Packet #13778 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from ChigBungus (CB) to Yanks Attic Node (YANK)

1
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
2
Hop Count
93
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 13778
Mesh Packet ID: 0xafe9952c
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-14 20:22:05 UTC
From Node: ChigBungus (CB)
To Node: Yanks Attic Node (YANK)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -72 dBm
SNR: 5.0 dBm
Hop Info: 2/4 hops
Start: 4, Limit: 2
Relay Node: 94 2N39 , BM-
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: 93 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: !ffffffff → Barracuda-Base (BARR) → Of The Good Equi (OTG) → WB2MNF-PHL (MNFP)
Hop Count: 3 hops
Status: Forward complete, Return in progress
SNR Towards: -32.0 dB -17.5 dB -11.75 dB -12.0 dB -11.25 dB
Return Path: Meshtastic b554 (b554) → BM-RELAY (BM-)
SNR Back: 2.25 dB -16.5 dB
Route Visualization

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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Yanks Attic Node (YANK) !ffffffff Unknown -32.0 dB Origin Hops
2 !ffffffff Barracuda-Base (BARR) Unknown -17.5 dB Relay Hops
3 Barracuda-Base (BARR) Of The Good Equi (OTG) Unknown -11.75 dB Relay Hops
4 Of The Good Equi (OTG) WB2MNF-PHL (MNFP) Unknown -12.0 dB Relay Hops
5 WB2MNF-PHL (MNFP) ChigBungus (CB) Unknown -11.25 dB Destination Hops
Return Path Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 ChigBungus (CB) Meshtastic b554 (b554) Unknown 2.25 dB Return Start Hops
2 Meshtastic b554 (b554) BM-RELAY (BM-) 14.61 km -16.5 dB Return End Hops
Total Return Distance
14.61 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:93 bytes
Gateway:!16ced548
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

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !16ced548
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (93 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2658521584
Source node ID 		uint32
to 3236042446
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 93 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 -72.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 5.00 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1773519725
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 Not set uint32
pki_encrypted False
Standard encryption 		bool
next_hop Not set uint32
relay_node 148
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1773519725.9259474
Unix timestamp 		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: !16ced548
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -72.0 dBm
SNR: 5.00 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:93 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 4294967295, 3752149161, 48600756, 3713894131 ], "snr_towards": [ -32.0, -17.5, -11.75, -12.0, -11.25 ], "route_back": [ 730772820, 4083186324 ], "snr_back": [ 2.25, -16.5 ], "route_node_names": { "3752149161": "Barracuda-Base (BARR)", "3236042446": "Yanks Attic Node (YANK)", "2658521584": "ChigBungus (CB)", "3713894131": "WB2MNF-PHL (MNFP)", "730772820": "Meshtastic b554 (b554)", "48600756": "Of The Good Equi (OTG)", "4083186324": "BM-RELAY (BM-)", "4294967295": "!ffffffff" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 13778, "timestamp": 1773519725.9259474, "from_node_id": 2658521584, "to_node_id": 3236042446, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!16ced548", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 2951320876, "rssi": -72, "snr": 5.0, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 4, "payload_length": 93, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a10ffffffffa940a5dfb496e502f3865ddd123280ffffffffffffffff01baffffffffffffffff01d1ffffffffffffffff01d0ffffffffffffffff01d3ffffffffffffffff011a0854b58e2b947a60f3220b09beffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1773519725, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 148, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2026-03-14 20:22:05 UTC", "hop_count": 2, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "ChigBungus (CB)", "to_node_name": "Yanks Attic Node (YANK)", "relay_hex": "94", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 80063124, "node_name": "2N3904", "hex_id": "!04c5aa94", "short_name": "2N39", "last_byte": "94" }, { "node_id": 4083186324, "node_name": "BM-RELAY", "hex_id": "!f3607a94", "short_name": "BM-", "last_byte": "94" } ], "gateway_name": "Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 382653768, "latitude": 