Packet #607584 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Painesville-1-Skynet-1 (PVL1) to !6984c2e0

7
Total Receptions
7
Unique Gateways
2
Hop Count
74
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 607584
Mesh Packet ID: 0x371fe125
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-05-03 14:29:06 UTC
From Node: Painesville-1-Skynet-1 (PVL1)
To Node: !6984c2e0 (c2e0)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Bender (7750)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -30 dBm
SNR: 5.75 dBm
Hop Info: 2/4 hops
Start: 4, Limit: 2
Relay Node: d0 R29D , RPRK
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: Perry1-Skynet5 (PRY1) → RA4 BASE d38c (RA4)
Hop Count: 1 hops
Status: Forward incomplete, Return in progress
SNR Towards: -4.0 dB -14.5 dB -0.5 dB
Return Path: Highland Hills AD8G 1W (HHLS) → Park Ranger Bender (RPRK)
SNR Back: -9.25 dB -9.5 dB
Route Visualization

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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 !6984c2e0 Perry1-Skynet5 (PRY1) Unknown -4.0 dB Origin Hops
2 Perry1-Skynet5 (PRY1) RA4 BASE d38c (RA4) 12.56 km -14.5 dB Relay Hops
3 RA4 BASE d38c (RA4) Painesville-1-Skynet-1 (PVL1) 7.02 km -0.5 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Return Path Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Painesville-1-Skynet-1 (PVL1) Highland Hills AD8G 1W (HHLS) 35.05 km -9.25 dB Return Start Hops
2 Highland Hills AD8G 1W (HHLS) Park Ranger Bender (RPRK) 10.94 km -9.5 dB Return End Hops
Total Forward Distance
19.58 km
Total Return Distance
45.99 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:!f2457750
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:2 / 4
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 !f2457750
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.

FieldValueType
from 3896974880
Source node ID 		uint32
to 1770308320
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 4
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 2
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -30.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 5.75 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1777818546
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 208
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp Not set uint32
MQTT Privacy & Exposure Analysis

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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: !f2457750
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -30.0 dBm
SNR: 5.75 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": [ 3910133513, 4083274636 ], "snr_towards": [ -4.0, -14.5, -0.5 ], "route_back": [ 1299477233, 2191093456 ], "snr_back": [ -9.25, -9.5 ], "route_node_names": { "3896974880": "Painesville-1-Skynet-1 (PVL1)", "1770308320": "!6984c2e0", "3910133513": "Perry1-Skynet5 (PRY1)", "4083274636": "RA4 BASE d38c (RA4)", "2191093456": "Park Ranger Bender (RPRK)", "1299477233": "Highland Hills AD8G 1W (HHLS)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 607584, "timestamp": 1777818546.720191, "from_node_id": 3896974880, "to_node_id": 1770308320, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!f2457750", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 924836133, "rssi": -30, "snr": 5.75, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 4, "payload_length": 74, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a0809e70fe98cd361f3121ef0ffffffffffffffff01c6ffffffffffffffff01feffffffffffffffff011a08f172744dd06e99822214dbffffffffffffffff01daffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1777818546, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 208, "tx_after": 0, "raw_service_envelope": "0a8a010d201e47e815e0c2846918082a5568e134041f7087df3e5eaf976576b4903e6b3150dd6ab6231c388274e929cd75be34795a10abc2a44b21324c412576fcb8d6f86391e27fd615effe55b0beb2ea6c9d719157b067aded97367eab552515e7552ac5663525e11f373db25bf769450000b8404802500160e2ffffffffffffffff0178049801d001a8010112084c6f6e67466173741a09216632343537373530", "timestamp_str": "2026-05-03 14:29:06 UTC", "hop_count": 2, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Painesville-1-Skynet-1 (PVL1)", "to_node_name": "!6984c2e0", "relay_hex": "d0", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 1770365392, "node_name": "RAMRAN01", "hex_id": "!6985a1d0", "short_name": "R29D", "last_byte": "d0" }, { "node_id": 2191093456, "node_name": "Park Ranger Bender", "hex_id": "!82996ed0", "short_name": "RPRK", "last_byte": "d0" } ], "gateway_name": "Bender (7750)", "gateway_location": null }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 607584, "from_node_id": 3896974880, "to_node_id": 1770308320, "timestamp": 1777818546.720191, "gateway_id": "!f2457750", "raw_payload": "0a0809e70fe98cd361f3121ef0ffffffffffffffff01c6ffffffffffffffff01feffffffffffffffff011a08f172744dd06e99822214dbffffffffffffffff01daffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 4, "from_node_name": "Painesville-1-Skynet-1 (PVL1)", "to_node_name": "!6984c2e0", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 3910133513, 4083274636 ], "snr_towards": [ -4.0, -14.5, -0.5 ], "route_back": [ 1299477233, 2191093456 ], "snr_back": [ -9.25, -9.5 ] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward_with_return", "node_ids": [ 1770308320, 3910133513, 4083274636, 3896974880 ], "node_names": [ "!6984c2e0", "Perry1-Skynet5 (PRY1)", "RA4 BASE d38c (RA4)", "Painesville-1-Skynet-1 (PVL1)" ], "snr_values": [ -4.0, -14.5, -0.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1770308320, "to_node_id": 3910133513, "from_node_name": "!6984c2e0", "to_node_name": "Perry1-Skynet5 (PRY1)", "snr": -4.0, "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": 3910133513, "to_node_id": 4083274636, "from_node_name": "Perry1-Skynet5 (PRY1)", "to_node_name": "RA4 BASE d38c (RA4)", "snr": -14.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 12557.583461004675, "from_location_timestamp": 1777814415.9602947, "to_location_timestamp": 1777733359.7967577, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 23.7h ago" }, { "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": -0.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 7021.316283094174, "from_location_timestamp": 1777733359.7967577, "to_location_timestamp": 1777812101.5685477, "from_location_age_warning": "from 23.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.8h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 3 }, "return_path": { "path_type": "return", "node_ids": [ 3896974880, 1299477233, 2191093456 ], "node_names": [ "Painesville-1-Skynet-1 (PVL1)", "Highland Hills AD8G 1W (HHLS)", "Park Ranger Bender (RPRK)" ], "snr_values": [ -9.25, -9.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "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": -9.25, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 35048.48468906939, "from_location_timestamp": 1777812101.5685477, "to_location_timestamp": 1777794715.8674345, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.8h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 6.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1299477233, "to_node_id": 2191093456, "from_node_name": "Highland Hills AD8G 1W (HHLS)", "to_node_name": "Park Ranger Bender (RPRK)", "snr": -9.5, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 10944.56971470485, "from_location_timestamp": 1777794715.8674345, "to_location_timestamp": 1777725232.0800986, "from_location_age_warning": "from 6.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.1d ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 2 }, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "combined_rf", "node_ids": [ 1770308320, 3910133513, 4083274636, 3896974880, 1299477233, 2191093456 ], "node_names": [ "!6984c2e0", "Perry1-Skynet5 (PRY1)", "RA4 BASE d38c (RA4)", "Painesville-1-Skynet-1 (PVL1)", "Highland Hills AD8G 1W (HHLS)", "Park Ranger Bender (RPRK)" ], "snr_values": [ -4.0, -14.5, -0.5, -9.25, -9.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1770308320, "to_node_id": 3910133513, "from_node_name": "!6984c2e0", "to_node_name": "Perry1-Skynet5 (PRY1)", "snr": -4.0, "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": 3910133513, "to_node_id": 4083274636, "from_node_name": "Perry1-Skynet5 (PRY1)", "to_node_name": "RA4 BASE d38c (RA4)", "snr": -14.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 12557.583461004675, "from_location_timestamp": 1777814415.9602947, "to_location_timestamp": 1777733359.7967577, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 23.7h ago" }, { "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": -0.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 7021.316283094174, "from_location_timestamp": 1777733359.7967577, "to_location_timestamp": 1777812101.5685477, "from_location_age_warning": "from 23.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.8h 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": -9.25, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 35048.48468906939, "from_location_timestamp": 1777812101.5685477, "to_location_timestamp": 1777794715.8674345, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.8h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 6.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 1299477233, "to_node_id": 2191093456, "from_node_name": "Highland Hills AD8G 1W (HHLS)", "to_node_name": "Park Ranger Bender (RPRK)", "snr": -9.5, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 10944.56971470485, "from_location_timestamp": 1777794715.8674345, "to_location_timestamp": 1777725232.0800986, "from_location_age_warning": "from 6.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.1d ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 5 } }, "has_return_path": true, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "!6984c2e0 → Perry1-Skynet5 (PRY1) → RA4 BASE d38c (RA4) → Painesville-1-Skynet-1 (PVL1)", "return_path_display": "Painesville-1-Skynet-1 (PVL1) → Highland Hills AD8G 1W (HHLS) → Park Ranger Bender (RPRK)", "actual_rf_path_display": "!6984c2e0 → Perry1-Skynet5 (PRY1) → RA4 BASE d38c (RA4) → Painesville-1-Skynet-1 (PVL1) → Highland Hills AD8G 1W (HHLS) → Park Ranger Bender (RPRK)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1770308320, "to_node_id": 3910133513, "from_node_name": "!6984c2e0", "to_node_name": "Perry1-Skynet5 (PRY1)", "snr": -4.0, "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": 3910133513, "to_node_id": 4083274636, "from_node_name": "Perry1-Skynet5 (PRY1)", "to_node_name": "RA4 BASE d38c (RA4)", "snr": -14.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 12557.583461004675, "from_location_timestamp": 1777814415.9602947, "to_location_timestamp": 1777733359.7967577, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 23.7h ago" }, { "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": -0.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 7021.316283094174, "from_location_timestamp": 1777733359.7967577, "to_location_timestamp": 1777812101.5685477, "from_location_age_warning": "from 23.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.8h ago" } ], "return_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "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": -9.25, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 35048.48468906939, "from_location_timestamp": 1777812101.5685477, "to_location_timestamp": 1777794715.8674345, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.8h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 6.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1299477233, "to_node_id": 2191093456, "from_node_name": "Highland Hills AD8G 1W (HHLS)", "to_node_name": "Park Ranger Bender (RPRK)", "snr": -9.5, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 10944.56971470485, "from_location_timestamp": 1777794715.8674345, "to_location_timestamp": 1777725232.0800986, "from_location_age_warning": "from 6.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.1d ago" } ], "total_forward_distance": 19578.89974409885, "total_return_distance": 45993.05440377424 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "packet": { "from": 3896974880, "to": 1770308320, "channel": 8, "decoded": { "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "payload": "CggJ5w/pjNNh8xIe8P//////////Acb//////////wH+//////////8BGgjxcnRN0G6ZgiIU2///////////Adr//////////wE=", "request_id": 2649650019, "bitfield": 1 }, "id": 924836133, "rx_time": 1777818546, "rx_snr": 5.75, "hop_limit": 2, "want_ack": true, "rx_rssi": -30, "hop_start": 4, "relay_node": 208, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" }, "channel_id": "LongFast", "gateway_id": "!f2457750" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 3896974880, "to": 1770308320, "channel": 8, "decoded": { "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "payload": "CggJ5w/pjNNh8xIe8P//////////Acb//////////wH+//////////8BGgjxcnRN0G6ZgiIU2///////////Adr//////////wE=", "request_id": 2649650019, "bitfield": 1, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 3910133513, 4083274636 ], "snr_towards": [ -16, -58, -2 ], "route_back": [ 1299477233, 2191093456 ], "snr_back": [ -37, -38 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } }, "id": 924836133, "rx_time": 1777818546, "rx_snr": 5.75, "hop_limit": 2, "want_ack": true, "rx_rssi": -30, "hop_start": 4, "relay_node": 208, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" } }
Raw Packet Data (74 bytes)
0a0809e70fe98cd361f3121ef0ffffffffffffffff01c6ffffffffffffffff01feffffffffffffffff011a08f172744dd06e99822214dbffffffffffffffff01daffffffffffffffff01
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
Reception Locations

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Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
Bender (7750) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-30.0 dBm 5.75 dB 2 d0 R29D , RPRK LongFast 2026-05-03 14:29:06 UTC Current
2 hops Gateways that received this packet after 2 hops
AD8G MQTT Gateway (1574) +0.520s
After 		-41.0 dBm 5.50 dB 2 a5 GSR3 LongFast 2026-05-03 14:29:07 UTC View
3 hops Gateways that received this packet after 3 hops
Leaf Coventry (neome.sh) (cvnt) +1.023s
After 		-129.0 dBm -15.25 dB 3 2f LongFast 2026-05-03 14:29:07 UTC View
4 hops Gateways that received this packet after 4 hops
KA8OAD-3 (OAD3) +4.263s
After 		-82.0 dBm 7.75 dB 4 80 OAD2 LongFast 2026-05-03 14:29:10 UTC View
NU8H-1 (U8H1) +9.559s
After 		-113.0 dBm -4.50 dB 4 - LongFast 2026-05-03 14:29:16 UTC View
Meshtastic 76dc (76dc) +9.576s
After 		-140.0 dBm -14.50 dB 4 79 ⚡ LongFast 2026-05-03 14:29:16 UTC View
KD-ROAMER (KDRM) +9.349s
After 		-117.0 dBm -11.00 dB 4 79 ⚡ LongFast 2026-05-03 14:29:16 UTC View
7

Total Receptions

7

Unique Gateways