Packet #253718 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) to !da548450

11
Total Receptions
11
Unique Gateways
4
Hop Count
65
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 253718
Mesh Packet ID: 0x519c7460
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-04-04 16:36:52 UTC
From Node: neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)
To Node: !da548450 (8450)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: AD8G MQTT Gateway (1574)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -36 dBm
SNR: 5.75 dBm
Hop Info: 4/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 3
Relay Node: a5 GSR3
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: 65 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: !49b57bdc → RA4 BASE d38c (RA4) → Painesville-1-Skynet-1 (PVL1) → Highland Hills AD8G 1W (HHLS) → GEARS Solar Repeater 3 (GSR3)
Hop Count: 4 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: -17.75 dB -15.25 dB -6.75 dB -11.5 dB 1.0 dB
Route Visualization

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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) !49b57bdc Unknown -17.75 dB Origin Hops
2 !49b57bdc RA4 BASE d38c (RA4) Unknown -15.25 dB Relay Hops
3 RA4 BASE d38c (RA4) Painesville-1-Skynet-1 (PVL1) 7.02 km -6.75 dB Relay Hops
4 Painesville-1-Skynet-1 (PVL1) Highland Hills AD8G 1W (HHLS) 35.05 km -11.5 dB Relay Hops
5 Highland Hills AD8G 1W (HHLS) GEARS Solar Repeater 3 (GSR3) 8.20 km 1.0 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
50.27 km
Combined Traceroute Graph
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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:65 bytes
Gateway:!69851574
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:4 / 7
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Targeted to specific node
+ 1 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Default channel - no encryption
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 2 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

FieldValue
gateway_id !69851574
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (65 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Canonical MeshPacket view reconstructed from stored protobuf bytes.

FieldValueType
from 2732702908
Source node ID 		uint32
to 3662971984
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum TRACEROUTE_APP
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 65 bytes size
hop_limit 3
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 7
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 4
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -36.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 5.75 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1775320610
Receive timestamp 		fixed32
via_mqtt False
Direct LoRa transmission 		bool
want_ack False
No ACK 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 165
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)
  • ✓ Targeted to specific node
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Default channel - no encryption
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (4 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !69851574
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -36.0 dBm
SNR: 5.75 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:65 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 1236630492, 4083274636, 3896974880, 1299477233, 2896527013 ], "snr_towards": [ -17.75, -15.25, -6.75, -11.5, 1.0 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "3896974880": "Painesville-1-Skynet-1 (PVL1)", "2896527013": "GEARS Solar Repeater 3 (GSR3)", "4083274636": "RA4 BASE d38c (RA4)", "3662971984": "!da548450", "1299477233": "Highland Hills AD8G 1W (HHLS)", "2732702908": "neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)", "1236630492": "!49b57bdc" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 253718, "timestamp": 1775320612.5073977, "from_node_id": 2732702908, "to_node_id": 3662971984, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!69851574", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 1369207904, "rssi": -36, "snr": 5.75, "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 7, "payload_length": 65, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a14dc7bb5498cd361f3201e47e8f172744da57ea5ac1229b9ffffffffffffffff01c3ffffffffffffffff01e5ffffffffffffffff01d2ffffffffffffffff0104", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1775320610, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 165, "tx_after": 0, "raw_service_envelope": "0a81010dbcbce1a215508454da18082a4ecb327b12837935b4ebe0ec9ecf9ee4d38364f9ed0c2932dd09f1ddcba561cc6662d305508f80ac33f5fe4993b37c29108ac69cec46b31eedd06cc89f56e9aea5c46e669fb073815e163ad846d3d23560749c513d223ed169450000b840480360dcffffffffffffffff0178079801a501a8010112084c6f6e67466173741a09213639383531353734", "timestamp_str": "2026-04-04 16:36:52 UTC", "hop_count": 4, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)", "to_node_name": "!da548450", "relay_hex": "a5", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 2896527013, "node_name": "GEARS Solar Repeater 3", "hex_id": "!aca57ea5", "short_name": "GSR3", "last_byte": "a5" } ], "gateway_name": "AD8G MQTT Gateway (1574)", "gateway_location": null }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 253718, "from_node_id": 2732702908, "to_node_id": 3662971984, "timestamp": 1775320612.5073977, "gateway_id": "!69851574", "raw_payload": "0a14dc7bb5498cd361f3201e47e8f172744da57ea5ac1229b9ffffffffffffffff01c3ffffffffffffffff01e5ffffffffffffffff01d2ffffffffffffffff0104", "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 7, "from_node_name": "neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)", "to_node_name": "!da548450", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 1236630492, 4083274636, 3896974880, 1299477233, 2896527013 ], "snr_towards": [ -17.75, -15.25, -6.75, -11.5, 1.0 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 2732702908, 1236630492, 4083274636, 3896974880, 1299477233, 2896527013 ], "node_names": [ "neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)", "!49b57bdc", "RA4 BASE d38c (RA4)", "Painesville-1-Skynet-1 (PVL1)", "Highland Hills AD8G 1W (HHLS)", "GEARS Solar Repeater 3 (GSR3)" ], "snr_values": [ -17.75, -15.25, -6.75, -11.5, 1.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2732702908, "to_node_id": 1236630492, "from_node_name": "neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)", "to_node_name": "!49b57bdc", "snr": -17.75, "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": 1236630492, "to_node_id": 4083274636, "from_node_name": "!49b57bdc", "to_node_name": "RA4 BASE d38c (RA4)", "snr": -15.25, "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": 4083274636, "to_node_id": 3896974880, "from_node_name": "RA4 BASE d38c (RA4)", "to_node_name": "Painesville-1-Skynet-1 (PVL1)", "snr": -6.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 7021.316283094174, "from_location_timestamp": 1775243167.9936082, "to_location_timestamp": 1775320468.5861118, "from_location_age_warning": "from 21.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.0h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 3896974880, "to_node_id": 1299477233, "from_node_name": "Painesville-1-Skynet-1 (PVL1)", "to_node_name": "Highland Hills AD8G 1W (HHLS)", "snr": -11.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 35048.48468906939, "from_location_timestamp": 1775320468.5861118, "to_location_timestamp": 1775314671.8771603, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.7h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 1299477233, "to_node_id": 2896527013, "from_node_name": "Highland Hills AD8G 1W (HHLS)", "to_node_name": "GEARS Solar Repeater 3 (GSR3)", "snr": 1.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 8195.53065579149, "from_location_timestamp": 1775314671.8771603, "to_location_timestamp": 1775314713.4249625, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.6h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 5 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 2732702908, 1236630492, 4083274636, 3896974880, 1299477233, 2896527013 ], "node_names": [ "neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)", "!49b57bdc", "RA4 BASE d38c (RA4)", "Painesville-1-Skynet-1 (PVL1)", "Highland Hills AD8G 1W (HHLS)", "GEARS Solar Repeater 3 (GSR3)" ], "snr_values": [ -17.75, -15.25, -6.75, -11.5, 1.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2732702908, "to_node_id": 1236630492, "from_node_name": "neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)", "to_node_name": "!49b57bdc", "snr": -17.75, "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": 1236630492, "to_node_id": 4083274636, "from_node_name": "!49b57bdc", "to_node_name": "RA4 BASE d38c (RA4)", "snr": -15.25, "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": 4083274636, "to_node_id": 3896974880, "from_node_name": "RA4 BASE d38c (RA4)", "to_node_name": "Painesville-1-Skynet-1 (PVL1)", "snr": -6.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 7021.316283094174, "from_location_timestamp": 1775243167.9936082, "to_location_timestamp": 1775320468.5861118, "from_location_age_warning": "from 21.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.0h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 3896974880, "to_node_id": 1299477233, "from_node_name": "Painesville-1-Skynet-1 (PVL1)", "to_node_name": "Highland Hills AD8G 1W (HHLS)", "snr": -11.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 35048.48468906939, "from_location_timestamp": 1775320468.5861118, "to_location_timestamp": 1775314671.8771603, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.7h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 1299477233, "to_node_id": 2896527013, "from_node_name": "Highland Hills AD8G 1W (HHLS)", "to_node_name": "GEARS Solar Repeater 3 (GSR3)", "snr": 1.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 8195.53065579149, "from_location_timestamp": 1775314671.8771603, "to_location_timestamp": 1775314713.4249625, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.6h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 5 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) → !49b57bdc → RA4 BASE d38c (RA4) → Painesville-1-Skynet-1 (PVL1) → Highland Hills AD8G 1W (HHLS) → GEARS Solar Repeater 3 (GSR3)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) → !49b57bdc → RA4 BASE d38c (RA4) → Painesville-1-Skynet-1 (PVL1) → Highland Hills AD8G 1W (HHLS) → GEARS Solar Repeater 3 (GSR3)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2732702908, "to_node_id": 1236630492, "from_node_name": "neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)", "to_node_name": "!49b57bdc", "snr": -17.75, "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": 1236630492, "to_node_id": 4083274636, "from_node_name": "!49b57bdc", "to_node_name": "RA4 BASE d38c (RA4)", "snr": -15.25, "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": 4083274636, "to_node_id": 3896974880, "from_node_name": "RA4 BASE d38c (RA4)", "to_node_name": "Painesville-1-Skynet-1 (PVL1)", "snr": -6.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 7021.316283094174, "from_location_timestamp": 1775243167.9936082, "to_location_timestamp": 1775320468.5861118, "from_location_age_warning": "from 21.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.0h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 3896974880, "to_node_id": 1299477233, "from_node_name": "Painesville-1-Skynet-1 (PVL1)", "to_node_name": "Highland Hills AD8G 1W (HHLS)", "snr": -11.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 35048.48468906939, "from_location_timestamp": 1775320468.5861118, "to_location_timestamp": 1775314671.8771603, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.7h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 1299477233, "to_node_id": 2896527013, "from_node_name": "Highland Hills AD8G 1W (HHLS)", "to_node_name": "GEARS Solar Repeater 3 (GSR3)", "snr": 1.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 8195.53065579149, "from_location_timestamp": 1775314671.8771603, "to_location_timestamp": 1775314713.4249625, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.6h ago" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 50265.33162795505, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "packet": { "from": 2732702908, "to": 3662971984, "channel": 8, "decoded": { "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "payload": "ChTce7VJjNNh8yAeR+jxcnRNpX6lrBIpuf//////////AcP//////////wHl//////////8B0v//////////AQQ=", "want_response": true, "dest": 3662971984, "bitfield": 3 }, "id": 1369207904, "rx_time": 1775320610, "rx_snr": 5.75, "hop_limit": 3, "rx_rssi": -36, "hop_start": 7, "relay_node": 165, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" }, "channel_id": "LongFast", "gateway_id": "!69851574" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2732702908, "to": 3662971984, "channel": 8, "decoded": { "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "payload": "ChTce7VJjNNh8yAeR+jxcnRNpX6lrBIpuf//////////AcP//////////wHl//////////8B0v//////////AQQ=", "want_response": true, "dest": 3662971984, "bitfield": 3, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 1236630492, 4083274636, 3896974880, 1299477233, 2896527013 ], "snr_towards": [ -71, -61, -27, -46, 4 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } }, "id": 1369207904, "rx_time": 1775320610, "rx_snr": 5.75, "hop_limit": 3, "rx_rssi": -36, "hop_start": 7, "relay_node": 165, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" } }
Raw Packet Data (65 bytes)
0a14dc7bb5498cd361f3201e47e8f172744da57ea5ac1229b9ffffffffffffffff01c3ffffffffffffffff01e5ffffffffffffffff01d2ffffffffffffffff0104
Hex Analysis:
Size:65 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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Map shows gateway locations that received this packet. Hop counts are displayed if available.
Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
AD8G MQTT Gateway (1574) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-36.0 dBm 5.75 dB 4 a5 GSR3 LongFast 2026-04-04 16:36:52 UTC Current
1 hop Gateways that received this packet after 1 hop
MAD1-SKYNET3 (MAD1) -8.709s
Before 		-123.0 dBm -20.25 dB 1 dc LongFast 2026-04-04 16:36:43 UTC View
W8IJC's Home Rak Node (IJC1) -8.155s
Before 		-128.0 dBm -20.00 dB 1 dc LongFast 2026-04-04 16:36:44 UTC View
2 hops Gateways that received this packet after 2 hops
136FA UPL (136U) -7.087s
Before 		-32.0 dBm 6.25 dB 2 50 136B LongFast 2026-04-04 16:36:45 UTC View
W8IJC's Portable T-Beam Node (IJC2) -6.884s
Before 		-42.0 dBm 6.75 dB 2 87 IJC1 LongFast 2026-04-04 16:36:45 UTC View
Painesville-1-Skynet-1 (PVL1) -7.160s
Before 		-78.0 dBm -6.75 dB 2 8c RA4 LongFast 2026-04-04 16:36:45 UTC View
3 hops Gateways that received this packet after 3 hops
Chardon Meshtastic 465c (465c) +8.093s
After 		-128.0 dBm -15.75 dB 3 e2 BPRK LongFast 2026-04-04 16:37:00 UTC View
4 hops Gateways that received this packet after 4 hops
KE8YIR-1 (YIR1) +12.043s
After 		-82.0 dBm 5.50 dB 4 4b MPRK LongFast 2026-04-04 16:37:04 UTC View
5 hops Gateways that received this packet after 5 hops
Leaf Coventry (neome.sh) (cvnt) +13.986s
After 		-132.0 dBm -9.75 dB 5 2f LongFast 2026-04-04 16:37:06 UTC View
6 hops Gateways that received this packet after 6 hops
Coventree 1 (CVT1) +16.169s
After 		-75.0 dBm 6.00 dB 6 1c cvnt LongFast 2026-04-04 16:37:08 UTC View
KA8OAD-3 (OAD3) +16.783s
After 		-135.0 dBm -11.75 dB 6 78 FIY1 , OAD1 LongFast 2026-04-04 16:37:09 UTC View
11

Total Receptions

11

Unique Gateways