Packet #967981 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) to !71796ac4

Total Receptions

Unique Gateways

Hop Count

Payload Bytes

Packet Information

Database ID:	967981
Mesh Packet ID:	`0x9dc3bc90` Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp:	2026-06-02 08:20:43 UTC
From Node:	neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)
To Node:	!71796ac4 (6ac4)
Success:	Processed
Protocol:	TRACEROUTE_APP Port: 70

Gateway:	Q Branch (7a9c)
Channel:	LongFast
RSSI:	-119 dBm
SNR:	-18.75 dBm
Hop Info:	5/7 hops Start: 7, Limit: 2
Relay Node:	`9f` WH1 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: 79 bytes

Decoded: Yes

Decoded Data:

Route Information

Route Path:	!737e865b → !47f4bdc4 → Pinetree Acres Router (PTA1) → Kirtland1-Skynet2 (KIRT) → WILLO-HILLS 1-Skynet6 (WH1) → Q Branch (7a9c)
Hop Count:	5 hops
Status:	Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards:	-6.0 dB -14.75 dB 1.0 dB -8.0 dB -11.25 dB -18.75 dB

Route Visualization

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Traceroute Steps

Hop	From Node	To Node	Distance	SNR (dB)	Direction	Analysis
1	neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	!737e865b	Unknown	-6.0 dB	Origin	Hops
2	!737e865b	!47f4bdc4	Unknown	-14.75 dB	Relay	Hops
3	!47f4bdc4	Pinetree Acres Router (PTA1)	Unknown	1.0 dB	Relay	Hops
4	Pinetree Acres Router (PTA1)	Kirtland1-Skynet2 (KIRT)	169.23 km	-8.0 dB	Relay	Hops
5	Kirtland1-Skynet2 (KIRT)	WILLO-HILLS 1-Skynet6 (WH1)	7.63 km	-11.25 dB	Relay	Hops
6	WILLO-HILLS 1-Skynet6 (WH1)	Q Branch (7a9c)	3.38 km	-18.75 dB	Relay	Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached

Total Forward Distance

180.24 km

Combined Traceroute Graph

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Legend & Paths

Nodes

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Connections

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Gateway Connection

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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:	!b03d7a9c
Channel:	LongFast
Payload Type:	TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:	5 / 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

Field	Value
`gateway_id`	`!b03d7a9c` Node ID format
`channel_id`	`LongFast` Default public channel
`packet`	`MeshPacket` (79 bytes) Contains the actual mesh network packet

MeshPacket Fields

Canonical MeshPacket view reconstructed from stored protobuf bytes.

Field	Value	Type
`from`	`2732702908` Source node ID	uint32
`to`	`1903782596` Target node ID	uint32
`decoded.portnum`	`TRACEROUTE_APP` TRACEROUTE_APP	enum
`decoded.payload_length`	`79` 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`	`-119.0` dBm Signal strength at gateway	int32
`rx_snr`	`-18.75` dB Signal quality at gateway	float
`rx_time`	`1780388443` 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`	Not set	uint32
`pki_encrypted`	False Standard encryption	bool
`next_hop`	Not set	uint32
`relay_node`	`159` 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 (5 hops)
⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)

MQTT-Specific Fields

Gateway ID:	`!b03d7a9c`
Signal Metrics:	RSSI: -119.0 dBm SNR: -18.75 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": [ 1937671771, 1207221700, 2938568171, 2596603480, 453989023, 2956819100 ], "snr_towards": [ -6.0, -14.75, 1.0, -8.0, -11.25, -18.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "1207221700": "!47f4bdc4", "1903782596": "!71796ac4", "2938568171": "Pinetree Acres Router (PTA1)", "2732702908": "neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)", "2596603480": "Kirtland1-Skynet2 (KIRT)", "1937671771": "!737e865b", "2956819100": "Q Branch (7a9c)", "453989023": "WILLO-HILLS 1-Skynet6 (WH1)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 967981, "timestamp": 1780388443.791938, "from_node_id": 2732702908, "to_node_id": 1903782596, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!b03d7a9c", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 2646850704, "rssi": -119, "snr": -18.75, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 7, "payload_length": 79, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a185b867e73c4bdf447ebfd26af5806c59a9f520f1b9c7a3db01233e8ffffffffffffffff01c5ffffffffffffffff0104e0ffffffffffffffff01d3ffffffffffffffff01b5ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1780388443, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 159, "tx_after": 0, "raw_service_envelope": "0a8d010dbcbce1a215c46a7971225c0846124f0a185b867e73c4bdf447ebfd26af5806c59a9f520f1b9c7a3db01233e8ffffffffffffffff01c5ffffffffffffffff0104e0ffffffffffffffff01d3ffffffffffffffff01b5ffffffffffffffff01180125c46a797148033590bcc39d3d5b921e6a45000096c148026089ffffffffffffffff01780798019f01a8010112084c6f6e67466173741a09216230336437613963", "timestamp_str": "2026-06-02 08:20:43 UTC", "hop_count": 5, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)", "to_node_name": "!71796ac4", "relay_hex": "9f", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 453989023, "node_name": "WILLO-HILLS 1-Skynet6", "hex_id": "!1b0f529f", "short_name": "WH1", "last_byte": "9f" } ], "gateway_name": "Q Branch (7a9c)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 2956819100, "latitude": 41.566208, "longitude": -81.4579712, "altitude": 275, "timestamp": 1780729135.4784784, "timestamp_str": "2026-06-06 06:58:55", "display_name": "Q Branch", "long_name": "Q Branch", "short_name": "7a9c", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 967981, "from_node_id": 2732702908, "to_node_id": 1903782596, "timestamp": 1780388443.791938, "gateway_id": "!b03d7a9c", "raw_payload": "0a185b867e73c4bdf447ebfd26af5806c59a9f520f1b9c7a3db01233e8ffffffffffffffff01c5ffffffffffffffff0104e0ffffffffffffffff01d3ffffffffffffffff01b5ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 7, "from_node_name": "neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)", "to_node_name": "!71796ac4", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 1937671771, 1207221700, 2938568171, 2596603480, 453989023, 2956819100 ], "snr_towards": [ -6.0, -14.75, 1.0, -8.0, -11.25, -18.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 2732702908, 1937671771, 1207221700, 2938568171, 2596603480, 453989023, 2956819100 ], "node_names": [ "neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)", "!737e865b", "!47f4bdc4", "Pinetree Acres Router (PTA1)", "Kirtland1-Skynet2 (KIRT)", "WILLO-HILLS 1-Skynet6 (WH1)", "Q Branch (7a9c)" ], "snr_values": [ -6.0, -14.75, 1.0, -8.0, -11.25, -18.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2732702908, "to_node_id": 1937671771, "from_node_name": "neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)", "to_node_name": "!737e865b", "snr": -6.0, "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": 1937671771, "to_node_id": 1207221700, "from_node_name": "!737e865b", "to_node_name": "!47f4bdc4", "snr": -14.75, "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": 1207221700, "to_node_id": 2938568171, "from_node_name": "!47f4bdc4", "to_node_name": "Pinetree Acres Router (PTA1)", "snr": 1.0, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 2938568171, "to_node_id": 2596603480, "from_node_name": "Pinetree Acres Router (PTA1)", "to_node_name": "Kirtland1-Skynet2 (KIRT)", "snr": -8.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 169230.64762919405, "from_location_timestamp": 1779800252.2893672, "to_location_timestamp": 1780385931.352668, "from_location_age_warning": "from 6.8d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.7h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 2596603480, "to_node_id": 453989023, "from_node_name": "Kirtland1-Skynet2 (KIRT)", "to_node_name": "WILLO-HILLS 1-Skynet6 (WH1)", "snr": -11.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 7631.574725517016, "from_location_timestamp": 1780385931.352668, "to_location_timestamp": 1780376270.740565, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 6, "from_node_id": 453989023, "to_node_id": 2956819100, "from_node_name": "WILLO-HILLS 1-Skynet6 (WH1)", "to_node_name": "Q Branch (7a9c)", "snr": -18.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3382.353091698532, "from_location_timestamp": 1780376270.740565, "to_location_timestamp": 1780384199.5145876, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.2h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 6 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 2732702908, 1937671771, 1207221700, 2938568171, 2596603480, 453989023, 2956819100 ], "node_names": [ "neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)", "!737e865b", "!47f4bdc4", "Pinetree Acres Router (PTA1)", "Kirtland1-Skynet2 (KIRT)", "WILLO-HILLS 1-Skynet6 (WH1)", "Q Branch (7a9c)" ], "snr_values": [ -6.0, -14.75, 1.0, -8.0, -11.25, -18.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2732702908, "to_node_id": 1937671771, "from_node_name": "neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)", "to_node_name": "!737e865b", "snr": -6.0, "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": 1937671771, "to_node_id": 1207221700, "from_node_name": "!737e865b", "to_node_name": "!47f4bdc4", "snr": -14.75, "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": 1207221700, "to_node_id": 2938568171, "from_node_name": "!47f4bdc4", "to_node_name": "Pinetree Acres Router (PTA1)", "snr": 1.0, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 2938568171, "to_node_id": 2596603480, "from_node_name": "Pinetree Acres Router (PTA1)", "to_node_name": "Kirtland1-Skynet2 (KIRT)", "snr": -8.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 169230.64762919405, "from_location_timestamp": 1779800252.2893672, "to_location_timestamp": 1780385931.352668, "from_location_age_warning": "from 6.8d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.7h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 2596603480, "to_node_id": 453989023, "from_node_name": "Kirtland1-Skynet2 (KIRT)", "to_node_name": "WILLO-HILLS 1-Skynet6 (WH1)", "snr": -11.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 7631.574725517016, "from_location_timestamp": 1780385931.352668, "to_location_timestamp": 1780376270.740565, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 6, "from_node_id": 453989023, "to_node_id": 2956819100, "from_node_name": "WILLO-HILLS 1-Skynet6 (WH1)", "to_node_name": "Q Branch (7a9c)", "snr": -18.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3382.353091698532, "from_location_timestamp": 1780376270.740565, "to_location_timestamp": 1780384199.5145876, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.2h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 6 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) → !737e865b → !47f4bdc4 → Pinetree Acres Router (PTA1) → Kirtland1-Skynet2 (KIRT) → WILLO-HILLS 1-Skynet6 (WH1) → Q Branch (7a9c)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) → !737e865b → !47f4bdc4 → Pinetree Acres Router (PTA1) → Kirtland1-Skynet2 (KIRT) → WILLO-HILLS 1-Skynet6 (WH1) → Q Branch (7a9c)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2732702908, "to_node_id": 1937671771, "from_node_name": "neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)", "to_node_name": "!737e865b", "snr": -6.0, "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": 1937671771, "to_node_id": 1207221700, "from_node_name": "!737e865b", "to_node_name": "!47f4bdc4", "snr": -14.75, "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": 1207221700, "to_node_id": 2938568171, "from_node_name": "!47f4bdc4", "to_node_name": "Pinetree Acres Router (PTA1)", "snr": 1.0, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 2938568171, "to_node_id": 2596603480, "from_node_name": "Pinetree Acres Router (PTA1)", "to_node_name": "Kirtland1-Skynet2 (KIRT)", "snr": -8.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 169230.64762919405, "from_location_timestamp": 1779800252.2893672, "to_location_timestamp": 1780385931.352668, "from_location_age_warning": "from 6.8d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.7h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 2596603480, "to_node_id": 453989023, "from_node_name": "Kirtland1-Skynet2 (KIRT)", "to_node_name": "WILLO-HILLS 1-Skynet6 (WH1)", "snr": -11.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 7631.574725517016, "from_location_timestamp": 1780385931.352668, "to_location_timestamp": 1780376270.740565, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 6, "from_node_id": 453989023, "to_node_id": 2956819100, "from_node_name": "WILLO-HILLS 1-Skynet6 (WH1)", "to_node_name": "Q Branch (7a9c)", "snr": -18.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3382.353091698532, "from_location_timestamp": 1780376270.740565, "to_location_timestamp": 1780384199.5145876, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.2h ago" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 180244.5754464096, "total_return_distance": null }

Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)

{ "service_envelope": { "packet": { "from": 2732702908, "to": 1903782596, "decoded": { "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "payload": "Chhbhn5zxL30R+v9Jq9YBsWan1IPG5x6PbASM+j//////////wHF//////////8BBOD//////////wHT//////////8Btf//////////AQ==", "want_response": true, "dest": 1903782596, "bitfield": 3 }, "id": 2646850704, "rx_time": 1780388443, "rx_snr": -18.75, "hop_limit": 2, "rx_rssi": -119, "hop_start": 7, "relay_node": 159, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" }, "channel_id": "LongFast", "gateway_id": "!b03d7a9c" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2732702908, "to": 1903782596, "decoded": { "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "payload": "Chhbhn5zxL30R+v9Jq9YBsWan1IPG5x6PbASM+j//////////wHF//////////8BBOD//////////wHT//////////8Btf//////////AQ==", "want_response": true, "dest": 1903782596, "bitfield": 3, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 1937671771, 1207221700, 2938568171, 2596603480, 453989023, 2956819100 ], "snr_towards": [ -24, -59, 4, -32, -45, -75 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } }, "id": 2646850704, "rx_time": 1780388443, "rx_snr": -18.75, "hop_limit": 2, "rx_rssi": -119, "hop_start": 7, "relay_node": 159, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" } }

Raw Packet Data (79 bytes)

0a185b867e73c4bdf447ebfd26af5806c59a9f520f1b9c7a3db01233e8ffffffffffffffff01c5ffffffffffffffff0104e0ffffffffffffffff01d3ffffffffffffffff01b5ffffffffffffffff01

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	Relay	Channel	Timestamp	Actions
Q Branch (7a9c) Primary	0.000s Reference	-119.0 dBm	-18.75 dB	5	`9f` WH1	LongFast	2026-06-02 08:20:43 UTC	Current
No other receptions found within ±2 seconds

1

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways