Packet #91658 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Flatbush Solar Node 932c (FSN) to Meshtastic cb3c (Rock)

6
Total Receptions
6
Unique Gateways
3
Hop Count
46
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 91658
Mesh Packet ID: 0xd526c043
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-09-21 01:19:13 UTC
From Node: Flatbush Solar Node 932c (FSN)
To Node: Meshtastic cb3c (Rock)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Steiner Studios Tower (SST)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -122 dBm
SNR: -15.75 dBm
Hop Info: 3/3 hops
Start: 3, Limit: 0
Relay Node: 7b 4b7b
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: ProspectHeights c996 (c996) → teighe's node-van (t's) → Vernon2 4b7b (4b7b)
Hop Count: 2 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: -12.0 dB -6.25 dB -15.0 dB
Route Visualization

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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Flatbush Solar Node 932c (FSN) ProspectHeights c996 (c996) Unknown -12.0 dB Origin Hops
2 ProspectHeights c996 (c996) teighe's node-van (t's) Unknown -6.25 dB Relay Hops
3 teighe's node-van (t's) Vernon2 4b7b (4b7b) Unknown -15.0 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
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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:!da5af04c
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:3 / 3
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 (46 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 3882455852
Source node ID 		uint32
to 1128123196
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 46 bytes size
hop_limit Not set uint32
hop_start 3
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 3
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -122.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -15.75 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1758417856
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 123
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1758417553.8452523
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 (3 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !da5af04c
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -122.0 dBm
SNR: -15.75 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": [ 2618149270, 1129711584, 2470857595 ], "snr_towards": [ -12.0, -6.25, -15.0 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "1129711584": "teighe's node-van (t's)", "3882455852": "Flatbush Solar Node 932c (FSN)", "2618149270": "ProspectHeights c996 (c996)", "2470857595": "Vernon2 4b7b (4b7b)", "1128123196": "Meshtastic cb3c (Rock)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 91658, "timestamp": 1758417553.8452523, "from_node_id": 3882455852, "to_node_id": 1128123196, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!da5af04c", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 3576086595, "rssi": -122, "snr": -15.75, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 3, "payload_length": 46, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a0c96c90d9ce00756437b4b4693121ed0ffffffffffffffff01e7ffffffffffffffff01c4ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1758417856, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 123, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-09-21 01:19:13 UTC", "hop_count": 3, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Flatbush Solar Node 932c (FSN)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic cb3c (Rock)", "relay_hex": "7b", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 2470857595, "node_name": "Vernon2 4b7b", "hex_id": "!93464b7b", "short_name": "4b7b", "last_byte": "7b" } ], "gateway_name": "Steiner Studios Tower (SST)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 3663392844, "latitude": 40.701761, "longitude": -73.967274, "altitude": null, "timestamp": 1764531109.285581, "timestamp_str": "2025-11-30 14:31:49", "display_name": "Steiner Studios Tower", "long_name": "Steiner Studios Tower", "short_name": "SST", "hw_model": "TLORA_T3_S3" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 91658, "from_node_id": 3882455852, "to_node_id": 1128123196, "timestamp": 1758417553.8452523, "gateway_id": "!da5af04c", "raw_payload": "0a0c96c90d9ce00756437b4b4693121ed0ffffffffffffffff01e7ffffffffffffffff01c4ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 3, "from_node_name": "Flatbush Solar Node 932c (FSN)", "to_node_name": "!433dcb3c", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 2618149270, 1129711584, 2470857595 ], "snr_towards": [ -12.0, -6.25, -15.0 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 3882455852, 2618149270, 1129711584, 2470857595 ], "node_names": [ "Flatbush Solar Node 932c (FSN)", "ProspectHeights c996 (c996)", "teighe's node-van (t's)", "Vernon2 4b7b (4b7b)" ], "snr_values": [ -12.0, -6.25, -15.