Packet #709275 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP) to S-05C3 (S5C3)

13
Total Receptions
13
Unique Gateways
2
Hop Count
23
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 709275
Mesh Packet ID: 0x676a1914
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-10-12 11:42:23 UTC
From Node: K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP)
To Node: S-05C3 (S5C3)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: MannNET T1000e (imos)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -111 dBm
SNR: -12.75 dBm
Hop Info: 2/4 hops
Start: 4, Limit: 2
Relay Node: None
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 23 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: K2XAP V4 MS (XAP4) → SouthSlope cdef (cdef)
Hop Count: 1 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: 6.25 dB -3.5 dB
Route Visualization

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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP) K2XAP V4 MS (XAP4) 1.81 km 6.25 dB Origin Hops
2 K2XAP V4 MS (XAP4) SouthSlope cdef (cdef) 8.40 km -3.5 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
10.21 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:!e7c1840b
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:2 / 4
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 !e7c1840b
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 2334104039
Source node ID 		uint32
to 302319043
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 23 bytes size
hop_limit 2
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 4
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 2
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -111.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -12.75 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1760269363
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 Not set uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1760269343.706145
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 (2 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !e7c1840b
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -111.0 dBm
SNR: -12.75 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": [ 2996806560, 1516883439 ], "snr_towards": [ 6.25, -3.5 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "2996806560": "K2XAP V4 MS (XAP4)", "2334104039": "K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP)", "302319043": "S-05C3 (S5C3)", "1516883439": "SouthSlope cdef (cdef)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 709275, "timestamp": 1760269343.706145, "from_node_id": 2334104039, "to_node_id": 302319043, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!e7c1840b", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 1735006484, "rssi": -111, "snr": -12.75, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 4, "payload_length": 23, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a08a0a39fb2efcd695a120b19f2ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1760269363, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 0, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-10-12 11:42:23 UTC", "hop_count": 2, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP)", "to_node_name": "S-05C3 (S5C3)", "relay_hex": null, "relay_candidates": [], "gateway_name": "MannNET T1000e (imos)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 3888219147, "latitude": 38.7383296, "longitude": -90.341376, "altitude": 193, "timestamp": 1760288838.6459758, "timestamp_str": "2025-10-12 13:07:18", "display_name": "MannNET T1000e", "long_name": "MannNET T1000e", "short_name": "imos", "hw_model": "TRACKER_T1000_E" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 709275, "from_node_id": 2334104039, "to_node_id": 302319043, "timestamp": 1760269343.706145, "gateway_id": "!e7c1840b", "raw_payload": "0a08a0a39fb2efcd695a120b19f2ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 4, "from_node_name": "K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP)", "to_node_name": "!120505c3", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 2996806560, 1516883439 ], "snr_towards": [ 6.25, -3.5 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 2334104039, 2996806560, 1516883439 ], "node_names": [ "K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP)", "K2XAP V4 MS (XAP4)", "SouthSlope cdef (cdef)" ], "snr_values": [ 6.25, -3.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2334104039, "to_node_id": 2996806560, "from_node_name": "K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP)", "to_node_name": "K2XAP V4 MS (XAP4)", "snr": 6.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1810.3720709849965, "from_location_timestamp": 1760194826.2389855, "to_location_timestamp": 1760268916.7043781, "from_location_age_warning": "from 20.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2996806560, "to_node_id": 1516883439, "from_node_name": "K2XAP V4 MS (XAP4)", "to_node_name": "SouthSlope cdef (cdef)", "snr": -3.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 8404.16995795957, "from_location_timestamp": 1760268916.7043781, "to_location_timestamp": 1760266306.7103071, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.8h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 2 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 2334104039, 2996806560, 1516883439 ], "node_names": [ "K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP)", "K2XAP V4 MS (XAP4)", "SouthSlope cdef (cdef)" ], "snr_values": [ 6.25, -3.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2334104039, "to_node_id": 2996806560, "from_node_name": "K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP)", "to_node_name": "K2XAP V4 MS (XAP4)", "snr": 6.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1810.3720709849965, "from_location_timestamp": 1760194826.2389855, "to_location_timestamp": 1760268916.7043781, "from_location_age_warning": "from 20.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2996806560, "to_node_id": 1516883439, "from_node_name": "K2XAP V4 MS (XAP4)", "to_node_name": "SouthSlope cdef (cdef)", "snr": -3.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 8404.16995795957, "from_location_timestamp": 1760268916.7043781, "to_location_timestamp": 1760266306.7103071, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.8h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 2 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP) → K2XAP V4 MS (XAP4) → SouthSlope cdef (cdef)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP) → K2XAP V4 MS (XAP4) → SouthSlope cdef (cdef)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2334104039, "to_node_id": 2996806560, "from_node_name": "K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP)", "to_node_name": "K2XAP V4 MS (XAP4)", "snr": 6.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1810.3720709849965, "from_location_timestamp": 1760194826.2389855, "to_location_timestamp": 1760268916.7043781, "from_location_age_warning": "from 20.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2996806560, "to_node_id": 1516883439, "from_node_name": "K2XAP V4 MS (XAP4)", "to_node_name": "SouthSlope cdef (cdef)", "snr": -3.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 8404.16995795957, "from_location_timestamp": 1760268916.7043781, "to_location_timestamp": 1760266306.7103071, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.8h ago" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 10214.542028944566, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!e7c1840b", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2334104039, "to": 302319043, "id": 1735006484, "rx_time": 1760269363, "rx_snr": -12.75, "rx_rssi": -111, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 4, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 0, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a08a0a39fb2efcd695a120b19f2ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 2996806560, 1516883439 ], "snr_towards": [ 25, -14 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (23 bytes)
0a08a0a39fb2efcd695a120b19f2ffffffffffffffff01
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
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
MannNET T1000e (imos) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-111.0 dBm -12.75 dB 2 - LongFast 2025-10-12 11:42:23 UTC Current
K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP) -4.583s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 e7 XAP LongFast 2025-10-12 11:42:19 UTC View
K2XAP G2 (XAP2) -4.309s
Before 		-47.0 dBm 7.25 dB 0 e7 XAP LongFast 2025-10-12 11:42:19 UTC View
K2XAP V4 MS (XAP4) -4.304s
Before 		-40.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e7 XAP LongFast 2025-10-12 11:42:19 UTC View
Poncho@MediumSlowBase2 (pb2!) -2.620s
Before 		-106.0 dBm -2.75 dB 1 a0 e3a0 , XAP4 LongFast 2025-10-12 11:42:21 UTC View
P0NY Express Solar Node (P0NY) -2.453s
Before 		-102.0 dBm 1.25 dB 1 a0 XAP4 , Don LongFast 2025-10-12 11:42:21 UTC View
Claudiopolis-440c (440c) -2.331s
Before 		-95.0 dBm -5.50 dB 1 a0 XAP4 LongFast 2025-10-12 11:42:21 UTC View
DRP1 Chelsea (DRP1) -0.803s
Before 		-106.0 dBm -5.25 dB 2 80 NLmH , p@bp , BR03 , LOD LongFast 2025-10-12 11:42:22 UTC View
Steiner Studios Tower (SST) -0.761s
Before 		-115.0 dBm -16.25 dB 2 bb WyCt LongFast 2025-10-12 11:42:22 UTC View
dkTowerBot (dkTB) +0.707s
After 		-109.0 dBm -17.75 dB 3 98 ⬜ LongFast 2025-10-12 11:42:24 UTC View
Fried Fish FF1 | nyme.sh (FF1) +2.069s
After 		-107.0 dBm -5.75 dB 2 0f 68SD LongFast 2025-10-12 11:42:25 UTC View
CBZ0 🚕 mobile (CBZ0) +6.035s
After 		-120.0 dBm -14.75 dB 4 - LongFast 2025-10-12 11:42:29 UTC View
SDT f481 (f481) +8.139s
After 		-109.0 dBm -8.25 dB 2 - LongFast 2025-10-12 11:42:31 UTC View
13

Total Receptions

13

Unique Gateways