Packet #31579 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Hazelwood Base (HWBS) to phillymesh.net-03 (PM03)

8
Total Receptions
8
Unique Gateways
5
Hop Count
70
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 31579
Mesh Packet ID: 0x1d175353
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-06-02 17:01:43 UTC
From Node: Hazelwood Base (HWBS)
To Node: phillymesh.net-03 (PM03)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: West Point (WPG2)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -32 dBm
SNR: 6.25 dBm
Hop Info: 5/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 2
Relay Node: c9 e7c9
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: Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb) → Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN) → Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38) → Kyle Y Semi-Regional Shitpost Node (KYHO) → !b2c1e7c9 → West Point (WPG2)
Hop Count: 5 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: 6.0 dB -5.25 dB -9.25 dB -5.5 dB -18.25 dB 6.25 dB
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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Hazelwood Base (HWBS) Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb) 527 m 6.0 dB Origin Hops
2 Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb) Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN) 2.73 km -5.25 dB Relay Hops
3 Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN) Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38) Unknown -9.25 dB Relay Hops
4 Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38) Kyle Y Semi-Regional Shitpost Node (KYHO) Unknown -5.5 dB Relay Hops
5 Kyle Y Semi-Regional Shitpost Node (KYHO) !b2c1e7c9 Unknown -18.25 dB Relay Hops
6 !b2c1e7c9 West Point (WPG2) Unknown 6.25 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
3.26 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:!a2ebc28c
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:5 / 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
+ 2 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

FieldValue
gateway_id !a2ebc28c
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (70 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Canonical MeshPacket view reconstructed from stored protobuf bytes.

FieldValueType
from 1129901556
Source node ID 		uint32
to 2733366240
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum TRACEROUTE_APP
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 70 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 -32.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 6.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1780419702
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 8
Channel index 		uint32
pki_encrypted False
Standard encryption 		bool
next_hop Not set uint32
relay_node 201
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)
  • ✓ 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 (5 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !a2ebc28c
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -32.0 dBm
SNR: 6.25 dB
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": [ 440449685, 382653768, 1770356280, 1236521792, 2999052233, 2733359756 ], "snr_towards": [ 6.0, -5.25, -9.25, -5.5, -18.25, 6.25 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "1236521792": "Kyle Y Semi-Regional Shitpost Node (KYHO)", "2733366240": "phillymesh.net-03 (PM03)", "382653768": "Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN)", "2999052233": "!b2c1e7c9", "2733359756": "West Point (WPG2)", "1129901556": "Hazelwood Base (HWBS)", "440449685": "Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb)", "1770356280": "Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 31579, "timestamp": 1780419703.3593242, "from_node_id": 1129901556, "to_node_id": 2733366240, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!a2ebc28c", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 488067923, "rssi": -32, "snr": 6.25, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 7, "payload_length": 70, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a1895ba401a48d5ce16387e856940d3b349c9e7c1b28cc2eba2122a18ebffffffffffffffff01dbffffffffffffffff01eaffffffffffffffff01b7ffffffffffffffff0119", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1780419702, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 201, "tx_after": 0, "raw_service_envelope": "0a88010df4ed584315e0dbeba218082a535eb15d331478d5afc0e748a4960eabb2691d6f9d017ba72a2a8976407e58ff19a79eb384fb5778f3449c4cca611a73362eeb0a6d1ba5a0ee7680610f500c2608e2549ceaca68e0f3860fc752a703b3ff2ebad2355353171d3d760c1f6a450000c8404802500160e0ffffffffffffffff0178079801c901a8010112084c6f6e67466173741a09216132656263323863", "timestamp_str": "2026-06-02 17:01:43 UTC", "hop_count": 5, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Hazelwood Base (HWBS)", "to_node_name": "phillymesh.net-03 (PM03)", "relay_hex": "c9", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 2999052233, "node_name": "!b2c1e7c9", "hex_id": "!b2c1e7c9", "short_name": "e7c9", "last_byte": "c9" } ], "gateway_name": "West Point (WPG2)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 2733359756, "latitude": 40.2053, "longitude": -75.3021, "altitude": 102, "timestamp": 1781339712.3645263, "timestamp_str": "2026-06-13 08:35:12", "display_name": "West Point", "long_name": "West Point", "short_name": "WPG2", "hw_model": "STATION_G2" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 31579, "from_node_id": 1129901556, "to_node_id": 2733366240, "timestamp": 1780419703.3593242, "gateway_id": "!a2ebc28c", "raw_payload": "0a1895ba401a48d5ce16387e856940d3b349c9e7c1b28cc2eba2122a18ebffffffffffffffff01dbffffffffffffffff01eaffffffffffffffff01b7ffffffffffffffff0119", "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 7, "from_node_name": "Hazelwood Base (HWBS)", "to_node_name": "!a2ebdbe0", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 440449685, 382653768, 1770356280, 1236521792, 2999052233, 2733359756 ], "snr_towards": [ 6.0, -5.25, -9.25, -5.5, -18.25, 6.25 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 1129901556, 440449685, 382653768, 1770356280, 1236521792, 2999052233, 2733359756 ], "node_names": [ "Hazelwood Base (HWBS)", "Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb)", "Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN)", "Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38)", "Kyle Y Semi-Regional Shitpost Node (KYHO)", "!b2c1e7c9", "West Point (WPG2)" ], "snr_values": [ 6.0, -5.25, -9.25, -5.5, -18.25, 6.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1129901556, "to_node_id": 440449685, "from_node_name": "Hazelwood Base (HWBS)", "to_node_name": "Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb)", "snr": 6.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 527.0778349065612, "from_location_timestamp": 1780409188.3636594, "to_location_timestamp": 1780516369.478571, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.1d later" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 440449685, "to_node_id": 382653768, "from_node_name": "Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb)", "to_node_name": "Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN)", "snr": -5.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2733.9148280970016, "from_location_timestamp": 1780516369.478571, "to_location_timestamp": 1780390915.1175737, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.1d later", "to_location_age_warning": "from 8.0h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 382653768, "to_node_id": 1770356280, "from_node_name": "Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38)", "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": 4, "from_node_id": 1770356280, "to_node_id": 1236521792, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38)", "to_node_name": "Kyle Y Semi-Regional Shitpost Node (KYHO)", "snr": -5.5, "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": 5, "from_node_id": 1236521792, "to_node_id": 2999052233, "from_node_name": "Kyle Y Semi-Regional Shitpost Node (KYHO)", "to_node_name": "!b2c1e7c9", "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": 6, "from_node_id": 2999052233, "to_node_id": 2733359756, "from_node_name": "!b2c1e7c9", "to_node_name": "West Point (WPG2)", "snr": 6.25, "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": 6 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 1129901556, 440449685, 382653768, 1770356280, 1236521792, 2999052233, 2733359756 ], "node_names": [ "Hazelwood Base (HWBS)", "Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb)", "Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN)", "Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38)", "Kyle Y Semi-Regional Shitpost Node (KYHO)", "!b2c1e7c9", "West Point (WPG2)" ], "snr_values": [ 6.0, -5.25, -9.25, -5.5, -18.25, 6.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1129901556, "to_node_id": 440449685, "from_node_name": "Hazelwood Base (HWBS)", "to_node_name": "Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb)", "snr": 6.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 527.0778349065612, "from_location_timestamp": 1780409188.3636594, "to_location_timestamp": 1780516369.478571, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.1d later" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 440449685, "to_node_id": 382653768, "from_node_name": "Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb)", "to_node_name": "Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN)", "snr": -5.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2733.9148280970016, "from_location_timestamp": 1780516369.478571, "to_location_timestamp": 1780390915.1175737, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.1d later", "to_location_age_warning": "from 8.0h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 382653768, "to_node_id": 1770356280, "from_node_name": "Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38)", "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": 4, "from_node_id": 1770356280, "to_node_id": 1236521792, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38)", "to_node_name": "Kyle Y Semi-Regional Shitpost Node (KYHO)", "snr": -5.5, "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": 5, "from_node_id": 1236521792, "to_node_id": 2999052233, "from_node_name": "Kyle Y Semi-Regional Shitpost Node (KYHO)", "to_node_name": "!b2c1e7c9", "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": 6, "from_node_id": 2999052233, "to_node_id": 2733359756, "from_node_name": "!b2c1e7c9", "to_node_name": "West Point (WPG2)", "snr": 6.25, "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": 6 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Hazelwood Base (HWBS) → Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb) → Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN) → Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38) → Kyle Y Semi-Regional Shitpost Node (KYHO) → !b2c1e7c9 → West Point (WPG2)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "Hazelwood Base (HWBS) → Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb) → Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN) → Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38) → Kyle Y Semi-Regional Shitpost Node (KYHO) → !b2c1e7c9 → West Point (WPG2)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1129901556, "to_node_id": 440449685, "from_node_name": "Hazelwood Base (HWBS)", "to_node_name": "Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb)", "snr": 6.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 527.0778349065612, "from_location_timestamp": 1780409188.3636594, "to_location_timestamp": 1780516369.478571, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.1d later" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 440449685, "to_node_id": 382653768, "from_node_name": "Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb)", "to_node_name": "Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN)", "snr": -5.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2733.9148280970016, "from_location_timestamp": 1780516369.478571, "to_location_timestamp": 1780390915.1175737, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.1d later", "to_location_age_warning": "from 8.0h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 382653768, "to_node_id": 1770356280, "from_node_name": "Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38)", "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": 4, "from_node_id": 1770356280, "to_node_id": 1236521792, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38)", "to_node_name": "Kyle Y Semi-Regional Shitpost Node (KYHO)", "snr": -5.5, "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": 5, "from_node_id": 1236521792, "to_node_id": 2999052233, "from_node_name": "Kyle Y Semi-Regional Shitpost Node (KYHO)", "to_node_name": "!b2c1e7c9", "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": 6, "from_node_id": 2999052233, "to_node_id": 2733359756, "from_node_name": "!b2c1e7c9", "to_node_name": "West Point (WPG2)", "snr": 6.25, "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": 3260.992663003563, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "packet": { "from": 1129901556, "to": 2733366240, "channel": 8, "decoded": { "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "payload": "ChiVukAaSNXOFjh+hWlA07NJyefBsozC66ISKhjr//////////8B2///////////Aer//////////wG3//////////8BGQ==", "want_response": true, "dest": 2733366240, "bitfield": 3 }, "id": 488067923, "rx_time": 1780419702, "rx_snr": 6.25, "hop_limit": 2, "want_ack": true, "rx_rssi": -32, "hop_start": 7, "relay_node": 201, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" }, "channel_id": "LongFast", "gateway_id": "!a2ebc28c" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1129901556, "to": 2733366240, "channel": 8, "decoded": { "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "payload": "ChiVukAaSNXOFjh+hWlA07NJyefBsozC66ISKhjr//////////8B2///////////Aer//////////wG3//////////8BGQ==", "want_response": true, "dest": 2733366240, "bitfield": 3, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 440449685, 382653768, 1770356280, 1236521792, 2999052233, 2733359756 ], "snr_towards": [ 24, -21, -37, -22, -73, 25 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } }, "id": 488067923, "rx_time": 1780419702, "rx_snr": 6.25, "hop_limit": 2, "want_ack": true, "rx_rssi": -32, "hop_start": 7, "relay_node": 201, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" } }
Raw Packet Data (70 bytes)
0a1895ba401a48d5ce16387e856940d3b349c9e7c1b28cc2eba2122a18ebffffffffffffffff01dbffffffffffffffff01eaffffffffffffffff01b7ffffffffffffffff0119
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
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
West Point (WPG2) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-32.0 dBm 6.25 dB 5 c9 e7c9 LongFast 2026-06-02 17:01:43 UTC Current
1 hop Gateways that received this packet after 1 hop
Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN) -5.845s
Before 		-106.0 dBm -5.25 dB 1 95 HWTb LongFast 2026-06-02 17:01:37 UTC View
2 hops Gateways that received this packet after 2 hops
Meshtastic 8810 (NtSq) -4.526s
Before 		-104.0 dBm -7.00 dB 2 48 BRYN LongFast 2026-06-02 17:01:38 UTC View
3 hops Gateways that received this packet after 3 hops
Kyle Y Semi-Regional Shitpost Node (KYHO) -3.174s
Before 		-101.0 dBm -5.50 dB 3 38 a338 , 7e38 LongFast 2026-06-02 17:01:40 UTC View
Deadly Beef (beef) -3.227s
Before 		-70.0 dBm -0.25 dB 3 38 a338 , 7e38 LongFast 2026-06-02 17:01:40 UTC View
5 hops Gateways that received this packet after 5 hops
homebase.mesh.sdr.lol (SDRB) +0.870s
After 		-107.0 dBm -7.50 dB 5 8c LongFast 2026-06-02 17:01:44 UTC View
IsenMesh.Base2.PA (ISB2) +5.754s
After 		-55.0 dBm 7.00 dB 5 a0 ISTC LongFast 2026-06-02 17:01:49 UTC View
6 hops Gateways that received this packet after 6 hops
☘️🦙0: Take Me 🏠 Country Nodes (LRG0) +3.589s
After 		-110.0 dBm -14.50 dB 6 34 🛖 LongFast 2026-06-02 17:01:46 UTC View
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Total Receptions

8

Unique Gateways