40.0228352, "longitude": -75.3205248, "altitude": 130, "timestamp": 1775858097.895039, "timestamp_str": "2026-04-10 21:54:57", "display_name": "Bryn Mawr Base", "long_name": "Bryn Mawr Base", "short_name": "BRYN", "hw_model": "STATION_G2" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 13778, "from_node_id": 2658521584, "to_node_id": 3236042446, "timestamp": 1773519725.9259474, "gateway_id": "!16ced548", "raw_payload": "0a10ffffffffa940a5dfb496e502f3865ddd123280ffffffffffffffff01baffffffffffffffff01d1ffffffffffffffff01d0ffffffffffffffff01d3ffffffffffffffff011a0854b58e2b947a60f3220b09beffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 4, "from_node_name": "ChigBungus (CB)", "to_node_name": "Yanks Attic Node (YANK)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 4294967295, 3752149161, 48600756, 3713894131 ], "snr_towards": [ -32.0, -17.5, -11.75, -12.0, -11.25 ], "route_back": [ 730772820, 4083186324 ], "snr_back": [ 2.25, -16.5 ] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward_with_return", "node_ids": [ 3236042446, 4294967295, 3752149161, 48600756, 3713894131, 2658521584 ], "node_names": [ "Yanks Attic Node (YANK)", "!ffffffff", "Barracuda-Base (BARR)", "Of The Good Equi (OTG)", "WB2MNF-PHL (MNFP)", "ChigBungus (CB)" ], "snr_values": [ -32.0, -17.5, -11.75, -12.0, -11.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3236042446, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "Yanks Attic Node (YANK)", "to_node_name": "!ffffffff", "snr": -32.0, "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": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 3752149161, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "Barracuda-Base (BARR)", "snr": -17.5, "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": 3752149161, "to_node_id": 48600756, "from_node_name": "Barracuda-Base (BARR)", "to_node_name": "Of The Good Equi (OTG)", "snr": -11.75, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 48600756, "to_node_id": 3713894131, "from_node_name": "Of The Good Equi (OTG)", "to_node_name": "WB2MNF-PHL (MNFP)", "snr": -12.0, "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": 5, "from_node_id": 3713894131, "to_node_id": 2658521584, "from_node_name": "WB2MNF-PHL (MNFP)", "to_node_name": "ChigBungus (CB)", "snr": -11.25, "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" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 5 }, "return_path": { "path_type": "return", "node_ids": [ 2658521584, 730772820, 4083186324 ], "node_names": [ "ChigBungus (CB)", "Meshtastic b554 (b554)", "BM-RELAY (BM-)" ], "snr_values": [ 2.25, -16.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2658521584, "to_node_id": 730772820, "from_node_name": "ChigBungus (CB)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic b554 (b554)", "snr": 2.25, "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" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 730772820, "to_node_id": 4083186324, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic b554 (b554)", "to_node_name": "BM-RELAY (BM-)", "snr": -16.5, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 14610.552276212293, "from_location_timestamp": 1773517385.0176852, "to_location_timestamp": 1773519319.5396118, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 2 }, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "combined_rf", "node_ids": [ 3236042446, 4294967295, 3752149161, 48600756, 3713894131, 2658521584, 730772820, 4083186324 ], "node_names": [ "Yanks Attic Node (YANK)", "!ffffffff", "Barracuda-Base (BARR)", "Of The Good Equi (OTG)", "WB2MNF-PHL (MNFP)", "ChigBungus (CB)", "Meshtastic b554 (b554)", "BM-RELAY (BM-)" ], "snr_values": [ -32.0, -17.5, -11.75, -12.0, -11.25, 2.25, -16.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3236042446, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "Yanks Attic Node (YANK)", "to_node_name": "!ffffffff", "snr": -32.0, "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": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 3752149161, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "Barracuda-Base (BARR)", "snr": -17.5, "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": 3752149161, "to_node_id": 48600756, "from_node_name": "Barracuda-Base (BARR)", "to_node_name": "Of The Good Equi (OTG)", "snr": -11.75, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 48600756, "to_node_id": 3713894131, "from_node_name": "Of The Good Equi (OTG)", "to_node_name": "WB2MNF-PHL (MNFP)", "snr": -12.0, "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": 5, "from_node_id": 3713894131, "to_node_id": 2658521584, "from_node_name": "WB2MNF-PHL (MNFP)", "to_node_name": "ChigBungus (CB)", "snr": -11.25, "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": 6, "from_node_id": 2658521584, "to_node_id": 730772820, "from_node_name": "ChigBungus (CB)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic b554 (b554)", "snr": 2.25, "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" }, { "hop_number": 7, "from_node_id": 730772820, "to_node_id": 4083186324, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic b554 (b554)", "to_node_name": "BM-RELAY (BM-)", "snr": -16.5, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 14610.552276212293, "from_location_timestamp": 1773517385.0176852, "to_location_timestamp": 1773519319.5396118, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 7 } }, "has_return_path": true, "is_complete": true, "forward_path_display": "Yanks Attic Node (YANK) → !ffffffff → Barracuda-Base (BARR) → Of The Good Equi (OTG) → WB2MNF-PHL (MNFP) → ChigBungus (CB)", "return_path_display": "ChigBungus (CB) → Meshtastic b554 (b554) → BM-RELAY (BM-)", "actual_rf_path_display": "Yanks Attic Node (YANK) → !ffffffff → Barracuda-Base (BARR) → Of The Good Equi (OTG) → WB2MNF-PHL (MNFP) → ChigBungus (CB) → Meshtastic b554 (b554) → BM-RELAY (BM-)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3236042446, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "Yanks Attic Node (YANK)", "to_node_name": "!ffffffff", "snr": -32.0, "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": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 3752149161, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "Barracuda-Base (BARR)", "snr": -17.5, "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": 3752149161, "to_node_id": 48600756, "from_node_name": "Barracuda-Base (BARR)", "to_node_name": "Of The Good Equi (OTG)", "snr": -11.75, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 48600756, "to_node_id": 3713894131, "from_node_name": "Of The Good Equi (OTG)", "to_node_name": "WB2MNF-PHL (MNFP)", "snr": -12.0, "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": 5, "from_node_id": 3713894131, "to_node_id": 2658521584, "from_node_name": "WB2MNF-PHL (MNFP)", "to_node_name": "ChigBungus (CB)", "snr": -11.25, "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" } ], "return_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2658521584, "to_node_id": 730772820, "from_node_name": "ChigBungus (CB)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic b554 (b554)", "snr": 2.25, "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" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 730772820, "to_node_id": 4083186324, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic b554 (b554)", "to_node_name": "BM-RELAY (BM-)", "snr": -16.5, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 14610.552276212293, "from_location_timestamp": 1773517385.0176852, "to_location_timestamp": 1773519319.5396118, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago" } ], "total_forward_distance": 0, "total_return_distance": 14610.552276212293 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!16ced548", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2658521584, "to": 3236042446, "id": 2951320876, "rx_time": 1773519725, "rx_snr": 5.0, "rx_rssi": -72, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 4, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 148, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a10ffffffffa940a5dfb496e502f3865ddd123280ffffffffffffffff01baffffffffffffffff01d1ffffffffffffffff01d0ffffffffffffffff01d3ffffffffffffffff011a0854b58e2b947a60f3220b09beffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 4294967295, 3752149161, 48600756, 3713894131 ], "snr_towards": [ -128, -70, -47, -48, -45 ], "route_back": [ 730772820, 4083186324 ], "snr_back": [ 9, -66 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (93 bytes)
0a10ffffffffa940a5dfb496e502f3865ddd123280ffffffffffffffff01baffffffffffffffff01d1ffffffffffffffff01d0ffffffffffffffff01d3ffffffffffffffff011a0854b58e2b947a60f3220b09beffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:93 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
Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-72.0 dBm 5.00 dB 2 94 2N39 , BM- LongFast 2026-03-14 20:22:05 UTC Current
No other receptions found within ±2 seconds
1

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways