Packet #269158 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from G!g4Hz (G!g4) to Bryn Mawr c816 (JJ) (c816)

2
Total Receptions
2
Unique Gateways
6
Hop Count
102
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 269158
Mesh Packet ID: 0x3cc5f819
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-06-15 00:48:33 UTC
From Node: G!g4Hz (G!g4)
To Node: Bryn Mawr c816 (JJ) (c816)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Deadly Beef (beef)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -73 dBm
SNR: -3.25 dBm
Hop Info: 6/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 1
Relay Node: 31
Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 102 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: 3r3.base (3r3b) → I'm a Tree (ITRE) → Bagstastic 9911 (Btsc) → Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38) → MESH ONE (ONE) → !ffffffff → Deadly Beef (beef)
Hop Count: 6 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: -18.5 dB -12.0 dB -1.25 dB -16.25 dB -17.25 dB -32.0 dB -3.25 dB
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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 G!g4Hz (G!g4) 3r3.base (3r3b) 12.49 km -18.5 dB Origin Hops
2 3r3.base (3r3b) I'm a Tree (ITRE) 14.60 km -12.0 dB Relay Hops
3 I'm a Tree (ITRE) Bagstastic 9911 (Btsc) Unknown -1.25 dB Relay Hops
4 Bagstastic 9911 (Btsc) Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38) Unknown -16.25 dB Relay Hops
5 Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38) MESH ONE (ONE) Unknown -17.25 dB Relay Hops
6 MESH ONE (ONE) !ffffffff Unknown -32.0 dB Relay Hops
7 !ffffffff Deadly Beef (beef) Unknown -3.25 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
27.09 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:102 bytes
Gateway:!deadbeef
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:6 / 7
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
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MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

FieldValue
gateway_id !deadbeef
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (102 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Canonical MeshPacket view reconstructed from stored protobuf bytes.

FieldValueType
from 463863552
Source node ID 		uint32
to 1277544470
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum TRACEROUTE_APP
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 102 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 -73.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -3.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1781484513
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 49
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 (6 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !deadbeef
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -73.0 dBm
SNR: -3.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:102 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 357792836, 1781721403, 4061894929, 1770356280, 3366016072, 4294967295, 3735928559 ], "snr_towards": [ -18.5, -12.0, -1.25, -16.25, -17.25, -32.0, -3.25 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "463863552": "G!g4Hz (G!g4)", "357792836": "3r3.base (3r3b)", "3366016072": "MESH ONE (ONE)", "3735928559": "Deadly Beef (beef)", "4061894929": "Bagstastic 9911 (Btsc)", "1277544470": "Bryn Mawr c816 (JJ) (c816)", "1770356280": "Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38)", "1781721403": "I'm a Tree (ITRE)", "4294967295": "!ffffffff" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 269158, "timestamp": 1781484513.9962943, "from_node_id": 463863552, "to_node_id": 1277544470, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!deadbeef", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 1019607065, "rssi": -73, "snr": -3.25, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 7, "payload_length": 102, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a1c447c53153be9326a11991bf2387e85694854a1c8ffffffffefbeadde1246b6ffffffffffffffff01d0ffffffffffffffff01fbffffffffffffffff01bfffffffffffffffff01bbffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01f3ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1781484513, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 49, "tx_after": 0, "raw_service_envelope": "0aa5010d00ffa51b1516c8254c2273084612660a1c447c53153be9326a11991bf2387e85694854a1c8ffffffffefbeadde1246b6ffffffffffffffff01d0ffffffffffffffff01fbffffffffffffffff01bfffffffffffffffff01bbffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01f3ffffffffffffffff0118012516c8254c48023519f8c53c3de14b2f6a45000050c04801500160b7ffffffffffffffff017807980131a8010112084c6f6e67466173741a09216465616462656566", "timestamp_str": "2026-06-15 00:48:33 UTC", "hop_count": 6, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "G!g4Hz (G!g4)", "to_node_name": "Bryn Mawr c816 (JJ) (c816)", "relay_hex": "31", "relay_candidates": [], "gateway_name": "Deadly Beef (beef)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 3735928559, "latitude": 40.1145856, "longitude": -75.3205248, "altitude": 67, "timestamp": 1781538348.1005156, "timestamp_str": "2026-06-15 15:45:48", "display_name": "Deadly Beef", "long_name": "Deadly Beef", "short_name": "beef", "hw_model": "PORTDUINO" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 269158, "from_node_id": 463863552, "to_node_id": 1277544470, "timestamp": 1781484513.9962943, "gateway_id": "!deadbeef", "raw_payload": "0a1c447c53153be9326a11991bf2387e85694854a1c8ffffffffefbeadde1246b6ffffffffffffffff01d0ffffffffffffffff01fbffffffffffffffff01bfffffffffffffffff01bbffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01f3ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 7, "from_node_name": "G!g4Hz (G!g4)", "to_node_name": "!4c25c816", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 357792836, 1781721403, 4061894929, 1770356280, 3366016072, 4294967295, 3735928559 ], "snr_towards": [ -18.5, -12.0, -1.25, -16.25, -17.25, -32.0, -3.25 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 463863552, 357792836, 1781721403, 4061894929, 1770356280, 3366016072, 4294967295, 3735928559 ], "node_names": [ "G!g4Hz (G!g4)", "3r3.base (3r3b)", "I'm a Tree (ITRE)", "Bagstastic 9911 (Btsc)", "Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38)", "MESH ONE (ONE)", "!ffffffff", "Deadly Beef (beef)" ], "snr_values": [ -18.5, -12.0, -1.25, -16.25, -17.25, -32.0, -3.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 463863552, "to_node_id": 357792836, "from_node_name": "G!g4Hz (G!g4)", "to_node_name": "3r3.base (3r3b)", "snr": -18.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 12486.181785025416, "from_location_timestamp": 1781483433.940302, "to_location_timestamp": 1781416675.2889848, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 18.8h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 357792836, "to_node_id": 1781721403, "from_node_name": "3r3.base (3r3b)", "to_node_name": "I'm a Tree (ITRE)", "snr": -12.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 14601.11442628631, "from_location_timestamp": 1781416675.2889848, "to_location_timestamp": 1781483335.8222904, "from_location_age_warning": "from 18.8h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 1781721403, "to_node_id": 4061894929, "from_node_name": "I'm a Tree (ITRE)", "to_node_name": "Bagstastic 9911 (Btsc)", "snr": -1.25, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 4061894929, "to_node_id": 1770356280, "from_node_name": "Bagstastic 9911 (Btsc)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38)", "snr": -16.25, "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": 5, "from_node_id": 1770356280, "to_node_id": 3366016072, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38)", "to_node_name": "MESH ONE (ONE)", "snr": -17.25, "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": 6, "from_node_id": 3366016072, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "MESH ONE (ONE)", "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": 7, "from_node_id": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 3735928559, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "Deadly Beef (beef)", "snr": -3.25, "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": 7 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 463863552, 357792836, 1781721403, 4061894929, 1770356280, 3366016072, 4294967295, 3735928559 ], "node_names": [ "G!g4Hz (G!g4)", "3r3.base (3r3b)", "I'm a Tree (ITRE)", "Bagstastic 9911 (Btsc)", "Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38)", "MESH ONE (ONE)", "!ffffffff", "Deadly Beef (beef)" ], "snr_values": [ -18.5, -12.0, -1.25, -16.25, -17.25, -32.0, -3.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 463863552, "to_node_id": 357792836, "from_node_name": "G!g4Hz (G!g4)", "to_node_name": "3r3.base (3r3b)", "snr": -18.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 12486.181785025416, "from_location_timestamp": 1781483433.940302, "to_location_timestamp": 1781416675.2889848, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 18.8h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 357792836, "to_node_id": 1781721403, "from_node_name": "3r3.base (3r3b)", "to_node_name": "I'm a Tree (ITRE)", "snr": -12.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 14601.11442628631, "from_location_timestamp": 1781416675.2889848, "to_location_timestamp": 1781483335.8222904, "from_location_age_warning": "from 18.8h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 1781721403, "to_node_id": 4061894929, "from_node_name": "I'm a Tree (ITRE)", "to_node_name": "Bagstastic 9911 (Btsc)", "snr": -1.25, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 4061894929, "to_node_id": 1770356280, "from_node_name": "Bagstastic 9911 (Btsc)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38)", "snr": -16.25, "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": 5, "from_node_id": 1770356280, "to_node_id": 3366016072, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38)", "to_node_name": "MESH ONE (ONE)", "snr": -17.25, "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": 3366016072, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "MESH ONE (ONE)", "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": 7, "from_node_id": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 3735928559, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "Deadly Beef (beef)", "snr": -3.25, "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" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 7 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "G!g4Hz (G!g4) → 3r3.base (3r3b) → I'm a Tree (ITRE) → Bagstastic 9911 (Btsc) → Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38) → MESH ONE (ONE) → !ffffffff → Deadly Beef (beef)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "G!g4Hz (G!g4) → 3r3.base (3r3b) → I'm a Tree (ITRE) → Bagstastic 9911 (Btsc) → Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38) → MESH ONE (ONE) → !ffffffff → Deadly Beef (beef)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 463863552, "to_node_id": 357792836, "from_node_name": "G!g4Hz (G!g4)", "to_node_name": "3r3.base (3r3b)", "snr": -18.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 12486.181785025416, "from_location_timestamp": 1781483433.940302, "to_location_timestamp": 1781416675.2889848, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 18.8h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 357792836, "to_node_id": 1781721403, "from_node_name": "3r3.base (3r3b)", "to_node_name": "I'm a Tree (ITRE)", "snr": -12.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 14601.11442628631, "from_location_timestamp": 1781416675.2889848, "to_location_timestamp": 1781483335.8222904, "from_location_age_warning": "from 18.8h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 1781721403, "to_node_id": 4061894929, "from_node_name": "I'm a Tree (ITRE)", "to_node_name": "Bagstastic 9911 (Btsc)", "snr": -1.25, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 4061894929, "to_node_id": 1770356280, "from_node_name": "Bagstastic 9911 (Btsc)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38)", "snr": -16.25, "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": 5, "from_node_id": 1770356280, "to_node_id": 3366016072, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38)", "to_node_name": "MESH ONE (ONE)", "snr": -17.25, "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": 6, "from_node_id": 3366016072, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "MESH ONE (ONE)", "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": 7, "from_node_id": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 3735928559, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "Deadly Beef (beef)", "snr": -3.25, "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": [], "total_forward_distance": 27087.296211311725, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "packet": { "from": 463863552, "to": 1277544470, "decoded": { "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "payload": "ChxEfFMVO+kyahGZG/I4foVpSFShyP/////vvq3eEka2//////////8B0P//////////Afv//////////wG///////////8Bu///////////AYD//////////wHz//////////8B", "want_response": true, "dest": 1277544470, "bitfield": 2 }, "id": 1019607065, "rx_time": 1781484513, "rx_snr": -3.25, "hop_limit": 1, "want_ack": true, "rx_rssi": -73, "hop_start": 7, "relay_node": 49, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" }, "channel_id": "LongFast", "gateway_id": "!deadbeef" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 463863552, "to": 1277544470, "decoded": { "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "payload": "ChxEfFMVO+kyahGZG/I4foVpSFShyP/////vvq3eEka2//////////8B0P//////////Afv//////////wG///////////8Bu///////////AYD//////////wHz//////////8B", "want_response": true, "dest": 1277544470, "bitfield": 2, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 357792836, 1781721403, 4061894929, 1770356280, 3366016072, 4294967295, 3735928559 ], "snr_towards": [ -74, -48, -5, -65, -69, -128, -13 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } }, "id": 1019607065, "rx_time": 1781484513, "rx_snr": -3.25, "hop_limit": 1, "want_ack": true, "rx_rssi": -73, "hop_start": 7, "relay_node": 49, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" } }
Raw Packet Data (102 bytes)
0a1c447c53153be9326a11991bf2387e85694854a1c8ffffffffefbeadde1246b6ffffffffffffffff01d0ffffffffffffffff01fbffffffffffffffff01bfffffffffffffffff01bbffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01f3ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:102 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
Deadly Beef (beef) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-73.0 dBm -3.25 dB 6 31 LongFast 2026-06-15 00:48:33 UTC Current
0 hops (direct receptions) Gateways that heard the packet directly from the source
Meshtastic Point Breeze (ASAP) -17.267s
Before 		-65.0 dBm 5.50 dB 0 ff LongFast 2026-06-15 00:48:16 UTC View
2

Total Receptions

2

Unique Gateways