Packet #400387 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from DEMesh NCRPTR 4038 (DN4) to Meshtastic 1e00 (1e00)

8
Total Receptions
8
Unique Gateways
1
Hop Count
79
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 400387
Mesh Packet ID: 0xe8d1ef56
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-06-22 07:52:02 UTC
From Node: DEMesh NCRPTR 4038 (DN4)
To Node: Meshtastic 1e00 (1e00)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: West Point (WPG2)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -109 dBm
SNR: -17.25 dBm
Hop Info: 1/5 hops
Start: 5, Limit: 4
Relay Node: 38
Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 79 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: SS Treehouse (5ddf) → 60DBm (60DB) → Meshtastic b554 (b554)
Hop Count: 2 hops
Status: Forward complete, Return in progress
SNR Towards: 6.0 dB -7.5 dB -10.75 dB -5.5 dB
Return Path: !5d92d238 → West Point (WPG2)
SNR Back: -15.0 dB -17.25 dB
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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Meshtastic 1e00 (1e00) SS Treehouse (5ddf) Unknown 6.0 dB Origin Hops
2 SS Treehouse (5ddf) 60DBm (60DB) Unknown -7.5 dB Relay Hops
3 60DBm (60DB) Meshtastic b554 (b554) 226.67 km -10.75 dB Relay Hops
4 Meshtastic b554 (b554) DEMesh NCRPTR 4038 (DN4) Unknown -5.5 dB Destination Hops
Return Path Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 DEMesh NCRPTR 4038 (DN4) !5d92d238 Unknown -15.0 dB Return Start Hops
2 !5d92d238 West Point (WPG2) 5.10 km -17.25 dB Return End Hops
Total Forward Distance
226.67 km
Total Return Distance
5.10 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:79 bytes
Gateway:!a2ebc28c
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:1 / 5
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
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MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

FieldValue
gateway_id !a2ebc28c
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (79 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Canonical MeshPacket view reconstructed from stored protobuf bytes.

FieldValueType
from 2733326392
Source node ID 		uint32
to 84680192
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum TRACEROUTE_APP
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 79 bytes size
hop_limit 4
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 5
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 1
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -109.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -17.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1782114722
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 8
Channel index 		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 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)
  • ✓ Targeted to specific node
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Default channel - no encryption
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (1 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !a2ebc28c
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -109.0 dBm
SNR: -17.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:79 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 897408479, 1341169335, 730772820 ], "snr_towards": [ 6.0, -7.5, -10.75, -5.5 ], "route_back": [ 1569903160, 2733359756 ], "snr_back": [ -15.0, -17.25 ], "route_node_names": { "84680192": "Meshtastic 1e00 (1e00)", "2733359756": "West Point (WPG2)", "730772820": "Meshtastic b554 (b554)", "1341169335": "60DBm (60DB)", "1569903160": "!5d92d238", "2733326392": "DEMesh NCRPTR 4038 (DN4)", "897408479": "SS Treehouse (5ddf)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 400387, "timestamp": 1782114722.809985, "from_node_id": 2733326392, "to_node_id": 84680192, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!a2ebc28c", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 3906072406, "rssi": -109, "snr": -17.25, "hop_limit": 4, "hop_start": 5, "payload_length": 79, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a0cdf5d7d35b79ef04f54b58e2b121f18e2ffffffffffffffff01d5ffffffffffffffff01eaffffffffffffffff011a0838d2925d8cc2eba22214c4ffffffffffffffff01bbffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1782114722, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 56, "tx_after": 0, "raw_service_envelope": "0a8c010d3840eba215001e0c0518082a5aa7575adb98feba4c0e8dde2e16ef419bef10bcdbc584c02481367d98f3ba3475857ba0e181b9eada0bb10c2dc06a4e5cd861e0f7b4f8c55b7af46cca580ad719c512a1be524b6e1fdf360c8efe3f76ce26331f70c4a3f600633a3556efd1e83da2e9386a4500008ac148046093ffffffffffffffff017805980138a8010112084c6f6e67466173741a09216132656263323863", "timestamp_str": "2026-06-22 07:52:02 UTC", "hop_count": 1, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "DEMesh NCRPTR 4038 (DN4)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 1e00 (1e00)", "relay_hex": "38", "relay_candidates": [], "gateway_name": "West Point (WPG2)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 2733359756, "latitude": 40.1997824, "longitude": -75.300864, "altitude": 102, "timestamp": 1785270847.93781, "timestamp_str": "2026-07-28 20:34:07", "display_name": "West Point", "long_name": "West Point", "short_name": "WPG2", "hw_model": "STATION_G2" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 400387, "from_node_id": 2733326392, "to_node_id": 84680192, "timestamp": 1782114722.809985, "gateway_id": "!a2ebc28c", "raw_payload": "0a0cdf5d7d35b79ef04f54b58e2b121f18e2ffffffffffffffff01d5ffffffffffffffff01eaffffffffffffffff011a0838d2925d8cc2eba22214c4ffffffffffffffff01bbffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 4, "hop_start": 5, "from_node_name": "DEMesh NCRPTR 4038 (DN4)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 1e00 (1e00)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 897408479, 1341169335, 730772820 ], "snr_towards": [ 6.0, -7.5, -10.75, -5.5 ], "route_back": [ 1569903160, 2733359756 ], "snr_back": [ -15.0, -17.25 ] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward_with_return", "node_ids": [ 84680192, 897408479, 1341169335, 730772820, 2733326392 ], "node_names": [ "Meshtastic 1e00 (1e00)", "SS Treehouse (5ddf)", "60DBm (60DB)", "Meshtastic b554 (b554)", "DEMesh NCRPTR 4038 (DN4)" ], "snr_values": [ 6.0, -7.5, -10.75, -5.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 84680192, "to_node_id": 897408479, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 1e00 (1e00)", "to_node_name": "SS Treehouse (5ddf)", "snr": 6.0, "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": 897408479, "to_node_id": 1341169335, "from_node_name": "SS Treehouse (5ddf)", "to_node_name": "60DBm (60DB)", "snr": -7.5, "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": 1341169335, "to_node_id": 730772820, "from_node_name": "60DBm (60DB)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic b554 (b554)", "snr": -10.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 226668.53429613746, "from_location_timestamp": 1781771384.473092, "to_location_timestamp": 1782104623.7340393, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.0d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.8h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 730772820, "to_node_id": 2733326392, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic b554 (b554)", "to_node_name": "DEMesh NCRPTR 4038 (DN4)", "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" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 4 }, "return_path": { "path_type": "return", "node_ids": [ 2733326392, 1569903160, 2733359756 ], "node_names": [ "DEMesh NCRPTR 4038 (DN4)", "!5d92d238", "West Point (WPG2)" ], "snr_values": [ -15.0, -17.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2733326392, "to_node_id": 1569903160, "from_node_name": "DEMesh NCRPTR 4038 (DN4)", "to_node_name": "!5d92d238", "snr": -15.0, "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": 1569903160, "to_node_id": 2733359756, "from_node_name": "!5d92d238", "to_node_name": "West Point (WPG2)", "snr": -17.25, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 5097.65593267531, "from_location_timestamp": 1782069848.649902, "to_location_timestamp": 1782113863.693571, "from_location_age_warning": "from 12.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 2 }, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "combined_rf", "node_ids": [ 84680192, 897408479, 1341169335, 730772820, 2733326392, 1569903160, 2733359756 ], "node_names": [ "Meshtastic 1e00 (1e00)", "SS Treehouse (5ddf)", "60DBm (60DB)", "Meshtastic b554 (b554)", "DEMesh NCRPTR 4038 (DN4)", "!5d92d238", "West Point (WPG2)" ], "snr_values": [ 6.0, -7.5, -10.75, -5.5, -15.0, -17.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 84680192, "to_node_id": 897408479, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 1e00 (1e00)", "to_node_name": "SS Treehouse (5ddf)", "snr": 6.0, "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": 897408479, "to_node_id": 1341169335, "from_node_name": "SS Treehouse (5ddf)", "to_node_name": "60DBm (60DB)", "snr": -7.5, "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": 1341169335, "to_node_id": 730772820, "from_node_name": "60DBm (60DB)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic b554 (b554)", "snr": -10.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 226668.53429613746, "from_location_timestamp": 1781771384.473092, "to_location_timestamp": 1782104623.7340393, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.0d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.8h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 730772820, "to_node_id": 2733326392, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic b554 (b554)", "to_node_name": "DEMesh NCRPTR 4038 (DN4)", "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": 2733326392, "to_node_id": 1569903160, "from_node_name": "DEMesh NCRPTR 4038 (DN4)", "to_node_name": "!5d92d238", "snr": -15.0, "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": 6, "from_node_id": 1569903160, "to_node_id": 2733359756, "from_node_name": "!5d92d238", "to_node_name": "West Point (WPG2)", "snr": -17.25, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 5097.65593267531, "from_location_timestamp": 1782069848.649902, "to_location_timestamp": 1782113863.693571, "from_location_age_warning": "from 12.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 6 } }, "has_return_path": true, "is_complete": true, "forward_path_display": "Meshtastic 1e00 (1e00) → SS Treehouse (5ddf) → 60DBm (60DB) → Meshtastic b554 (b554) → DEMesh NCRPTR 4038 (DN4)", "return_path_display": "DEMesh NCRPTR 4038 (DN4) → !5d92d238 → West Point (WPG2)", "actual_rf_path_display": "Meshtastic 1e00 (1e00) → SS Treehouse (5ddf) → 60DBm (60DB) → Meshtastic b554 (b554) → DEMesh NCRPTR 4038 (DN4) → !5d92d238 → West Point (WPG2)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 84680192, "to_node_id": 897408479, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 1e00 (1e00)", "to_node_name": "SS Treehouse (5ddf)", "snr": 6.0, "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": 897408479, "to_node_id": 1341169335, "from_node_name": "SS Treehouse (5ddf)", "to_node_name": "60DBm (60DB)", "snr": -7.5, "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": 1341169335, "to_node_id": 730772820, "from_node_name": "60DBm (60DB)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic b554 (b554)", "snr": -10.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 226668.53429613746, "from_location_timestamp": 1781771384.473092, "to_location_timestamp": 1782104623.7340393, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.0d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.8h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 730772820, "to_node_id": 2733326392, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic b554 (b554)", "to_node_name": "DEMesh NCRPTR 4038 (DN4)", "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" } ], "return_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2733326392, "to_node_id": 1569903160, "from_node_name": "DEMesh NCRPTR 4038 (DN4)", "to_node_name": "!5d92d238", "snr": -15.0, "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": 1569903160, "to_node_id": 2733359756, "from_node_name": "!5d92d238", "to_node_name": "West Point (WPG2)", "snr": -17.25, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 5097.65593267531, "from_location_timestamp": 1782069848.649902, "to_location_timestamp": 1782113863.693571, "from_location_age_warning": "from 12.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago" } ], "total_forward_distance": 226668.53429613746, "total_return_distance": 5097.65593267531 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "packet": { "from": 2733326392, "to": 84680192, "channel": 8, "decoded": { "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "payload": "CgzfXX01t57wT1S1jisSHxji//////////8B1f//////////Aer//////////wEaCDjSkl2MwuuiIhTE//////////8Bu///////////AQ==", "request_id": 3268408793, "bitfield": 1 }, "id": 3906072406, "rx_time": 1782114722, "rx_snr": -17.25, "hop_limit": 4, "rx_rssi": -109, "hop_start": 5, "relay_node": 56, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" }, "channel_id": "LongFast", "gateway_id": "!a2ebc28c" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2733326392, "to": 84680192, "channel": 8, "decoded": { "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "payload": "CgzfXX01t57wT1S1jisSHxji//////////8B1f//////////Aer//////////wEaCDjSkl2MwuuiIhTE//////////8Bu///////////AQ==", "request_id": 3268408793, "bitfield": 1, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 897408479, 1341169335, 730772820 ], "snr_towards": [ 24, -30, -43, -22 ], "route_back": [ 1569903160, 2733359756 ], "snr_back": [ -60, -69 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } }, "id": 3906072406, "rx_time": 1782114722, "rx_snr": -17.25, "hop_limit": 4, "rx_rssi": -109, "hop_start": 5, "relay_node": 56, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" } }
Raw Packet Data (79 bytes)
0a0cdf5d7d35b79ef04f54b58e2b121f18e2ffffffffffffffff01d5ffffffffffffffff01eaffffffffffffffff011a0838d2925d8cc2eba22214c4ffffffffffffffff01bbffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:79 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 		-109.0 dBm -17.25 dB 1 38 LongFast 2026-06-22 07:52:02 UTC Current
0 hops (direct receptions) Gateways that heard the packet directly from the source
Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN) -2.260s
Before 		-105.0 dBm -6.25 dB 0 - LongFast 2026-06-22 07:52:00 UTC View
Meshtastic 8810 (NtSq) -2.254s
Before 		-106.0 dBm -8.00 dB 0 - LongFast 2026-06-22 07:52:00 UTC View
1 hop Gateways that received this packet after 1 hop
MOMOMonitor (MMMN) -0.441s
Before 		-50.0 dBm 6.25 dB 1 75 MMBA LongFast 2026-06-22 07:52:02 UTC View
Phlm.sh - Deadly Beef (beef) -0.729s
Before 		-80.0 dBm -9.50 dB 1 38 a338 , 7e38 LongFast 2026-06-22 07:52:02 UTC View
2 hops Gateways that received this packet after 2 hops
SG-Command (SG-C) +2.396s
After 		-112.0 dBm -15.75 dB 2 f0 LongFast 2026-06-22 07:52:05 UTC View
3 hops Gateways that received this packet after 3 hops
☘️🦙0: Take Me 🏠 Country Nodes (LRG0) +9.424s
After 		-120.0 dBm -19.00 dB 3 87 LongFast 2026-06-22 07:52:12 UTC View
5 hops Gateways that received this packet after 5 hops
homebase.mesh.sdr.lol (SDRB) +17.949s
After 		-114.0 dBm -6.00 dB 5 45 LongFast 2026-06-22 07:52:20 UTC View
8

Total Receptions

8

Unique Gateways