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP)", "2697781576": "WestFacing (VYL0)", "1446011625": "Falin Touden - seano@masto.nyc (ft)", "1213356233": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "3976979945": "Psalm 23 (3:16)", "659761751": "ClaremontWx.net (CmWx)", "4294967295": "!ffffffff" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 3436358, "timestamp": 1765470002.8119264, "from_node_id": 2334104039, "to_node_id": 3976979945, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!da5af04c", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 1550294435, "rssi": -113, "snr": -7.5, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 6, "payload_length": 56, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a14572a532748e1cca0e9623056ffffffffc958524812201905d9ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01caffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1765470144, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 201, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-12-11 16:20:02 UTC", "hop_count": 5, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP)", "to_node_name": "Psalm 23 (3:16)", "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": 1765955601.614273, "timestamp_str": "2025-12-17 02:13:21", "display_name": "Steiner Studios Tower", "long_name": "Steiner Studios Tower", "short_name": "SST", "hw_model": "TLORA_T3_S3" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 3436358, "from_node_id": 2334104039, "to_node_id": 3976979945, "timestamp": 1765470002.8119264, "gateway_id": "!da5af04c", "raw_payload": "0a14572a532748e1cca0e9623056ffffffffc958524812201905d9ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01caffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 6, "from_node_name": "K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP)", "to_node_name": "!ed0be5e9", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 659761751, 2697781576, 1446011625, 4294967295, 1213356233 ], "snr_towards": [ 6.25, 1.25, -9.75, -32.0, -13.5 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 2334104039, 659761751, 2697781576, 1446011625, 4294967295, 1213356233 ], "node_names": [ "K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP)", "ClaremontWx.net (CmWx)", "WestFacing (VYL0)", "Falin Touden - seano@masto.nyc (ft)", "!ffffffff", "Penn Plaza (Penn)" ], "snr_values": [ 6.25, 1.25, -9.75, -32.0, -13.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2334104039, "to_node_id": 659761751, "from_node_name": "K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP)", "to_node_name": "ClaremontWx.net (CmWx)", "snr": 6.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 137.74098034683522, "from_location_timestamp": 1765313660.5525844, "to_location_timestamp": 1765462881.9487033, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.8d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.0h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 659761751, "to_node_id": 2697781576, "from_node_name": "ClaremontWx.net (CmWx)", "to_node_name": "WestFacing (VYL0)", "snr": 1.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3265.6993566486003, "from_location_timestamp": 1765462881.9487033, "to_location_timestamp": 1765463512.0264442, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.8h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 2697781576, "to_node_id": 1446011625, "from_node_name": "WestFacing (VYL0)", "to_node_name": "Falin Touden - seano@masto.nyc (ft)", "snr": -9.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3766.4681164547965, "from_location_timestamp": 1765463512.0264442, "to_location_timestamp": 1765468398.8591769, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.8h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 1446011625, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "Falin Touden - seano@masto.nyc (ft)", "to_node_name": "!ffffffff", "snr": -32.0, "direction": "forward", "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": 5, "from_node_id": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 1213356233, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "snr": -13.5, "direction": "forward", "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" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 5 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 2334104039, 659761751, 2697781576, 1446011625, 4294967295, 1213356233 ], "node_names": [ "K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP)", "ClaremontWx.net (CmWx)", "WestFacing (VYL0)", "Falin Touden - seano@masto.nyc (ft)", "!ffffffff", "Penn Plaza (Penn)" ], "snr_values": [ 6.25, 1.25, -9.75, -32.0, -13.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2334104039, "to_node_id": 659761751, "from_node_name": "K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP)", "to_node_name": "ClaremontWx.net (CmWx)", "snr": 6.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 137.74098034683522, "from_location_timestamp": 1765313660.5525844, "to_location_timestamp": 1765462881.9487033, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.8d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.0h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 659761751, "to_node_id": 2697781576, "from_node_name": "ClaremontWx.net (CmWx)", "to_node_name": "WestFacing (VYL0)", "snr": 1.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3265.6993566486003, "from_location_timestamp": 1765462881.9487033, "to_location_timestamp": 1765463512.0264442, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.8h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 2697781576, "to_node_id": 1446011625, "from_node_name": "WestFacing (VYL0)", "to_node_name": "Falin Touden - seano@masto.nyc (ft)", "snr": -9.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3766.4681164547965, "from_location_timestamp": 1765463512.0264442, "to_location_timestamp": 1765468398.8591769, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.8h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 1446011625, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "Falin Touden - seano@masto.nyc (ft)", "to_node_name": "!ffffffff", "snr": -32.0, "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": 5, "from_node_id": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 1213356233, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "snr": -13.5, "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" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 5 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP) → ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) → WestFacing (VYL0) → Falin Touden - seano@masto.nyc (ft) → !ffffffff → Penn Plaza (Penn)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP) → ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) → WestFacing (VYL0) → Falin Touden - seano@masto.nyc (ft) → !ffffffff → Penn Plaza (Penn)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2334104039, "to_node_id": 659761751, "from_node_name": "K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP)", "to_node_name": "ClaremontWx.net (CmWx)", "snr": 6.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 137.74098034683522, "from_location_timestamp": 1765313660.5525844, "to_location_timestamp": 1765462881.9487033, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.8d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.0h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 659761751, "to_node_id": 2697781576, "from_node_name": "ClaremontWx.net (CmWx)", "to_node_name": "WestFacing (VYL0)", "snr": 1.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3265.6993566486003, "from_location_timestamp": 1765462881.9487033, "to_location_timestamp": 1765463512.0264442, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.8h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 2697781576, "to_node_id": 1446011625, "from_node_name": "WestFacing (VYL0)", "to_node_name": "Falin Touden - seano@masto.nyc (ft)", "snr": -9.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3766.4681164547965, "from_location_timestamp": 1765463512.0264442, "to_location_timestamp": 1765468398.8591769, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.8h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 1446011625, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "Falin Touden - seano@masto.nyc (ft)", "to_node_name": "!ffffffff", "snr": -32.0, "direction": "forward", "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": 5, "from_node_id": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 1213356233, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "snr": -13.5, "direction": "forward", "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" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 7169.908453450232, "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": 2334104039, "to": 3976979945, "id": 1550294435, "rx_time": 1765470144, "rx_snr": -7.5, "rx_rssi": -113, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 6, "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": "0a14572a532748e1cca0e9623056ffffffffc958524812201905d9ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01caffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 659761751, 2697781576, 1446011625, 4294967295, 1213356233 ], "snr_towards": [ 25, 5, -39, -128, -54 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (56 bytes)
0a14572a532748e1cca0e9623056ffffffffc958524812201905d9ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01caffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:56 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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Map shows gateway locations that received this packet. Hop counts are displayed if available.
Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
Steiner Studios Tower (SST) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-113.0 dBm -7.50 dB 5 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-12-11 16:20:02 UTC Current
K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP) -21.114s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 e7 XAP LongFast 2025-12-11 16:19:41 UTC View
ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) -19.976s
Before 		-34.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e7 XAP LongFast 2025-12-11 16:19:42 UTC View
K2XAP Gateway (XAPg) -19.911s
Before 		-33.0 dBm 7.00 dB 0 e7 XAP LongFast 2025-12-11 16:19:42 UTC View
Sunset Soda (p8p) -16.134s
Before 		-127.0 dBm -17.50 dB 1 57 CmWx LongFast 2025-12-11 16:19:46 UTC View
Fried Fish FF1 (FF1) -4.272s
Before 		-87.0 dBm -3.00 dB 3 0f 68SD LongFast 2025-12-11 16:19:58 UTC View
25 Washington Ave (25WA) -3.483s
Before 		-84.0 dBm -15.00 dB 3 e9 ft LongFast 2025-12-11 16:19:59 UTC View
Izutsumi - seano@masto.nyc (izu) -3.071s
Before 		-78.0 dBm 3.50 dB 3 e9 ft LongFast 2025-12-11 16:19:59 UTC View
1 MW 1 West Side | https://nyme.sh (1MW1) -2.889s
Before 		-111.0 dBm -8.75 dB 3 e9 ft , 📶 LongFast 2025-12-11 16:19:59 UTC View
Claudiopolis-440c (440c) -2.855s
Before 		-83.0 dBm Unknown 3 e9 ft , dmbl , 📶 LongFast 2025-12-11 16:19:59 UTC View
Whole Foods Market UES (WFMK) -0.968s
Before 		-114.0 dBm -11.00 dB 4 dc LongFast 2025-12-11 16:20:01 UTC View
Mobile Fish 4 (MF4) -0.695s
Before 		-13.0 dBm 6.50 dB 4 74 FF1 LongFast 2025-12-11 16:20:02 UTC View
Psalm 23 (3:16) +0.552s
After 		-114.0 dBm -3.75 dB 5 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-12-11 16:20:03 UTC View
YMH 1 @ Your Mom’s House (YMH1) +1.268s
After 		-95.0 dBm 4.75 dB 5 5a 8b5a , SMRG LongFast 2025-12-11 16:20:04 UTC View
Gemini (GMNI) +2.348s
After 		-116.0 dBm -4.50 dB 5 56 JLX6 LongFast 2025-12-11 16:20:05 UTC View
MeshM0xie (M0x) +2.887s
After 		-102.0 dBm -7.75 dB 6 7b 4b7b LongFast 2025-12-11 16:20:05 UTC View
nLink-NY-Jamaica1 (NLJ1) +5.571s
After 		-88.0 dBm 5.50 dB 6 88 grns , 2f88 , P3NY LongFast 2025-12-11 16:20:08 UTC View
17

Total Receptions

17

Unique Gateways