Packet #161187 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from W9LAC - Pillar 01 (PLR1) to 136F TB1W (136B)

6
Total Receptions
6
Unique Gateways
2
Hop Count
44
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 161187
Mesh Packet ID: 0x333dcb83
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-29 19:36:08 UTC
From Node: W9LAC - Pillar 01 (PLR1)
To Node: 136F TB1W (136B)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Kent2 (MQTT) (KNT2)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -70 dBm
SNR: 12.5 dBm
Hop Info: 2/2 hops
Start: 2, Limit: 0
Relay Node: 1a trt3
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: 44 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
SNR Towards: -4.5 dB
Return Path: Highland Hills AD8G 1W (HHLS) → 🐢sneakyRouter (trt3)
SNR Back: -8.75 dB -18.25 dB
Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 136F TB1W (136B) W9LAC - Pillar 01 (PLR1) 25.00 km -4.5 dB Origin Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Return Path Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 W9LAC - Pillar 01 (PLR1) Highland Hills AD8G 1W (HHLS) 38.83 km -8.75 dB Return Start Hops
2 Highland Hills AD8G 1W (HHLS) 🐢sneakyRouter (trt3) Unknown -18.25 dB Return End Hops
Total Forward Distance
25.00 km
Total Return Distance
38.83 km
Combined Traceroute Graph
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Connections
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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:44 bytes
Gateway:!1f9fe114
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:2 / 2
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

FieldValue
gateway_id !1f9fe114
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (44 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Canonical MeshPacket view reconstructed from stored protobuf bytes.

FieldValueType
from 653255382
Source node ID 		uint32
to 4054302288
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum TRACEROUTE_APP
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 44 bytes size
hop_limit Not set uint32
hop_start 2
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 2
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -70.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 12.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1774812968
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 8
Channel index 		uint32
pki_encrypted False
Standard encryption 		bool
next_hop Not set uint32
relay_node 26
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp Not set 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: !1f9fe114
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -70.0 dBm
SNR: 12.50 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:44 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [], "snr_towards": [ -4.5 ], "route_back": [ 1299477233, 816996890 ], "snr_back": [ -8.75, -18.25 ], "route_node_names": { "4054302288": "136F TB1W (136B)", "1299477233": "Highland Hills AD8G 1W (HHLS)", "816996890": "🐢sneakyRouter (trt3)", "653255382": "W9LAC - Pillar 01 (PLR1)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 161187, "timestamp": 1774812968.830378, "from_node_id": 653255382, "to_node_id": 4054302288, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!1f9fe114", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 859687811, "rssi": -70, "snr": 12.5, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 2, "payload_length": 44, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "120aeeffffffffffffffff011a08f172744d1a62b2302214ddffffffffffffffff01b7ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1774812968, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 26, "tx_after": 0, "raw_service_envelope": "0a690dd6e2ef261550bea7f118082a3798b9c008ff2368f81a6fd08212ace578279a3e8e8f2e06837b6b7ec6cb217d90a55df2f1fd1def9708f0bdab7f20d888b6cbe1056fd2ac3583cb3d333d287fc9694500004841500160baffffffffffffffff01780298011aa8010112084c6f6e67466173741a09213166396665313134", "timestamp_str": "2026-03-29 19:36:08 UTC", "hop_count": 2, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "W9LAC - Pillar 01 (PLR1)", "to_node_name": "136F TB1W (136B)", "relay_hex": "1a", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 816996890, "node_name": "🐢sneakyRouter", "hex_id": "!30b2621a", "short_name": "trt3", "last_byte": "1a" } ], "gateway_name": "Kent2 (MQTT) (KNT2)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 530571540, "latitude": 41.1303936, "longitude": -81.3432832, "altitude": 338, "timestamp": 1780754029.304671, "timestamp_str": "2026-06-06 13:53:49", "display_name": "Kent2 (MQTT)", "long_name": "Kent2 (MQTT)", "short_name": "KNT2", "hw_model": "TBEAM" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 161187, "from_node_id": 653255382, "to_node_id": 4054302288, "timestamp": 1774812968.830378, "gateway_id": "!1f9fe114", "raw_payload": "120aeeffffffffffffffff011a08f172744d1a62b2302214ddffffffffffffffff01b7ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 2, "from_node_name": "W9LAC - Pillar 01 (PLR1)", "to_node_name": "136F TB1W (136B)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [], "snr_towards": [ -4.5 ], "route_back": [ 1299477233, 816996890 ], "snr_back": [ -8.75, -18.25 ] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward_with_return", "node_ids": [ 4054302288, 653255382 ], "node_names": [ "136F TB1W (136B)", "W9LAC - Pillar 01 (PLR1)" ], "snr_values": [ -4.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 4054302288, "to_node_id": 653255382, "from_node_name": "136F TB1W (136B)", "to_node_name": "W9LAC - Pillar 01 (PLR1)", "snr": -4.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 25001.211653278835, "from_location_timestamp": 1774798096.0702157, "to_location_timestamp": 1774812701.402214, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 1 }, "return_path": { "path_type": "return", "node_ids": [ 653255382, 1299477233, 816996890 ], "node_names": [ "W9LAC - Pillar 01 (PLR1)", "Highland Hills AD8G 1W (HHLS)", "🐢sneakyRouter (trt3)" ], "snr_values": [ -8.75, -18.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 653255382, "to_node_id": 1299477233, "from_node_name": "W9LAC - Pillar 01 (PLR1)", "to_node_name": "Highland Hills AD8G 1W (HHLS)", "snr": -8.75, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 38834.41826538786, "from_location_timestamp": 1774812701.402214, "to_location_timestamp": 1774770568.5767376, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 11.8h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1299477233, "to_node_id": 816996890, "from_node_name": "Highland Hills AD8G 1W (HHLS)", "to_node_name": "🐢sneakyRouter (trt3)", "snr": -18.25, "direction": "return", "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": 2 }, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "combined_rf", "node_ids": [ 4054302288, 653255382, 1299477233, 816996890 ], "node_names": [ "136F TB1W (136B)", "W9LAC - Pillar 01 (PLR1)", "Highland Hills AD8G 1W (HHLS)", "🐢sneakyRouter (trt3)" ], "snr_values": [ -4.5, -8.75, -18.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 4054302288, "to_node_id": 653255382, "from_node_name": "136F TB1W (136B)", "to_node_name": "W9LAC - Pillar 01 (PLR1)", "snr": -4.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 25001.211653278835, "from_location_timestamp": 1774798096.0702157, "to_location_timestamp": 1774812701.402214, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 653255382, "to_node_id": 1299477233, "from_node_name": "W9LAC - Pillar 01 (PLR1)", "to_node_name": "Highland Hills AD8G 1W (HHLS)", "snr": -8.75, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 38834.41826538786, "from_location_timestamp": 1774812701.402214, "to_location_timestamp": 1774770568.5767376, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 11.8h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 1299477233, "to_node_id": 816996890, "from_node_name": "Highland Hills AD8G 1W (HHLS)", "to_node_name": "🐢sneakyRouter (trt3)", "snr": -18.25, "direction": "return_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": true, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "136F TB1W (136B) → W9LAC - Pillar 01 (PLR1)", "return_path_display": "W9LAC - Pillar 01 (PLR1) → Highland Hills AD8G 1W (HHLS) → 🐢sneakyRouter (trt3)", "actual_rf_path_display": "136F TB1W (136B) → W9LAC - Pillar 01 (PLR1) → Highland Hills AD8G 1W (HHLS) → 🐢sneakyRouter (trt3)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 4054302288, "to_node_id": 653255382, "from_node_name": "136F TB1W (136B)", "to_node_name": "W9LAC - Pillar 01 (PLR1)", "snr": -4.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 25001.211653278835, "from_location_timestamp": 1774798096.0702157, "to_location_timestamp": 1774812701.402214, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago" } ], "return_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 653255382, "to_node_id": 1299477233, "from_node_name": "W9LAC - Pillar 01 (PLR1)", "to_node_name": "Highland Hills AD8G 1W (HHLS)", "snr": -8.75, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 38834.41826538786, "from_location_timestamp": 1774812701.402214, "to_location_timestamp": 1774770568.5767376, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 11.8h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1299477233, "to_node_id": 816996890, "from_node_name": "Highland Hills AD8G 1W (HHLS)", "to_node_name": "🐢sneakyRouter (trt3)", "snr": -18.25, "direction": "return", "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" } ], "total_forward_distance": 25001.211653278835, "total_return_distance": 38834.41826538786 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "packet": { "from": 653255382, "to": 4054302288, "channel": 8, "decoded": { "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "payload": "Egru//////////8BGgjxcnRNGmKyMCIU3f//////////Abf//////////wE=", "request_id": 941122389, "bitfield": 1 }, "id": 859687811, "rx_time": 1774812968, "rx_snr": 12.5, "want_ack": true, "rx_rssi": -70, "hop_start": 2, "relay_node": 26, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" }, "channel_id": "LongFast", "gateway_id": "!1f9fe114" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 653255382, "to": 4054302288, "channel": 8, "decoded": { "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "payload": "Egru//////////8BGgjxcnRNGmKyMCIU3f//////////Abf//////////wE=", "request_id": 941122389, "bitfield": 1, "parsed_payload": { "snr_towards": [ -18 ], "route_back": [ 1299477233, 816996890 ], "snr_back": [ -35, -73 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } }, "id": 859687811, "rx_time": 1774812968, "rx_snr": 12.5, "want_ack": true, "rx_rssi": -70, "hop_start": 2, "relay_node": 26, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" } }
Raw Packet Data (44 bytes)
120aeeffffffffffffffff011a08f172744d1a62b2302214ddffffffffffffffff01b7ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:44 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
Kent2 (MQTT) (KNT2) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-70.0 dBm 12.50 dB 2 1a trt3 LongFast 2026-03-29 19:36:08 UTC Current
0 hops (direct receptions) Gateways that heard the packet directly from the source
Meshtastic 8978 (8978) -2.455s
Before 		-128.0 dBm -14.00 dB 0 - LongFast 2026-03-29 19:36:06 UTC View
1 hop Gateways that received this packet after 1 hop
NU8H-1 (U8H1) -1.397s
Before 		-128.0 dBm -16.50 dB 1 - LongFast 2026-03-29 19:36:07 UTC View
Meshtastic 295c (295c) -0.950s
Before 		-80.0 dBm 7.50 dB 1 7d MIJS LongFast 2026-03-29 19:36:07 UTC View
AD8G MQTT Gateway (1574) -1.629s
Before 		-106.0 dBm -18.75 dB 1 f1 HHLS LongFast 2026-03-29 19:36:07 UTC View
2 hops Gateways that received this packet after 2 hops
AD8G pi test (AD8G) +0.113s
After 		-69.0 dBm 5.25 dB 2 a5 GSR3 LongFast 2026-03-29 19:36:08 UTC View
6

Total Receptions

6

Unique Gateways