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3882455852, "to_node_id": 2618149270, "from_node_name": "Flatbush Solar Node 932c (FSN)", "to_node_name": "ProspectHeights c996 (c996)", "snr": -12.0, "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": 2, "from_node_id": 2618149270, "to_node_id": 1129711584, "from_node_name": "ProspectHeights c996 (c996)", "to_node_name": "teighe's node-van (t's)", "snr": -6.25, "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": 3, "from_node_id": 1129711584, "to_node_id": 2470857595, "from_node_name": "teighe's node-van (t's)", "to_node_name": "Vernon2 4b7b (4b7b)", "snr": -15.0, "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" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 3 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 3882455852, 2618149270, 1129711584, 2470857595 ], "node_names": [ "Flatbush Solar Node 932c (FSN)", "ProspectHeights c996 (c996)", "teighe's node-van (t's)", "Vernon2 4b7b (4b7b)" ], "snr_values": [ -12.0, -6.25, -15.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3882455852, "to_node_id": 2618149270, "from_node_name": "Flatbush Solar Node 932c (FSN)", "to_node_name": "ProspectHeights c996 (c996)", "snr": -12.0, "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": 2, "from_node_id": 2618149270, "to_node_id": 1129711584, "from_node_name": "ProspectHeights c996 (c996)", "to_node_name": "teighe's node-van (t's)", "snr": -6.25, "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": 3, "from_node_id": 1129711584, "to_node_id": 2470857595, "from_node_name": "teighe's node-van (t's)", "to_node_name": "Vernon2 4b7b (4b7b)", "snr": -15.0, "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" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 3 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Flatbush Solar Node 932c (FSN) → ProspectHeights c996 (c996) → teighe's node-van (t's) → Vernon2 4b7b (4b7b)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "Flatbush Solar Node 932c (FSN) → ProspectHeights c996 (c996) → teighe's node-van (t's) → Vernon2 4b7b (4b7b)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3882455852, "to_node_id": 2618149270, "from_node_name": "Flatbush Solar Node 932c (FSN)", "to_node_name": "ProspectHeights c996 (c996)", "snr": -12.0, "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": 2, "from_node_id": 2618149270, "to_node_id": 1129711584, "from_node_name": "ProspectHeights c996 (c996)", "to_node_name": "teighe's node-van (t's)", "snr": -6.25, "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": 3, "from_node_id": 1129711584, "to_node_id": 2470857595, "from_node_name": "teighe's node-van (t's)", "to_node_name": "Vernon2 4b7b (4b7b)", "snr": -15.0, "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" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 0, "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": 3882455852, "to": 1128123196, "id": 3576086595, "rx_time": 1758417856, "rx_snr": -15.75, "rx_rssi": -122, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 3, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 123, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a0c96c90d9ce00756437b4b4693121ed0ffffffffffffffff01e7ffffffffffffffff01c4ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 2618149270, 1129711584, 2470857595 ], "snr_towards": [ -48, -25, -60 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (46 bytes)
0a0c96c90d9ce00756437b4b4693121ed0ffffffffffffffff01e7ffffffffffffffff01c4ffffffffffffffff01
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
Steiner Studios Tower (SST) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-122.0 dBm -15.75 dB 3 7b 4b7b LongFast 2025-09-21 01:19:13 UTC Current
Meshtastic 1ca3 (1ca3) -4.703s
Before 		-113.0 dBm -6.75 dB 1 96 LongFast 2025-09-21 01:19:09 UTC View
@_tedks (tks) -3.138s
Before 		-108.0 dBm -15.00 dB 2 3c 🦊 , 833c , Rock LongFast 2025-09-21 01:19:10 UTC View
dkTowerBot (dkTB) -0.004s
Before 		-102.0 dBm -10.25 dB 3 7b 4b7b LongFast 2025-09-21 01:19:13 UTC View
Freeek1 (frk1) +0.346s
After 		-116.0 dBm -5.25 dB 3 7b 4b7b LongFast 2025-09-21 01:19:14 UTC View
dkBase (dk) +9.841s
After 		-128.0 dBm -15.75 dB 3 2b P2NY LongFast 2025-09-21 01:19:23 UTC View
6

Total Receptions

6

Unique Gateways