Packet #215005 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from BODA MeshMonitor (BODA) to phillymesh.net-03 (PM03)

2
Total Receptions
2
Unique Gateways
6
Hop Count
84
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 215005
Mesh Packet ID: 0x88ca944b
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-04-07 00:10:00 UTC
From Node: BODA MeshMonitor (BODA)
To Node: phillymesh.net-03 (PM03)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Yanks Attic Node (YANK)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -109 dBm
SNR: 2.0 dBm
Hop Info: 6/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 1
Relay Node: 38 a338 , 7e38 , LB_2
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: 84 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: Center City Philly (CCPH) → NiCh-Node (NiCh) → Meshtastic 04b4 (04b4) → ChigBungus (CB) → 3r3.base (3r3b) → Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38) → Yanks Attic Node (YANK)
Hop Count: 6 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: -16.0 dB -7.0 dB 5.25 dB -13.0 dB -15.75 dB -17.75 dB 2.0 dB
Route Visualization

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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 BODA MeshMonitor (BODA) Center City Philly (CCPH) Unknown -16.0 dB Origin Hops
2 Center City Philly (CCPH) NiCh-Node (NiCh) 791 m -7.0 dB Relay Hops
3 NiCh-Node (NiCh) Meshtastic 04b4 (04b4) 2.57 km 5.25 dB Relay Hops
4 Meshtastic 04b4 (04b4) ChigBungus (CB) Unknown -13.0 dB Relay Hops
5 ChigBungus (CB) 3r3.base (3r3b) Unknown -15.75 dB Relay Hops
6 3r3.base (3r3b) Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38) Unknown -17.75 dB Relay Hops
7 Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38) Yanks Attic Node (YANK) Unknown 2.0 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
3.36 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:84 bytes
Gateway:!c0e216ce
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:6 / 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

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !c0e216ce
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (84 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2718570528
Source node ID 		uint32
to 2733366240
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 84 bytes size
hop_limit 1
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 7
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 6
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -109.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 2.00 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1775520599
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 56
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1775520600.7307298
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)
  • ✓ Targeted to specific node
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Default channel - no encryption
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (6 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !c0e216ce
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -109.0 dBm
SNR: 2.00 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:84 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 1129721036, 333944001, 3845326004, 2658521584, 357792836, 1770356280, 3236042446 ], "snr_towards": [ -16.0, -7.0, 5.25, -13.0, -15.75, -17.75, 2.0 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "2718570528": "BODA MeshMonitor (BODA)", "333944001": "NiCh-Node (NiCh)", "2733366240": "phillymesh.net-03 (PM03)", "357792836": "3r3.base (3r3b)", "1129721036": "Center City Philly (CCPH)", "3236042446": "Yanks Attic Node (YANK)", "2658521584": "ChigBungus (CB)", "3845326004": "Meshtastic 04b4 (04b4)", "1770356280": "Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 215005, "timestamp": 1775520600.7307298, "from_node_id": 2718570528, "to_node_id": 2733366240, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!c0e216ce", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 2294977611, "rssi": -109, "snr": 2.0, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 7, "payload_length": 84, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a1ccc2c5643c194e713b40433e5f0d1759e447c5315387e8569ce16e2c01234c0ffffffffffffffff01e4ffffffffffffffff0115ccffffffffffffffff01c1ffffffffffffffff01b9ffffffffffffffff0108", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1775520599, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 56, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2026-04-07 00:10:00 UTC", "hop_count": 6, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "BODA MeshMonitor (BODA)", "to_node_name": "phillymesh.net-03 (PM03)", "relay_hex": "38", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 1244373816, "node_name": "Roaster", "hex_id": "!4a2ba338", "short_name": "a338", "last_byte": "38" }, { "node_id": 1770356280, "node_name": "Meshtastic 7e38", "hex_id": "!69857e38", "short_name": "7e38", "last_byte": "38" }, { "node_id": 2712496696, "node_name": "LB_DECK", "hex_id": "!a1ad6a38", "short_name": "LB_2", "last_byte": "38" } ], "gateway_name": "Yanks Attic Node (YANK)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 3236042446, "latitude": 40.12032, "longitude": -75.3197056, "altitude": 75, "timestamp": 1775871652.5473797, "timestamp_str": "2026-04-11 01:40:52", "display_name": "Yanks Attic Node", "long_name": "Yanks Attic Node", "short_name": "YANK", "hw_model": "RAK4631" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 215005, "from_node_id": 2718570528, "to_node_id": 2733366240, "timestamp": 1775520600.7307298, "gateway_id": "!c0e216ce", "raw_payload": "0a1ccc2c5643c194e713b40433e5f0d1759e447c5315387e8569ce16e2c01234c0ffffffffffffffff01e4ffffffffffffffff0115ccffffffffffffffff01c1ffffffffffffffff01b9ffffffffffffffff0108", "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 7, "from_node_name": "BODA MeshMonitor (BODA)", "to_node_name": "!a2ebdbe0", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 1129721036, 333944001, 3845326004, 2658521584, 357792836, 1770356280, 3236042446 ], "snr_towards": [ -16.0, -7.0, 5.25, -13.0, -15.75, -17.75, 2.0 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 2718570528, 1129721036, 333944001, 3845326004, 2658521584, 357792836, 1770356280, 3236042446 ], "node_names": [ "BODA MeshMonitor (BODA)", "Center City Philly (CCPH)", "NiCh-Node (NiCh)", "Meshtastic 04b4 (04b4)", "ChigBungus (CB)", "3r3.base (3r3b)", "Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38)", "Yanks Attic Node (YANK)" ], "snr_values": [ -16.0, -7.0, 5.25, -13.0, -15.75, -17.75, 2.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2718570528, "to_node_id": 1129721036, "from_node_name": "BODA MeshMonitor (BODA)", "to_node_name": "Center City Philly (CCPH)", "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": 1129721036, "to_node_id": 333944001, "from_node_name": "Center City Philly (CCPH)", "to_node_name": "NiCh-Node (NiCh)", "snr": -7.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 790.8377212183947, "from_location_timestamp": 1773525420.7988064, "to_location_timestamp": 1775520201.906217, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.3w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 333944001, "to_node_id": 3845326004, "from_node_name": "NiCh-Node (NiCh)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 04b4 (04b4)", "snr": 5.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2565.7873022539643, "from_location_timestamp": 1775520201.906217, "to_location_timestamp": 1775476743.8282123, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 12.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 3845326004, "to_node_id": 2658521584, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 04b4 (04b4)", "to_node_name": "ChigBungus (CB)", "snr": -13.0, "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": 2658521584, "to_node_id": 357792836, "from_node_name": "ChigBungus (CB)", "to_node_name": "3r3.base (3r3b)", "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": 6, "from_node_id": 357792836, "to_node_id": 1770356280, "from_node_name": "3r3.base (3r3b)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38)", "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": 7, "from_node_id": 1770356280, "to_node_id": 3236042446, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38)", "to_node_name": "Yanks Attic Node (YANK)", "snr": 2.0, "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" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 7 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 2718570528, 1129721036, 333944001, 3845326004, 2658521584, 357792836, 1770356280, 3236042446 ], "node_names": [ "BODA MeshMonitor (BODA)", "Center City Philly (CCPH)", "NiCh-Node (NiCh)", "Meshtastic 04b4 (04b4)", "ChigBungus (CB)", "3r3.base (3r3b)", "Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38)", "Yanks Attic Node (YANK)" ], "snr_values": [ -16.0, -7.0, 5.25, -13.0, -15.75, -17.75, 2.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2718570528, "to_node_id": 1129721036, "from_node_name": "BODA MeshMonitor (BODA)", "to_node_name": "Center City Philly (CCPH)", "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": 1129721036, "to_node_id": 333944001, "from_node_name": "Center City Philly (CCPH)", "to_node_name": "NiCh-Node (NiCh)", "snr": -7.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 790.8377212183947, "from_location_timestamp": 1773525420.7988064, "to_location_timestamp": 1775520201.906217, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.3w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 333944001, "to_node_id": 3845326004, "from_node_name": "NiCh-Node (NiCh)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 04b4 (04b4)", "snr": 5.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2565.7873022539643, "from_location_timestamp": 1775520201.906217, "to_location_timestamp": 1775476743.8282123, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 12.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 3845326004, "to_node_id": 2658521584, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 04b4 (04b4)", "to_node_name": "ChigBungus (CB)", "snr": -13.0, "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": 2658521584, "to_node_id": 357792836, "from_node_name": "ChigBungus (CB)", "to_node_name": "3r3.base (3r3b)", "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": 6, "from_node_id": 357792836, "to_node_id": 1770356280, "from_node_name": "3r3.base (3r3b)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38)", "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": 7, "from_node_id": 1770356280, "to_node_id": 3236042446, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38)", "to_node_name": "Yanks Attic Node (YANK)", "snr": 2.0, "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" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 7 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "BODA MeshMonitor (BODA) → Center City Philly (CCPH) → NiCh-Node (NiCh) → Meshtastic 04b4 (04b4) → ChigBungus (CB) → 3r3.base (3r3b) → Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38) → Yanks Attic Node (YANK)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "BODA MeshMonitor (BODA) → Center City Philly (CCPH) → NiCh-Node (NiCh) → Meshtastic 04b4 (04b4) → ChigBungus (CB) → 3r3.base (3r3b) → Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38) → Yanks Attic Node (YANK)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2718570528, "to_node_id": 1129721036, "from_node_name": "BODA MeshMonitor (BODA)", "to_node_name": "Center City Philly (CCPH)", "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": 1129721036, "to_node_id": 333944001, "from_node_name": "Center City Philly (CCPH)", "to_node_name": "NiCh-Node (NiCh)", "snr": -7.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 790.8377212183947, "from_location_timestamp": 1773525420.7988064, "to_location_timestamp": 1775520201.906217, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.3w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 333944001, "to_node_id": 3845326004, "from_node_name": "NiCh-Node (NiCh)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 04b4 (04b4)", "snr": 5.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2565.7873022539643, "from_location_timestamp": 1775520201.906217, "to_location_timestamp": 1775476743.8282123, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 12.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 3845326004, "to_node_id": 2658521584, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 04b4 (04b4)", "to_node_name": "ChigBungus (CB)", "snr": -13.0, "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": 2658521584, "to_node_id": 357792836, "from_node_name": "ChigBungus (CB)", "to_node_name": "3r3.base (3r3b)", "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": 6, "from_node_id": 357792836, "to_node_id": 1770356280, "from_node_name": "3r3.base (3r3b)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38)", "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": 7, "from_node_id": 1770356280, "to_node_id": 3236042446, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38)", "to_node_name": "Yanks Attic Node (YANK)", "snr": 2.0, "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" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 3356.625023472359, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!c0e216ce", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2718570528, "to": 2733366240, "id": 2294977611, "rx_time": 1775520599, "rx_snr": 2.0, "rx_rssi": -109, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 56, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a1ccc2c5643c194e713b40433e5f0d1759e447c5315387e8569ce16e2c01234c0ffffffffffffffff01e4ffffffffffffffff0115ccffffffffffffffff01c1ffffffffffffffff01b9ffffffffffffffff0108", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 1129721036, 333944001, 3845326004, 2658521584, 357792836, 1770356280, 3236042446 ], "snr_towards": [ -64, -28, 21, -52, -63, -71, 8 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (84 bytes)
0a1ccc2c5643c194e713b40433e5f0d1759e447c5315387e8569ce16e2c01234c0ffffffffffffffff01e4ffffffffffffffff0115ccffffffffffffffff01c1ffffffffffffffff01b9ffffffffffffffff0108
Hex Analysis:
Size:84 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
Yanks Attic Node (YANK) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-109.0 dBm 2.00 dB 6 38 a338 , 7e38 , LB_2 LongFast 2026-04-07 00:10:00 UTC Current
Kyle Yank (KYLE) +0.023s
After 		-121.0 dBm -17.25 dB 6 38 a338 , 7e38 LongFast 2026-04-07 00:10:00 UTC View
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Total Receptions

2

Unique Gateways