Packet #3606445 Success

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

16
Total Receptions
16
Unique Gateways
5
Hop Count
88
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 3606445
Mesh Packet ID: 0x0de55d1c
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-12-14 20:21:05 UTC
From Node: It's MyGO!!!!! (MyGO)
To Node: Olmstead 9c98 (9c98)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Meshtastic 631c (GRBH)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -106 dBm
SNR: -16.75 dBm
Hop Info: 5/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 2
Relay Node: 2d 🪟
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: 88 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: Carnegie Hall (CH) Penn Plaza (Penn) Cobble Hill Relay (5172) JRHZ (Brooklyn North F.R.O.G Net 🐸) (JRHZ) Boerum Hill Window (🪟) Meshtastic 631c (GRBH)
Hop Count: 5 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: -9.0 dB -14.0 dB -7.5 dB -4.75 dB -7.25 dB -16.75 dB
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Traceroute Steps
Total Forward Distance
13.10 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:88 bytes
Gateway:!db51631c
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:5 / 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 !db51631c
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (88 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 88 bytes size
hop_limit 2
Remaining hops allowed
uint32
hop_start 7
Initial hop limit
uint32
hops_taken 5
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit
derived
rx_rssi -106.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr -16.75 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1765743811
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 45
Relay node ID
uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1765743665.8233073
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: !db51631c
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -106.0 dBm
SNR: -16.75 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:88 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 163247512, 1213356233, 520835442, 1262767456, 3100276013, 3679544092 ], "snr_towards": [ -9.0, -14.0, -7.5, -4.75, -7.25, -16.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "1262767456": "JRHZ (Brooklyn North F.R.O.G Net 🐸) (JRHZ)", "1213356233": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "3100276013": "Boerum Hill Window (🪟)", "520835442": "Cobble Hill Relay (5172)", "2687614420": "It's MyGO!!!!! (MyGO)", "163247512": "Carnegie Hall (CH)", "3679544092": "Meshtastic 631c (GRBH)", "1196530840": "Olmstead 9c98 (9c98)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 3606445, "timestamp": 1765743665.8233073, "from_node_id": 2687614420, "to_node_id": 1196530840, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!db51631c", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 233135388, "rssi": -106, "snr": -16.75, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 7, "payload_length": 88, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a1898f5ba09c958524872510b1f604d444b2d75cab81c6351db123cdcffffffffffffffff01c8ffffffffffffffff01e2ffffffffffffffff01edffffffffffffffff01e3ffffffffffffffff01bdffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1765743811, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 45, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-12-14 20:21:05 UTC", "hop_count": 5, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "It's MyGO!!!!! (MyGO)", "to_node_name": "Olmstead 9c98 (9c98)", "relay_hex": "2d", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 3100276013, "node_name": "Boerum Hill Window", "hex_id": "!b8ca752d", "short_name": "🪟", "last_byte": "2d" } ], "gateway_name": "Meshtastic 631c (GRBH)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 3679544092, "latitude": 40.7109632, "longitude": -74.0032512, "altitude": 300, "timestamp": 1765815187.3560352, "timestamp_str": "2025-12-15 11:13:07", "display_name": "Meshtastic 631c", "long_name": "Meshtastic 631c", "short_name": "GRBH", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 3606445, "from_node_id": 2687614420, "to_node_id": 1196530840, "timestamp": 1765743665.8233073, "gateway_id": "!db51631c", "raw_payload": "0a1898f5ba09c958524872510b1f604d444b2d75cab81c6351db123cdcffffffffffffffff01c8ffffffffffffffff01e2ffffffffffffffff01edffffffffffffffff01e3ffffffffffffffff01bdffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 7, "from_node_name": "It's MyGO!!!!! (MyGO)", "to_node_name": "!47519c98", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 163247512, 1213356233, 520835442, 1262767456, 3100276013, 3679544092 ], "snr_towards": [ -9.0, -14.0, -7.5, -4.75, -7.25, -16.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 2687614420, 163247512, 1213356233, 520835442, 1262767456, 3100276013, 3679544092 ], "node_names": [ "It's MyGO!!!!! (MyGO)", "Carnegie Hall (CH)", "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "Cobble Hill Relay (5172)", "JRHZ (Brooklyn North F.R.O.G Net 🐸) (JRHZ)", "Boerum Hill Window (🪟)", "Meshtastic 631c (GRBH)" ], "snr_values": [ -9.0, -14.0, -7.5, -4.75, -7.25, -16.75 ], "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": 520835442, "from_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "to_node_name": "Cobble Hill Relay (5172)", "snr": -7.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 6389.801964510256, "from_location_timestamp": 1765724666.946545, "to_location_timestamp": 1763595622.891521, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.6w ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 520835442, "to_node_id": 1262767456, "from_node_name": "Cobble Hill Relay (5172)", "to_node_name": "JRHZ (Brooklyn North F.R.O.G Net 🐸) (JRHZ)", "snr": -4.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2119.6466957540674, "from_location_timestamp": 1763595622.891521, "to_location_timestamp": 1763607192.51897, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.6w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.5w ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 1262767456, "to_node_id": 3100276013, "from_node_name": "JRHZ (Brooklyn North F.R.O.G Net 🐸) (JRHZ)", "to_node_name": "Boerum Hill Window (🪟)", "snr": -7.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1763607192.51897, "to_location_timestamp": 1765739323.2864523, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.5w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 6, "from_node_id": 3100276013, "to_node_id": 3679544092, "from_node_name": "Boerum Hill Window (🪟)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 631c (GRBH)", "snr": -16.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1765739323.2864523, "to_location_timestamp": 1765739058.380908, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.3h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 6 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 2687614420, 163247512, 1213356233, 520835442, 1262767456, 3100276013, 3679544092 ], "node_names": [ "It's MyGO!!!!! (MyGO)", "Carnegie Hall (CH)", "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "Cobble Hill Relay (5172)", "JRHZ (Brooklyn North F.R.O.G Net 🐸) (JRHZ)", "Boerum Hill Window (🪟)", "Meshtastic 631c (GRBH)" ], "snr_values": [ -9.0, -14.0, -7.5, -4.75, -7.25, -16.75 ], "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": 520835442, "from_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "to_node_name": "Cobble Hill Relay (5172)", "snr": -7.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 6389.801964510256, "from_location_timestamp": 1765724666.946545, "to_location_timestamp": 1763595622.891521, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.6w ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 520835442, "to_node_id": 1262767456, "from_node_name": "Cobble Hill Relay (5172)", "to_node_name": "JRHZ (Brooklyn North F.R.O.G Net 🐸) (JRHZ)", "snr": -4.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2119.6466957540674, "from_location_timestamp": 1763595622.891521, "to_location_timestamp": 1763607192.51897, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.6w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.5w ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 1262767456, "to_node_id": 3100276013, "from_node_name": "JRHZ (Brooklyn North F.R.O.G Net 🐸) (JRHZ)", "to_node_name": "Boerum Hill Window (🪟)", "snr": -7.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1763607192.51897, "to_location_timestamp": 1765739323.2864523, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.5w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 6, "from_node_id": 3100276013, "to_node_id": 3679544092, "from_node_name": "Boerum Hill Window (🪟)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 631c (GRBH)", "snr": -16.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1765739323.2864523, "to_location_timestamp": 1765739058.380908, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.3h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 6 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "It's MyGO!!!!! (MyGO) → Carnegie Hall (CH) → Penn Plaza (Penn) → Cobble Hill Relay (5172) → JRHZ (Brooklyn North F.R.O.G Net 🐸) (JRHZ) → Boerum Hill Window (🪟) → Meshtastic 631c (GRBH)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "It's MyGO!!!!! (MyGO) → Carnegie Hall (CH) → Penn Plaza (Penn) → Cobble Hill Relay (5172) → JRHZ (Brooklyn North F.R.O.G Net 🐸) (JRHZ) → Boerum Hill Window (🪟) → Meshtastic 631c (GRBH)", "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": 520835442, "from_node_name": "Penn Plaza (Penn)", "to_node_name": "Cobble Hill Relay (5172)", "snr": -7.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 6389.801964510256, "from_location_timestamp": 1765724666.946545, "to_location_timestamp": 1763595622.891521, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.6w ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 520835442, "to_node_id": 1262767456, "from_node_name": "Cobble Hill Relay (5172)", "to_node_name": "JRHZ (Brooklyn North F.R.O.G Net 🐸) (JRHZ)", "snr": -4.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2119.6466957540674, "from_location_timestamp": 1763595622.891521, "to_location_timestamp": 1763607192.51897, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.6w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.5w ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 1262767456, "to_node_id": 3100276013, "from_node_name": "JRHZ (Brooklyn North F.R.O.G Net 🐸) (JRHZ)", "to_node_name": "Boerum Hill Window (🪟)", "snr": -7.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1763607192.51897, "to_location_timestamp": 1765739323.2864523, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.5w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 6, "from_node_id": 3100276013, "to_node_id": 3679544092, "from_node_name": "Boerum Hill Window (🪟)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 631c (GRBH)", "snr": -16.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1765739323.2864523, "to_location_timestamp": 1765739058.380908, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.3h ago" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 13104.259621122006, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!db51631c", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2687614420, "to": 1196530840, "id": 233135388, "rx_time": 1765743811, "rx_snr": -16.75, "rx_rssi": -106, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 45, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a1898f5ba09c958524872510b1f604d444b2d75cab81c6351db123cdcffffffffffffffff01c8ffffffffffffffff01e2ffffffffffffffff01edffffffffffffffff01e3ffffffffffffffff01bdffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 163247512, 1213356233, 520835442, 1262767456, 3100276013, 3679544092 ], "snr_towards": [ -36, -56, -30, -19, -29, -67 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (88 bytes)
0a1898f5ba09c958524872510b1f604d444b2d75cab81c6351db123cdcffffffffffffffff01c8ffffffffffffffff01e2ffffffffffffffff01edffffffffffffffff01e3ffffffffffffffff01bdffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:88 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
Meshtastic 631c (GRBH) Primary 0.000s
Reference
-106.0 dBm -16.75 dB 5 2d 🪟 LongFast 2025-12-14 20:21:05 UTC Current
CBZ0 🚕 mobile (CBZ0) -11.017s
Before
-123.0 dBm -15.50 dB 1 98 CH , LongFast 2025-12-14 20:20:54 UTC View
Steiner Studios Tower (SST) -9.581s
Before
-115.0 dBm -10.00 dB 2 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-12-14 20:20:56 UTC View
MeshM0xie (M0x) -9.575s
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) -9.571s
Before
-121.0 dBm -14.00 dB 2 dc pnor LongFast 2025-12-14 20:20:56 UTC View
ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) -9.532s
Before
-86.0 dBm 0.25 dB 2 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-12-14 20:20:56 UTC View
Sunset Soda (p8p) -9.290s
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) -9.153s
Before
-87.0 dBm 4.75 dB 2 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-12-14 20:20:56 UTC View
Claudiopolis-440c (440c) -9.103s
Before
-88.0 dBm -15.00 dB 2 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-12-14 20:20:56 UTC View
dkTowerBot (dkTB) -8.156s
Before
-98.0 dBm -9.00 dB 3 34 8b34 , RbHf , cf34 , 4034 , dmlt LongFast 2025-12-14 20:20:57 UTC View
Fried Fish FF1 (FF1) -8.143s
Before
-78.0 dBm -8.25 dB 3 40 BRRN LongFast 2025-12-14 20:20:57 UTC View
K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP) -7.516s
Before
-41.0 dBm 5.75 dB 2 57 CmWx LongFast 2025-12-14 20:20:58 UTC View
bcannon4 (BC4) -7.510s
Before
-35.0 dBm 6.25 dB 3 b8 BC1 , 13bp LongFast 2025-12-14 20:20:58 UTC View
Meshtastic fda8 (fda8) -6.000s
Before
-79.0 dBm -18.25 dB 3 7b 4b7b LongFast 2025-12-14 20:20:59 UTC View
NorthHaledon - Dorothy (NHDO) -2.052s
Before
-113.0 dBm -5.25 dB 3 e6 LongFast 2025-12-14 20:21:03 UTC View
Meshtastic e41a (GRBT) -1.624s
Before
-112.0 dBm -3.75 dB 4 60 🚢 LongFast 2025-12-14 20:21:04 UTC View
16

Total Receptions

16

Unique Gateways