Packet #250884 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Meshtastic df5f (df5f) to Mad Electron 1W (MadR)

9
Total Receptions
8
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
70
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 250884
Mesh Packet ID: 0x64a404ba
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-04-09 02:47:14 UTC
From Node: Meshtastic df5f (df5f)
To Node: Mad Electron 1W (MadR)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: homebase.mesh.sdr.lol (SDRB)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -103 dBm
SNR: Unknown
Hop Info: 0/6 hops
Start: 6, Limit: 6
Relay Node: 5f df5f
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: 70 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: Meshtastic 1634 (1634) → !85990164 → flea solar relay (flea) → !ffffffff
Hop Count: 3 hops
Status: Complete
SNR Towards: -18.25 dB -9.25 dB -17.75 dB -32.0 dB -0.5 dB
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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Meshtastic df5f (df5f) Meshtastic 1634 (1634) Unknown -18.25 dB Origin Hops
2 Meshtastic 1634 (1634) !85990164 Unknown -9.25 dB Relay Hops
3 !85990164 flea solar relay (flea) 14.44 km -17.75 dB Relay Hops
4 flea solar relay (flea) !ffffffff Unknown -32.0 dB Destination Hops
Total Forward Distance
14.44 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:70 bytes
Gateway:!43571a2c
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:Unknown / 6
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Acknowledgment requested
+ 3 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Default channel - no encryption
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !43571a2c
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (70 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 1628299103
Source node ID 		uint32
to 21930438
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 70 bytes size
hop_limit 6
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 6
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 0
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -103.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr Not set float
rx_time 1775702833
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 95
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1775702834.0314846
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
  • ✓ Zero-hop: direct from source to MQTT gateway
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Default channel - no encryption
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !43571a2c
Zero Hop Policy: Enabled
Direct gateway connection
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -103.0 dBm
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:70 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 1766463028, 2241397092, 1092843655, 4294967295 ], "snr_towards": [ -18.25, -9.25, -17.75, -32.0, -0.5 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "2241397092": "!85990164", "21930438": "Mad Electron 1W (MadR)", "1092843655": "flea solar relay (flea)", "1766463028": "Meshtastic 1634 (1634)", "1628299103": "Meshtastic df5f (df5f)", "4294967295": "!ffffffff" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 250884, "timestamp": 1775702834.0314846, "from_node_id": 1628299103, "to_node_id": 21930438, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!43571a2c", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 1688470714, "rssi": -103, "snr": 0.0, "hop_limit": 6, "hop_start": 6, "payload_length": 70, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a1034164a696401998587782341ffffffff1232b7ffffffffffffffff01dbffffffffffffffff01b9ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01feffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1775702833, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 95, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2026-04-09 02:47:14 UTC", "hop_count": 0, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic df5f (df5f)", "to_node_name": "Mad Electron 1W (MadR)", "relay_hex": "5f", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 1628299103, "node_name": "Meshtastic df5f", "hex_id": "!610ddf5f", "short_name": "df5f", "last_byte": "5f" } ], "gateway_name": "homebase.mesh.sdr.lol (SDRB)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 1129781804, "latitude": 39.945, "longitude": -75.17, "altitude": null, "timestamp": 1775880476.7274609, "timestamp_str": "2026-04-11 04:07:56", "display_name": "homebase.mesh.sdr.lol", "long_name": "homebase.mesh.sdr.lol", "short_name": "SDRB", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 250884, "from_node_id": 1628299103, "to_node_id": 21930438, "timestamp": 1775702834.0314846, "gateway_id": "!43571a2c", "raw_payload": "0a1034164a696401998587782341ffffffff1232b7ffffffffffffffff01dbffffffffffffffff01b9ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01feffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 6, "hop_start": 6, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic df5f (df5f)", "to_node_name": "Mad Electron 1W (MadR)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 1766463028, 2241397092, 1092843655, 4294967295 ], "snr_towards": [ -18.25, -9.25, -17.75, -32.0, -0.5 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 1628299103, 1766463028, 2241397092, 1092843655, 4294967295 ], "node_names": [ "Meshtastic df5f (df5f)", "Meshtastic 1634 (1634)", "!85990164", "flea solar relay (flea)", "!ffffffff" ], "snr_values": [ -18.25, -9.25, -17.75, -32.0, -0.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1628299103, "to_node_id": 1766463028, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic df5f (df5f)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 1634 (1634)", "snr": -18.25, "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" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1766463028, "to_node_id": 2241397092, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 1634 (1634)", "to_node_name": "!85990164", "snr": -9.25, "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" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 2241397092, "to_node_id": 1092843655, "from_node_name": "!85990164", "to_node_name": "flea solar relay (flea)", "snr": -17.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 14442.78619706789, "from_location_timestamp": 1775388932.5325809, "to_location_timestamp": 1775687124.2183797, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.6d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 4.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 1092843655, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "flea solar relay (flea)", "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" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 4 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 21930438, 1766463028, 2241397092, 1092843655, 4294967295, 1628299103 ], "node_names": [ "Mad Electron 1W (MadR)", "Meshtastic 1634 (1634)", "!85990164", "flea solar relay (flea)", "!ffffffff", "Meshtastic df5f (df5f)" ], "snr_values": [ -18.25, -9.25, -17.75, -32.0, -0.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 21930438, "to_node_id": 1766463028, "from_node_name": "Mad Electron 1W (MadR)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 1634 (1634)", "snr": -18.25, "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": 2, "from_node_id": 1766463028, "to_node_id": 2241397092, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 1634 (1634)", "to_node_name": "!85990164", "snr": -9.25, "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": 3, "from_node_id": 2241397092, "to_node_id": 1092843655, "from_node_name": "!85990164", "to_node_name": "flea solar relay (flea)", "snr": -17.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 14442.78619706789, "from_location_timestamp": 1775388932.5325809, "to_location_timestamp": 1775687124.2183797, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.6d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 4.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 1092843655, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "flea solar relay (flea)", "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": 5, "from_node_id": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 1628299103, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic df5f (df5f)", "snr": -0.5, "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" } ], "is_complete": true, "total_hops": 5 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": true, "forward_path_display": "Meshtastic df5f (df5f) → Meshtastic 1634 (1634) → !85990164 → flea solar relay (flea) → !ffffffff", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "Mad Electron 1W (MadR) → Meshtastic 1634 (1634) → !85990164 → flea solar relay (flea) → !ffffffff → Meshtastic df5f (df5f)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1628299103, "to_node_id": 1766463028, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic df5f (df5f)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 1634 (1634)", "snr": -18.25, "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" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1766463028, "to_node_id": 2241397092, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 1634 (1634)", "to_node_name": "!85990164", "snr": -9.25, "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" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 2241397092, "to_node_id": 1092843655, "from_node_name": "!85990164", "to_node_name": "flea solar relay (flea)", "snr": -17.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 14442.78619706789, "from_location_timestamp": 1775388932.5325809, "to_location_timestamp": 1775687124.2183797, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.6d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 4.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 1092843655, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "flea solar relay (flea)", "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" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 14442.78619706789, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!43571a2c", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1628299103, "to": 21930438, "id": 1688470714, "rx_time": 1775702833, "rx_snr": 0.0, "rx_rssi": -103, "hop_limit": 6, "hop_start": 6, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 95, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a1034164a696401998587782341ffffffff1232b7ffffffffffffffff01dbffffffffffffffff01b9ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01feffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 1766463028, 2241397092, 1092843655, 4294967295 ], "snr_towards": [ -73, -37, -71, -128, -2 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (70 bytes)
0a1034164a696401998587782341ffffffff1232b7ffffffffffffffff01dbffffffffffffffff01b9ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01feffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:70 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
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Correlation: Using Mesh Packet ID
Reception Locations

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Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
homebase.mesh.sdr.lol (SDRB) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-103.0 dBm Unknown 0 5f df5f LongFast 2026-04-09 02:47:14 UTC Current
Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN) -0.243s
Before 		-112.0 dBm -13.00 dB 0 5f df5f LongFast 2026-04-09 02:47:13 UTC View
DustyHeatsink.NJ (DSTY) +6.925s
After 		-24.0 dBm 6.00 dB 2 86 DSTL LongFast 2026-04-09 02:47:20 UTC View
SG-Command (SG-C) +24.935s
After 		-104.0 dBm -8.25 dB 4 44 a444 LongFast 2026-04-09 02:47:38 UTC View
SG-Command (SG-C) +25.895s
After 		-104.0 dBm -8.25 dB 4 44 a444 LongFast 2026-04-09 02:47:39 UTC View
IsenMesh.Base3.PA (ISB3) +28.656s
After 		-9.0 dBm 6.25 dB 5 76 8d76 LongFast 2026-04-09 02:47:42 UTC View
IsenMesh.Base2.PA (ISB2) +28.661s
After 		-26.0 dBm 6.50 dB 5 76 8d76 LongFast 2026-04-09 02:47:42 UTC View
Kyle Yank (KYLE) +29.041s
After 		-121.0 dBm -14.75 dB 6 38 a338 , 7e38 LongFast 2026-04-09 02:47:43 UTC View
Yanks Attic Node (YANK) +32.965s
After 		-125.0 dBm -19.00 dB 6 e8 UM01 LongFast 2026-04-09 02:47:46 UTC View
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Total Receptions

8

Unique Gateways