Packet #3606437 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from It's MyGO!!!!! (MyGO) to Olmstead 9c98 (9c98)

16
Total Receptions
16
Unique Gateways
3
Hop Count
46
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 3606437
Mesh Packet ID: 0x0de55d1c
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-12-14 20:20:57 UTC
From Node: It's MyGO!!!!! (MyGO)
To Node: Olmstead 9c98 (9c98)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: dkTowerBot (dkTB)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -98 dBm
SNR: -9.0 dBm
Hop Info: 3/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 4
Relay Node: 34 8b34 , RbHf , cf34 , 4034 , dmlt
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: Carnegie Hall (CH) → Penn Plaza (Penn) → Meshtastic cf34 (cf34)
Hop Count: 2 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: -9.0 dB -14.0 dB -11.5 dB
Route Visualization

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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 It's MyGO!!!!! (MyGO) Carnegie Hall (CH) 2.70 km -9.0 dB Origin Hops
2 Carnegie Hall (CH) Penn Plaza (Penn) 1.89 km -14.0 dB Relay Hops
3 Penn Plaza (Penn) Meshtastic cf34 (cf34) Unknown -11.5 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
4.59 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:!dddc01fa
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:3 / 7
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 !dddc01fa
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 2687614420
Source node ID 		uint32
to 1196530840
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 46 bytes size
hop_limit 4
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 7
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 3
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -98.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -9.00 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1765743804
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 52
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1765743657.6668622
Unix timestamp 		uint32
MQTT Privacy & Exposure Analysis

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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 (3 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !dddc01fa
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -98.0 dBm
SNR: -9.00 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": [ 163247512, 1213356233, 2997342004 ], "snr_towards": [ -9.0, -14.0, -11.5 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "1213356233": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "2687614420": "It's MyGO!!!!! (MyGO)", "2997342004": "Meshtastic cf34 (cf34)", "163247512": "Carnegie Hall (CH)", "1196530840": "Olmstead 9c98 (9c98)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 3606437, "timestamp": 1765743657.6668622, "from_node_id": 2687614420, "to_node_id": 1196530840, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!dddc01fa", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 233135388, "rssi": -98, "snr": -9.0, "hop_limit": 4, "hop_start": 7, "payload_length": 46, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a0c98f5ba09c958524834cfa7b2121edcffffffffffffffff01c8ffffffffffffffff01d2ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1765743804, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 52, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-12-14 20:20:57 UTC", "hop_count": 3, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "It's MyGO!!!!! (MyGO)", "to_node_name": "Olmstead 9c98 (9c98)", "relay_hex": "34", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 2661124916, "node_name": "Meshtastic 8b34", "hex_id": "!9e9d8b34", "short_name": "8b34", "last_byte": "34" }, { "node_id": 2697775156, "node_name": "Redbox portable", "hex_id": "!a0ccc834", "short_name": "RbHf", "last_byte": "34" }, { "node_id": 2997342004, "node_name": "Meshtastic cf34", "hex_id": "!b2a7cf34", "short_name": "cf34", "last_byte": "34" }, { "node_id": 3676913716, "node_name": "Meshtastic 4034", "hex_id": "!db294034", "short_name": "4034", "last_byte": "34" }, { "node_id": 4227723316, "node_name": "denvermullets", "hex_id": "!fbfdf034", "short_name": "dmlt", "last_byte": "34" } ], "gateway_name": "dkTowerBot (dkTB)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 3722183162, "latitude": 40.7109632, "longitude": -74.0032512, "altitude": 325, "timestamp": 1765827283.0964904, "timestamp_str": "2025-12-15 14:34:43", "display_name": "dkTowerBot", "long_name": "dkTowerBot", "short_name": "dkTB", "hw_model": "PORTDUINO" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 3606437, "from_node_id": 2687614420, "to_node_id": 1196530840, "timestamp": 1765743657.6668622, "gateway_id": "!dddc01fa", "raw_payload": "0a0c98f5ba09c958524834cfa7b2121edcffffffffffffffff01c8ffffffffffffffff01d2ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 4, "hop_start": 7, "from_node_name": "It's MyGO!!!!! (MyGO)", "to_node_name": "!47519c98", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 163247512, 1213356233, 2997342004 ], "snr_towards": [ -9.0, -14.0, -11.5 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 2687614420, 163247512, 1213356233, 2997342004 ], "node_names": [ "It's MyGO!!!!! (MyGO)", "Carnegie Hall (CH)", "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "Meshtastic cf34 (cf34)" ], "snr_values": [ -9.0, -14.0, -11.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2687614420, "to_node_id": 163247512, "from_node_name": "It's MyGO!!!!! (MyGO)", "to_node_name": "Carnegie Hall (CH)", "snr": -9.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2701.201774907729, "from_location_timestamp": 1765738164.6281335, "to_location_timestamp": 1765703244.2585907, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 11.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 163247512, "to_node_id": 1213356233, "from_node_name": "Carnegie Hall (CH)", "to_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "snr": -14.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1893.6091859499534, "from_location_timestamp": 1765703244.2585907, "to_location_timestamp": 1765724666.946545, "from_location_age_warning": "from 11.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 5.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 1213356233, "to_node_id": 2997342004, "from_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic cf34 (cf34)", "snr": -11.5, "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": 3 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 2687614420, 163247512, 1213356233, 2997342004 ], "node_names": [ "It's MyGO!!!!! (MyGO)", "Carnegie Hall (CH)", "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "Meshtastic cf34 (cf34)" ], "snr_values": [ -9.0, -14.0, -11.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2687614420, "to_node_id": 163247512, "from_node_name": "It's MyGO!!!!! (MyGO)", "to_node_name": "Carnegie Hall (CH)", "snr": -9.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2701.201774907729, "from_location_timestamp": 1765738164.6281335, "to_location_timestamp": 1765703244.2585907, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 11.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 163247512, "to_node_id": 1213356233, "from_node_name": "Carnegie Hall (CH)", "to_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "snr": -14.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1893.6091859499534, "from_location_timestamp": 1765703244.2585907, "to_location_timestamp": 1765724666.946545, "from_location_age_warning": "from 11.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 5.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 1213356233, "to_node_id": 2997342004, "from_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic cf34 (cf34)", "snr": -11.5, "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": 3 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "It's MyGO!!!!! (MyGO) → Carnegie Hall (CH) → Penn Plaza (Penn) → Meshtastic cf34 (cf34)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "It's MyGO!!!!! (MyGO) → Carnegie Hall (CH) → Penn Plaza (Penn) → Meshtastic cf34 (cf34)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2687614420, "to_node_id": 163247512, "from_node_name": "It's MyGO!!!!! (MyGO)", "to_node_name": "Carnegie Hall (CH)", "snr": -9.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2701.201774907729, "from_location_timestamp": 1765738164.6281335, "to_location_timestamp": 1765703244.2585907, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 11.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 163247512, "to_node_id": 1213356233, "from_node_name": "Carnegie Hall (CH)", "to_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "snr": -14.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1893.6091859499534, "from_location_timestamp": 1765703244.2585907, "to_location_timestamp": 1765724666.946545, "from_location_age_warning": "from 11.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 5.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 1213356233, "to_node_id": 2997342004, "from_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic cf34 (cf34)", "snr": -11.5, "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": 4594.810960857682, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!dddc01fa", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2687614420, "to": 1196530840, "id": 233135388, "rx_time": 1765743804, "rx_snr": -9.0, "rx_rssi": -98, "hop_limit": 4, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 52, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a0c98f5ba09c958524834cfa7b2121edcffffffffffffffff01c8ffffffffffffffff01d2ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 163247512, 1213356233, 2997342004 ], "snr_towards": [ -36, -56, -46 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (46 bytes)
0a0c98f5ba09c958524834cfa7b2121edcffffffffffffffff01c8ffffffffffffffff01d2ffffffffffffffff01
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
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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
dkTowerBot (dkTB) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-98.0 dBm -9.00 dB 3 34 8b34 , RbHf , cf34 , 4034 , dmlt LongFast 2025-12-14 20:20:57 UTC Current
CBZ0 🚕 mobile (CBZ0) -2.861s
Before 		-123.0 dBm -15.50 dB 1 98 CH , ⬜ LongFast 2025-12-14 20:20:54 UTC View
Steiner Studios Tower (SST) -1.424s
Before 		-115.0 dBm -10.00 dB 2 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-12-14 20:20:56 UTC View
MeshM0xie (M0x) -1.419s
Before 		-103.0 dBm -9.00 dB 2 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-12-14 20:20:56 UTC View
YMH 1 @ Your Mom’s House (YMH1) -1.414s
Before 		-121.0 dBm -14.00 dB 2 dc pnor LongFast 2025-12-14 20:20:56 UTC View
ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) -1.376s
Before 		-86.0 dBm 0.25 dB 2 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-12-14 20:20:56 UTC View
Sunset Soda (p8p) -1.133s
Before 		-128.0 dBm -18.50 dB 2 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-12-14 20:20:56 UTC View
Morton Williams - seano@masto.nyc (mwb) -0.996s
Before 		-87.0 dBm 4.75 dB 2 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-12-14 20:20:56 UTC View
Claudiopolis-440c (440c) -0.946s
Before 		-88.0 dBm -15.00 dB 2 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-12-14 20:20:56 UTC View
Fried Fish FF1 (FF1) +0.013s
After 		-78.0 dBm -8.25 dB 3 40 BRRN LongFast 2025-12-14 20:20:57 UTC View
K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP) +0.641s
After 		-41.0 dBm 5.75 dB 2 57 CmWx LongFast 2025-12-14 20:20:58 UTC View
bcannon4 (BC4) +0.647s
After 		-35.0 dBm 6.25 dB 3 b8 BC1 , 13bp LongFast 2025-12-14 20:20:58 UTC View
Meshtastic fda8 (fda8) +2.156s
After 		-79.0 dBm -18.25 dB 3 7b 4b7b LongFast 2025-12-14 20:20:59 UTC View
NorthHaledon - Dorothy (NHDO) +6.105s
After 		-113.0 dBm -5.25 dB 3 e6 ⚡ LongFast 2025-12-14 20:21:03 UTC View
Meshtastic e41a (GRBT) +6.532s
After 		-112.0 dBm -3.75 dB 4 60 🚢 LongFast 2025-12-14 20:21:04 UTC View
Meshtastic 631c (GRBH) +8.156s
After 		-106.0 dBm -16.75 dB 5 2d 🪟 LongFast 2025-12-14 20:21:05 UTC View
16

Total Receptions

16

Unique Gateways