Packet #579865 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from !bd502030 to !24c68573

Total Receptions

Unique Gateways

Hop Count

Payload Bytes

Packet Information

Database ID:	579865
Mesh Packet ID:	`0x85c9d545` Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp:	2026-05-01 08:07:02 UTC
From Node:	!bd502030 (2030)
To Node:	!24c68573 (8573)
Success:	Processed
Protocol:	TRACEROUTE_APP Port: 70

Gateway:	W8VFD MQTT Gateway (neomesh.org) (MQTT)
Channel:	LongFast
RSSI:	-31 dBm
SNR:	6.5 dBm
Hop Info:	5/7 hops Start: 7, Limit: 2
Relay Node:	`5e` 🌅 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: 74 bytes

Decoded: Yes

Decoded Data:

Route Information

Route Path:	!b03dff64 → !fa81f33e → !a5060ad0 → KE3JP Tower (wpamesh.net) (3JPT) → W8VFD Solar Node (neomesh.org) (🌅)
Hop Count:	4 hops
Status:	Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards:	-16.0 dB -13.5 dB -7.5 dB -15.75 dB -14.25 dB

Route Visualization

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Traceroute Steps

Hop	From Node	To Node	Distance	SNR (dB)	Direction	Analysis
1	!bd502030	!b03dff64	Unknown	-16.0 dB	Origin	Hops
2	!b03dff64	!fa81f33e	Unknown	-13.5 dB	Relay	Hops
3	!fa81f33e	!a5060ad0	Unknown	-7.5 dB	Relay	Hops
4	!a5060ad0	KE3JP Tower (wpamesh.net) (3JPT)	Unknown	-15.75 dB	Relay	Hops
5	KE3JP Tower (wpamesh.net) (3JPT)	W8VFD Solar Node (neomesh.org) (🌅)	28.20 km	-14.25 dB	Relay	Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached

Total Forward Distance

28.20 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:	74 bytes
Gateway:	!433cf250
Channel:	LongFast
Payload Type:	TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:	5 / 7

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

Field	Value
`gateway_id`	`!433cf250` Node ID format
`channel_id`	`LongFast` Default public channel
`packet`	`MeshPacket` (74 bytes) Contains the actual mesh network packet

MeshPacket Fields

Canonical MeshPacket view reconstructed from stored protobuf bytes.

Field	Value	Type
`from`	`3176144944` Source node ID	uint32
`to`	`616990067` Target node ID	uint32
`decoded.portnum`	`TRACEROUTE_APP` TRACEROUTE_APP	enum
`decoded.payload_length`	`74` bytes	size
`hop_limit`	`2` Remaining hops allowed	uint32
`hop_start`	`7` Initial hop limit	uint32
`hops_taken`	`5` Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit	derived
`rx_rssi`	`-31.0` dBm Signal strength at gateway	int32
`rx_snr`	`6.50` dB Signal quality at gateway	float
`rx_time`	`1777622818` 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`	`94` 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 (5 hops)
⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)

MQTT-Specific Fields

Want ack:	`True`
Gateway ID:	`!433cf250`
Signal Metrics:	RSSI: -31.0 dBm SNR: 6.50 dB

Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:

Protocol:	TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:	74 bytes
Decoded:	Yes

Complete Payload Data (JSON):

{ "route_nodes": [ 2956853092, 4202820414, 2768636624, 657708892, 654745182 ], "snr_towards": [ -16.0, -13.5, -7.5, -15.75, -14.25 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "2956853092": "!b03dff64", "2768636624": "!a5060ad0", "4202820414": "!fa81f33e", "3176144944": "!bd502030", "616990067": "!24c68573", "657708892": "KE3JP Tower (wpamesh.net) (3JPT)", "654745182": "W8VFD Solar Node (neomesh.org) (🌅)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 579865, "timestamp": 1777622822.8535192, "from_node_id": 3176144944, "to_node_id": 616990067, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!433cf250", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 2244597061, "rssi": -31, "snr": 6.5, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 7, "payload_length": 74, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a1464ff3db03ef381fad00a06a55cd733275e9e06271232c0ffffffffffffffff01caffffffffffffffff01e2ffffffffffffffff01c1ffffffffffffffff01c7ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1777622818, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 94, "tx_after": 0, "raw_service_envelope": "0a8b010d302050bd157385c62418082a5759edb5dc5559883ba39ddc9cecf817692cb3d788533df9ceda699bc23fb6f33869f8032dbee3628e605c59de5adec1dbb377659425c53354944c798347480980b8c69490b566cdaa7bfbd49c9167ecdbe72a0e0518494c3545d5c9853d225ff469450000d0404802500160e1ffffffffffffffff01780798015ea8010112084c6f6e67466173741a09213433336366323530", "timestamp_str": "2026-05-01 08:07:02 UTC", "hop_count": 5, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "!bd502030", "to_node_name": "!24c68573", "relay_hex": "5e", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 654745182, "node_name": "W8VFD Solar Node (neomesh.org)", "hex_id": "!27069e5e", "short_name": "🌅", "last_byte": "5e" } ], "gateway_name": "W8VFD MQTT Gateway (neomesh.org) (MQTT)", "gateway_location": null }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 579865, "from_node_id": 3176144944, "to_node_id": 616990067, "timestamp": 1777622822.8535192, "gateway_id": "!433cf250", "raw_payload": "0a1464ff3db03ef381fad00a06a55cd733275e9e06271232c0ffffffffffffffff01caffffffffffffffff01e2ffffffffffffffff01c1ffffffffffffffff01c7ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 7, "from_node_name": "!bd502030", "to_node_name": "!24c68573", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 2956853092, 4202820414, 2768636624, 657708892, 654745182 ], "snr_towards": [ -16.0, -13.5, -7.5, -15.75, -14.25 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 3176144944, 2956853092, 4202820414, 2768636624, 657708892, 654745182 ], "node_names": [ "!bd502030", "!b03dff64", "!fa81f33e", "!a5060ad0", "KE3JP Tower (wpamesh.net) (3JPT)", "W8VFD Solar Node (neomesh.org) (🌅)" ], "snr_values": [ -16.0, -13.5, -7.5, -15.75, -14.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3176144944, "to_node_id": 2956853092, "from_node_name": "!bd502030", "to_node_name": "!b03dff64", "snr": -16.0, "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": 2956853092, "to_node_id": 4202820414, "from_node_name": "!b03dff64", "to_node_name": "!fa81f33e", "snr": -13.5, "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": 4202820414, "to_node_id": 2768636624, "from_node_name": "!fa81f33e", "to_node_name": "!a5060ad0", "snr": -7.5, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 2768636624, "to_node_id": 657708892, "from_node_name": "!a5060ad0", "to_node_name": "KE3JP Tower (wpamesh.net) (3JPT)", "snr": -15.75, "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": 5, "from_node_id": 657708892, "to_node_id": 654745182, "from_node_name": "KE3JP Tower (wpamesh.net) (3JPT)", "to_node_name": "W8VFD Solar Node (neomesh.org) (🌅)", "snr": -14.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 28203.819451498235, "from_location_timestamp": 1777620645.3245177, "to_location_timestamp": 1777583168.203202, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 11.0h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 5 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 3176144944, 2956853092, 4202820414, 2768636624, 657708892, 654745182 ], "node_names": [ "!bd502030", "!b03dff64", "!fa81f33e", "!a5060ad0", "KE3JP Tower (wpamesh.net) (3JPT)", "W8VFD Solar Node (neomesh.org) (🌅)" ], "snr_values": [ -16.0, -13.5, -7.5, -15.75, -14.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3176144944, "to_node_id": 2956853092, "from_node_name": "!bd502030", "to_node_name": "!b03dff64", "snr": -16.0, "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": 2956853092, "to_node_id": 4202820414, "from_node_name": "!b03dff64", "to_node_name": "!fa81f33e", "snr": -13.5, "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": 4202820414, "to_node_id": 2768636624, "from_node_name": "!fa81f33e", "to_node_name": "!a5060ad0", "snr": -7.5, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 2768636624, "to_node_id": 657708892, "from_node_name": "!a5060ad0", "to_node_name": "KE3JP Tower (wpamesh.net) (3JPT)", "snr": -15.75, "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": 5, "from_node_id": 657708892, "to_node_id": 654745182, "from_node_name": "KE3JP Tower (wpamesh.net) (3JPT)", "to_node_name": "W8VFD Solar Node (neomesh.org) (🌅)", "snr": -14.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 28203.819451498235, "from_location_timestamp": 1777620645.3245177, "to_location_timestamp": 1777583168.203202, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 11.0h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 5 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "!bd502030 → !b03dff64 → !fa81f33e → !a5060ad0 → KE3JP Tower (wpamesh.net) (3JPT) → W8VFD Solar Node (neomesh.org) (🌅)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "!bd502030 → !b03dff64 → !fa81f33e → !a5060ad0 → KE3JP Tower (wpamesh.net) (3JPT) → W8VFD Solar Node (neomesh.org) (🌅)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3176144944, "to_node_id": 2956853092, "from_node_name": "!bd502030", "to_node_name": "!b03dff64", "snr": -16.0, "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": 2956853092, "to_node_id": 4202820414, "from_node_name": "!b03dff64", "to_node_name": "!fa81f33e", "snr": -13.5, "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": 4202820414, "to_node_id": 2768636624, "from_node_name": "!fa81f33e", "to_node_name": "!a5060ad0", "snr": -7.5, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 2768636624, "to_node_id": 657708892, "from_node_name": "!a5060ad0", "to_node_name": "KE3JP Tower (wpamesh.net) (3JPT)", "snr": -15.75, "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": 5, "from_node_id": 657708892, "to_node_id": 654745182, "from_node_name": "KE3JP Tower (wpamesh.net) (3JPT)", "to_node_name": "W8VFD Solar Node (neomesh.org) (🌅)", "snr": -14.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 28203.819451498235, "from_location_timestamp": 1777620645.3245177, "to_location_timestamp": 1777583168.203202, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 11.0h ago" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 28203.819451498235, "total_return_distance": null }

Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)

{ "service_envelope": { "packet": { "from": 3176144944, "to": 616990067, "channel": 8, "decoded": { "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "payload": "ChRk/z2wPvOB+tAKBqVc1zMnXp4GJxIywP//////////Acr//////////wHi//////////8Bwf//////////Acf//////////wE=", "want_response": true, "dest": 616990067, "bitfield": 3 }, "id": 2244597061, "rx_time": 1777622818, "rx_snr": 6.5, "hop_limit": 2, "want_ack": true, "rx_rssi": -31, "hop_start": 7, "relay_node": 94, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" }, "channel_id": "LongFast", "gateway_id": "!433cf250" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 3176144944, "to": 616990067, "channel": 8, "decoded": { "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "payload": "ChRk/z2wPvOB+tAKBqVc1zMnXp4GJxIywP//////////Acr//////////wHi//////////8Bwf//////////Acf//////////wE=", "want_response": true, "dest": 616990067, "bitfield": 3, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 2956853092, 4202820414, 2768636624, 657708892, 654745182 ], "snr_towards": [ -64, -54, -30, -63, -57 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } }, "id": 2244597061, "rx_time": 1777622818, "rx_snr": 6.5, "hop_limit": 2, "want_ack": true, "rx_rssi": -31, "hop_start": 7, "relay_node": 94, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" } }

Raw Packet Data (74 bytes)

0a1464ff3db03ef381fad00a06a55cd733275e9e06271232c0ffffffffffffffff01caffffffffffffffff01e2ffffffffffffffff01c1ffffffffffffffff01c7ffffffffffffffff01

Hex Analysis:

Size:	74 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	Relay	Channel	Timestamp	Actions
W8VFD MQTT Gateway (neomesh.org) (MQTT) Primary	0.000s Reference	-31.0 dBm	6.50 dB	5	`5e` 🌅	LongFast	2026-05-01 08:07:02 UTC	Current
No other receptions found within ±2 seconds

1

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways