Packet #2718 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from !4357fa1c to Kb3ayy solar1 (Ayy1)

1
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
5
Hop Count
79
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 2718
Mesh Packet ID: 0x0fd45d5a
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-25 09:38:02 UTC
From Node: !4357fa1c (fa1c)
To Node: Kb3ayy solar1 (Ayy1)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: BottyMcBotface (BMBF)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -119 dBm
SNR: -8.75 dBm
Hop Info: 5/5 hops
Start: 5, Limit: 0
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 79 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: TE-Base (TEB) → KC3USF-W (💼) → SUSQ VAL PA Mesh - York - W3HZU (SVMI) → SUSQ VAL PA Mesh - W3TWA - Bears Head (SVMI) → Sandworm (SAND) → BottyMcBotface (BMBF)
Hop Count: 5 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: -16.75 dB 5.75 dB -3.25 dB -6.25 dB -8.0 dB -8.75 dB
Route Visualization

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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 !4357fa1c TE-Base (TEB) Unknown -16.75 dB Origin Hops
2 TE-Base (TEB) KC3USF-W (💼) Unknown 5.75 dB Relay Hops
3 KC3USF-W (💼) SUSQ VAL PA Mesh - York - W3HZU (SVMI) 24.96 km -3.25 dB Relay Hops
4 SUSQ VAL PA Mesh - York - W3HZU (SVMI) SUSQ VAL PA Mesh - W3TWA - Bears Head (SVMI) 104.14 km -6.25 dB Relay Hops
5 SUSQ VAL PA Mesh - W3TWA - Bears Head (SVMI) Sandworm (SAND) 40.44 km -8.0 dB Relay Hops
6 Sandworm (SAND) BottyMcBotface (BMBF) Unknown -8.75 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
169.54 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:79 bytes
Gateway:!75e98740
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:5 / 5
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 !75e98740
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (79 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 1129839132
Source node ID 		uint32
to 2668815107
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 79 bytes size
hop_limit Not set uint32
hop_start 5
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 5
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -119.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -8.75 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1774431480
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 1774431482.6568615
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: !75e98740
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -119.0 dBm
SNR: -8.75 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:79 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 67711820, 2224793808, 670006517, 662179031, 3849211866, 1978238784 ], "snr_towards": [ -16.75, 5.75, -3.25, -6.25, -8.0, -8.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "1978238784": "BottyMcBotface (BMBF)", "2668815107": "Kb3ayy solar1 (Ayy1)", "67711820": "TE-Base (TEB)", "2224793808": "KC3USF-W (💼)", "670006517": "SUSQ VAL PA Mesh - York - W3HZU (SVMI)", "662179031": "SUSQ VAL PA Mesh - W3TWA - Bears Head (SVMI)", "3849211866": "Sandworm (SAND)", "1129839132": "!4357fa1c" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 2718, "timestamp": 1774431482.6568615, "from_node_id": 1129839132, "to_node_id": 2668815107, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!75e98740", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 265575770, "rssi": -119, "snr": -8.75, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 5, "payload_length": 79, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a184c330904d0a89b84f57cef27d70c7827da4f6ee54087e9751233bdffffffffffffffff0117f3ffffffffffffffff01e7ffffffffffffffff01e0ffffffffffffffff01ddffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1774431480, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 0, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2026-03-25 09:38:02 UTC", "hop_count": 5, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "!4357fa1c", "to_node_name": "Kb3ayy solar1 (Ayy1)", "gateway_name": "BottyMcBotface (BMBF)", "gateway_location": null }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 2718, "from_node_id": 1129839132, "to_node_id": 2668815107, "timestamp": 1774431482.6568615, "gateway_id": "!75e98740", "raw_payload": "0a184c330904d0a89b84f57cef27d70c7827da4f6ee54087e9751233bdffffffffffffffff0117f3ffffffffffffffff01e7ffffffffffffffff01e0ffffffffffffffff01ddffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 5, "from_node_name": "!4357fa1c", "to_node_name": "!9f12e303", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 67711820, 2224793808, 670006517, 662179031, 3849211866, 1978238784 ], "snr_towards": [ -16.75, 5.75, -3.25, -6.25, -8.0, -8.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 1129839132, 67711820, 2224793808, 670006517, 662179031, 3849211866, 1978238784 ], "node_names": [ "!4357fa1c", "TE-Base (TEB)", "KC3USF-W (💼)", "SUSQ VAL PA Mesh - York - W3HZU (SVMI)", "SUSQ VAL PA Mesh - W3TWA - Bears Head (SVMI)", "Sandworm (SAND)", "BottyMcBotface (BMBF)" ], "snr_values": [ -16.75, 5.75, -3.25, -6.25, -8.0, -8.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1129839132, "to_node_id": 67711820, "from_node_name": "!4357fa1c", "to_node_name": "TE-Base (TEB)", "snr": -16.75, "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": 67711820, "to_node_id": 2224793808, "from_node_name": "TE-Base (TEB)", "to_node_name": "KC3USF-W (💼)", "snr": 5.75, "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": 2224793808, "to_node_id": 670006517, "from_node_name": "KC3USF-W (💼)", "to_node_name": "SUSQ VAL PA Mesh - York - W3HZU (SVMI)", "snr": -3.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 24964.99698903779, "from_location_timestamp": 1774430641.4305394, "to_location_timestamp": 1774452558.291236, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 5.9h later" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 670006517, "to_node_id": 662179031, "from_node_name": "SUSQ VAL PA Mesh - York - W3HZU (SVMI)", "to_node_name": "SUSQ VAL PA Mesh - W3TWA - Bears Head (SVMI)", "snr": -6.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 104138.25214130865, "from_location_timestamp": 1774452558.291236, "to_location_timestamp": 1774414948.336918, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.9h later", "to_location_age_warning": "from 4.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 662179031, "to_node_id": 3849211866, "from_node_name": "SUSQ VAL PA Mesh - W3TWA - Bears Head (SVMI)", "to_node_name": "Sandworm (SAND)", "snr": -8.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 40441.32822402727, "from_location_timestamp": 1774414948.336918, "to_location_timestamp": 1774407438.215348, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 6.7h ago" }, { "hop_number": 6, "from_node_id": 3849211866, "to_node_id": 1978238784, "from_node_name": "Sandworm (SAND)", "to_node_name": "BottyMcBotface (BMBF)", "snr": -8.75, "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": 6 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 1129839132, 67711820, 2224793808, 670006517, 662179031, 3849211866, 1978238784 ], "node_names": [ "!4357fa1c", "TE-Base (TEB)", "KC3USF-W (💼)", "SUSQ VAL PA Mesh - York - W3HZU (SVMI)", "SUSQ VAL PA Mesh - W3TWA - Bears Head (SVMI)", "Sandworm (SAND)", "BottyMcBotface (BMBF)" ], "snr_values": [ -16.75, 5.75, -3.25, -6.25, -8.0, -8.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1129839132, "to_node_id": 67711820, "from_node_name": "!4357fa1c", "to_node_name": "TE-Base (TEB)", "snr": -16.75, "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": 67711820, "to_node_id": 2224793808, "from_node_name": "TE-Base (TEB)", "to_node_name": "KC3USF-W (💼)", "snr": 5.75, "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": 2224793808, "to_node_id": 670006517, "from_node_name": "KC3USF-W (💼)", "to_node_name": "SUSQ VAL PA Mesh - York - W3HZU (SVMI)", "snr": -3.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 24964.99698903779, "from_location_timestamp": 1774430641.4305394, "to_location_timestamp": 1774452558.291236, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 5.9h later" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 670006517, "to_node_id": 662179031, "from_node_name": "SUSQ VAL PA Mesh - York - W3HZU (SVMI)", "to_node_name": "SUSQ VAL PA Mesh - W3TWA - Bears Head (SVMI)", "snr": -6.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 104138.25214130865, "from_location_timestamp": 1774452558.291236, "to_location_timestamp": 1774414948.336918, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.9h later", "to_location_age_warning": "from 4.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 662179031, "to_node_id": 3849211866, "from_node_name": "SUSQ VAL PA Mesh - W3TWA - Bears Head (SVMI)", "to_node_name": "Sandworm (SAND)", "snr": -8.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 40441.32822402727, "from_location_timestamp": 1774414948.336918, "to_location_timestamp": 1774407438.215348, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 6.7h ago" }, { "hop_number": 6, "from_node_id": 3849211866, "to_node_id": 1978238784, "from_node_name": "Sandworm (SAND)", "to_node_name": "BottyMcBotface (BMBF)", "snr": -8.75, "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": 6 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "!4357fa1c → TE-Base (TEB) → KC3USF-W (💼) → SUSQ VAL PA Mesh - York - W3HZU (SVMI) → SUSQ VAL PA Mesh - W3TWA - Bears Head (SVMI) → Sandworm (SAND) → BottyMcBotface (BMBF)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "!4357fa1c → TE-Base (TEB) → KC3USF-W (💼) → SUSQ VAL PA Mesh - York - W3HZU (SVMI) → SUSQ VAL PA Mesh - W3TWA - Bears Head (SVMI) → Sandworm (SAND) → BottyMcBotface (BMBF)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1129839132, "to_node_id": 67711820, "from_node_name": "!4357fa1c", "to_node_name": "TE-Base (TEB)", "snr": -16.75, "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": 67711820, "to_node_id": 2224793808, "from_node_name": "TE-Base (TEB)", "to_node_name": "KC3USF-W (💼)", "snr": 5.75, "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": 2224793808, "to_node_id": 670006517, "from_node_name": "KC3USF-W (💼)", "to_node_name": "SUSQ VAL PA Mesh - York - W3HZU (SVMI)", "snr": -3.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 24964.99698903779, "from_location_timestamp": 1774430641.4305394, "to_location_timestamp": 1774452558.291236, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 5.9h later" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 670006517, "to_node_id": 662179031, "from_node_name": "SUSQ VAL PA Mesh - York - W3HZU (SVMI)", "to_node_name": "SUSQ VAL PA Mesh - W3TWA - Bears Head (SVMI)", "snr": -6.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 104138.25214130865, "from_location_timestamp": 1774452558.291236, "to_location_timestamp": 1774414948.336918, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.9h later", "to_location_age_warning": "from 4.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 662179031, "to_node_id": 3849211866, "from_node_name": "SUSQ VAL PA Mesh - W3TWA - Bears Head (SVMI)", "to_node_name": "Sandworm (SAND)", "snr": -8.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 40441.32822402727, "from_location_timestamp": 1774414948.336918, "to_location_timestamp": 1774407438.215348, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 6.7h ago" }, { "hop_number": 6, "from_node_id": 3849211866, "to_node_id": 1978238784, "from_node_name": "Sandworm (SAND)", "to_node_name": "BottyMcBotface (BMBF)", "snr": -8.75, "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": 169544.5773543737, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!75e98740", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1129839132, "to": 2668815107, "id": 265575770, "rx_time": 1774431480, "rx_snr": -8.75, "rx_rssi": -119, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 5, "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": "0a184c330904d0a89b84f57cef27d70c7827da4f6ee54087e9751233bdffffffffffffffff0117f3ffffffffffffffff01e7ffffffffffffffff01e0ffffffffffffffff01ddffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 67711820, 2224793808, 670006517, 662179031, 3849211866, 1978238784 ], "snr_towards": [ -67, 23, -13, -25, -32, -35 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (79 bytes)
0a184c330904d0a89b84f57cef27d70c7827da4f6ee54087e9751233bdffffffffffffffff0117f3ffffffffffffffff01e7ffffffffffffffff01e0ffffffffffffffff01ddffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:79 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
Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Channel Timestamp Actions
BottyMcBotface (BMBF) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-119.0 dBm -8.75 dB 5 LongFast 2026-03-25 09:38:02 UTC Current
No other receptions found within ±2 seconds
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Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways