Packet #4221 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Hazelwood Base (HBSE) to RoofJawn (ROFJ)

7
Total Receptions
7
Unique Gateways
6
Hop Count
88
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 4221
Mesh Packet ID: 0x26af2eeb
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-13 20:42:44 UTC
From Node: Hazelwood Base (HBSE)
To Node: RoofJawn (ROFJ)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Junco (🐦)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -88 dBm
SNR: 3.0 dBm
Hop Info: 6/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 1
Relay Node: 7a
Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 88 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN) → !81adfea7 → Meshtastic 1634 (1634) → Meshtastic 7e10 (7e10) → Center City Philly (CCPH) → RoofRak6 (RRak)
Hop Count: 5 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: -17.25 dB -17.5 dB -13.75 dB -16.25 dB -13.75 dB -8.25 dB
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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Hazelwood Base (HBSE) Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN) 3.12 km -17.25 dB Origin Hops
2 Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN) !81adfea7 Unknown -17.5 dB Relay Hops
3 !81adfea7 Meshtastic 1634 (1634) Unknown -13.75 dB Relay Hops
4 Meshtastic 1634 (1634) Meshtastic 7e10 (7e10) Unknown -16.25 dB Relay Hops
5 Meshtastic 7e10 (7e10) Center City Philly (CCPH) Unknown -13.75 dB Relay Hops
6 Center City Philly (CCPH) RoofRak6 (RRak) 3.42 km -8.25 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
6.55 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:88 bytes
Gateway:!b29faac0
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
+ 2 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !b29faac0
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (88 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 1129901556
Source node ID 		uint32
to 1653830881
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 88 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 -88.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 3.00 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1773434563
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 122
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1773434564.6592038
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
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: !b29faac0
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -88.0 dBm
SNR: 3.00 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:88 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 382653768, 2175663783, 1766463028, 3679616528, 1129721036, 300096378 ], "snr_towards": [ -17.25, -17.5, -13.75, -16.25, -13.75, -8.25 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "1653830881": "RoofJawn (ROFJ)", "2175663783": "!81adfea7", "382653768": "Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN)", "1129721036": "Center City Philly (CCPH)", "3679616528": "Meshtastic 7e10 (7e10)", "1766463028": "Meshtastic 1634 (1634)", "1129901556": "Hazelwood Base (HBSE)", "300096378": "RoofRak6 (RRak)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 4221, "timestamp": 1773434564.6592038, "from_node_id": 1129901556, "to_node_id": 1653830881, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!b29faac0", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 649015019, "rssi": -88, "snr": 3.0, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 7, "payload_length": 88, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a1848d5ce16a7fead8134164a69107e52dbcc2c56437a1be311123cbbffffffffffffffff01baffffffffffffffff01c9ffffffffffffffff01bfffffffffffffffff01c9ffffffffffffffff01dfffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1773434563, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 122, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2026-03-13 20:42:44 UTC", "hop_count": 6, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Hazelwood Base (HBSE)", "to_node_name": "RoofJawn (ROFJ)", "relay_hex": "7a", "relay_candidates": [], "gateway_name": "Junco (🐦)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 2996808384, "latitude": 39.9376384, "longitude": -75.1435776, "altitude": 9, "timestamp": 1774894156.3670423, "timestamp_str": "2026-03-30 18:09:16", "display_name": "Junco", "long_name": "Junco", "short_name": "🐦", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V4" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 4221, "from_node_id": 1129901556, "to_node_id": 1653830881, "timestamp": 1773434564.6592038, "gateway_id": "!b29faac0", "raw_payload": "0a1848d5ce16a7fead8134164a69107e52dbcc2c56437a1be311123cbbffffffffffffffff01baffffffffffffffff01c9ffffffffffffffff01bfffffffffffffffff01c9ffffffffffffffff01dfffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 7, "from_node_name": "Hazelwood Base (HBSE)", "to_node_name": "!629374e1", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 382653768, 2175663783, 1766463028, 3679616528, 1129721036, 300096378 ], "snr_towards": [ -17.25, -17.5, -13.75, -16.25, -13.75, -8.25 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 1129901556, 382653768, 2175663783, 1766463028, 3679616528, 1129721036, 300096378 ], "node_names": [ "Hazelwood Base (HBSE)", "Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN)", "!81adfea7", "Meshtastic 1634 (1634)", "Meshtastic 7e10 (7e10)", "Center City Philly (CCPH)", "RoofRak6 (RRak)" ], "snr_values": [ -17.25, -17.5, -13.75, -16.25, -13.75, -8.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1129901556, "to_node_id": 382653768, "from_node_name": "Hazelwood Base (HBSE)", "to_node_name": "Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN)", "snr": -17.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3121.353983784446, "from_location_timestamp": 1773512352.5351207, "to_location_timestamp": 1773466323.6783211, "from_location_age_warning": "from 21.6h later", "to_location_age_warning": "from 8.8h later" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 382653768, "to_node_id": 2175663783, "from_node_name": "Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN)", "to_node_name": "!81adfea7", "snr": -17.5, "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": 2175663783, "to_node_id": 1766463028, "from_node_name": "!81adfea7", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 1634 (1634)", "snr": -13.75, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 1766463028, "to_node_id": 3679616528, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 1634 (1634)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 7e10 (7e10)", "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": 3679616528, "to_node_id": 1129721036, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 7e10 (7e10)", "to_node_name": "Center City Philly (CCPH)", "snr": -13.75, "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": 1129721036, "to_node_id": 300096378, "from_node_name": "Center City Philly (CCPH)", "to_node_name": "RoofRak6 (RRak)", "snr": -8.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3423.943696146731, "from_location_timestamp": 1773525420.7988064, "to_location_timestamp": 1773410436.2208128, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.1d later", "to_location_age_warning": "from 6.7h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 6 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 1129901556, 382653768, 2175663783, 1766463028, 3679616528, 1129721036, 300096378 ], "node_names": [ "Hazelwood Base (HBSE)", "Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN)", "!81adfea7", "Meshtastic 1634 (1634)", "Meshtastic 7e10 (7e10)", "Center City Philly (CCPH)", "RoofRak6 (RRak)" ], "snr_values": [ -17.25, -17.5, -13.75, -16.25, -13.75, -8.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1129901556, "to_node_id": 382653768, "from_node_name": "Hazelwood Base (HBSE)", "to_node_name": "Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN)", "snr": -17.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3121.353983784446, "from_location_timestamp": 1773512352.5351207, "to_location_timestamp": 1773466323.6783211, "from_location_age_warning": "from 21.6h later", "to_location_age_warning": "from 8.8h later" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 382653768, "to_node_id": 2175663783, "from_node_name": "Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN)", "to_node_name": "!81adfea7", "snr": -17.5, "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": 2175663783, "to_node_id": 1766463028, "from_node_name": "!81adfea7", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 1634 (1634)", "snr": -13.75, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 1766463028, "to_node_id": 3679616528, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 1634 (1634)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 7e10 (7e10)", "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": 3679616528, "to_node_id": 1129721036, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 7e10 (7e10)", "to_node_name": "Center City Philly (CCPH)", "snr": -13.75, "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": 1129721036, "to_node_id": 300096378, "from_node_name": "Center City Philly (CCPH)", "to_node_name": "RoofRak6 (RRak)", "snr": -8.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3423.943696146731, "from_location_timestamp": 1773525420.7988064, "to_location_timestamp": 1773410436.2208128, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.1d later", "to_location_age_warning": "from 6.7h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 6 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Hazelwood Base (HBSE) → Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN) → !81adfea7 → Meshtastic 1634 (1634) → Meshtastic 7e10 (7e10) → Center City Philly (CCPH) → RoofRak6 (RRak)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "Hazelwood Base (HBSE) → Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN) → !81adfea7 → Meshtastic 1634 (1634) → Meshtastic 7e10 (7e10) → Center City Philly (CCPH) → RoofRak6 (RRak)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1129901556, "to_node_id": 382653768, "from_node_name": "Hazelwood Base (HBSE)", "to_node_name": "Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN)", "snr": -17.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3121.353983784446, "from_location_timestamp": 1773512352.5351207, "to_location_timestamp": 1773466323.6783211, "from_location_age_warning": "from 21.6h later", "to_location_age_warning": "from 8.8h later" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 382653768, "to_node_id": 2175663783, "from_node_name": "Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN)", "to_node_name": "!81adfea7", "snr": -17.5, "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": 2175663783, "to_node_id": 1766463028, "from_node_name": "!81adfea7", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 1634 (1634)", "snr": -13.75, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 1766463028, "to_node_id": 3679616528, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 1634 (1634)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 7e10 (7e10)", "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": 3679616528, "to_node_id": 1129721036, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 7e10 (7e10)", "to_node_name": "Center City Philly (CCPH)", "snr": -13.75, "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": 1129721036, "to_node_id": 300096378, "from_node_name": "Center City Philly (CCPH)", "to_node_name": "RoofRak6 (RRak)", "snr": -8.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3423.943696146731, "from_location_timestamp": 1773525420.7988064, "to_location_timestamp": 1773410436.2208128, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.1d later", "to_location_age_warning": "from 6.7h ago" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 6545.297679931176, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!b29faac0", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1129901556, "to": 1653830881, "id": 649015019, "rx_time": 1773434563, "rx_snr": 3.0, "rx_rssi": -88, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 122, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a1848d5ce16a7fead8134164a69107e52dbcc2c56437a1be311123cbbffffffffffffffff01baffffffffffffffff01c9ffffffffffffffff01bfffffffffffffffff01c9ffffffffffffffff01dfffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 382653768, 2175663783, 1766463028, 3679616528, 1129721036, 300096378 ], "snr_towards": [ -69, -70, -55, -65, -55, -33 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (88 bytes)
0a1848d5ce16a7fead8134164a69107e52dbcc2c56437a1be311123cbbffffffffffffffff01baffffffffffffffff01c9ffffffffffffffff01bfffffffffffffffff01c9ffffffffffffffff01dfffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:88 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
Junco (🐦) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-88.0 dBm 3.00 dB 6 7a LongFast 2026-03-13 20:42:44 UTC Current
Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN) -11.665s
Before 		-117.0 dBm -17.25 dB 0 f4 HBSE , Ard1 LongFast 2026-03-13 20:42:32 UTC View
IsenMesh.Base2.PA (ISB2) -7.146s
Before 		-91.0 dBm 1.50 dB 3 34 LongFast 2026-03-13 20:42:37 UTC View
IsenMesh.Base3.PA (ISB3) -7.140s
Before 		-95.0 dBm 0.50 dB 3 34 LongFast 2026-03-13 20:42:37 UTC View
LoRaTheExplorer (DSTL) -4.978s
Before 		-34.0 dBm 6.00 dB 4 a7 DSTP LongFast 2026-03-13 20:42:39 UTC View
homebase.mesh.sdr.lol (SDRB) -4.359s
Before 		-96.0 dBm 2.00 dB 4 10 LongFast 2026-03-13 20:42:40 UTC View
SG-MediumFast (SGMF) -0.620s
Before 		-18.0 dBm 6.00 dB 5 a3 SG-C LongFast 2026-03-13 20:42:44 UTC View
7

Total Receptions

7

Unique Gateways