Packet #621902 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Hazelwood Base (HWBS) to Highland Park 4b1c (4b1c)

7
Total Receptions
7
Unique Gateways
4
Hop Count
56
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 621902
Mesh Packet ID: 0x52a8e1d1
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-04-30 17:14:08 UTC
From Node: Hazelwood Base (HWBS)
To Node: Highland Park 4b1c (4b1c)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Kyle Yank (KYLE)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: Unknown
SNR: Unknown
Hop Info: 4/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 3
Relay Node: 40 KYHO
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: 56 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb) → Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN) → Meshtastic cec2 (cec2) → Kyle Y Semi-Regional Shitpost Node (KYHO) → Kyle Yank (KYLE)
Hop Count: 4 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: 6.0 dB -3.75 dB -9.75 dB -14.75 dB 0.0 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 -3.75 dB Relay Hops
3 Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN) Meshtastic cec2 (cec2) Unknown -9.75 dB Relay Hops
4 Meshtastic cec2 (cec2) Kyle Y Semi-Regional Shitpost Node (KYHO) Unknown -14.75 dB Relay Hops
5 Kyle Y Semi-Regional Shitpost Node (KYHO) Kyle Yank (KYLE) 655 m 0.0 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
3.92 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:56 bytes
Gateway:!a0cbc2c4
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:4 / 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
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !a0cbc2c4
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (56 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 4201007900
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 56 bytes size
hop_limit 3
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 7
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 4
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi Not set int32
rx_snr Not set float
rx_time 1777569250
Receive timestamp 		fixed32
via_mqtt False
Direct LoRa transmission 		bool
want_ack True
Acknowledgment requested 		bool
priority 70
Packet priority level 		enum
delayed Not set enum
channel Not set uint32
pki_encrypted False
Standard encryption 		bool
next_hop Not set uint32
relay_node 64
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1777569248.342367
Unix timestamp 		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 (4 hops)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !a0cbc2c4
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:56 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 440449685, 382653768, 2506936002, 1236521792, 2697708228 ], "snr_towards": [ 6.0, -3.75, -9.75, -14.75, 0.0 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "1236521792": "Kyle Y Semi-Regional Shitpost Node (KYHO)", "2506936002": "Meshtastic cec2 (cec2)", "2697708228": "Kyle Yank (KYLE)", "382653768": "Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN)", "1129901556": "Hazelwood Base (HWBS)", "440449685": "Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb)", "4201007900": "Highland Park 4b1c (4b1c)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 621902, "timestamp": 1777569248.342367, "from_node_id": 1129901556, "to_node_id": 4201007900, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!a0cbc2c4", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 1386799569, "rssi": 0, "snr": 0.0, "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 7, "payload_length": 56, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a1495ba401a48d5ce16c2ce6c9540d3b349c4c2cba0122018f1ffffffffffffffff01d9ffffffffffffffff01c5ffffffffffffffff0100", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 70, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1777569250, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 64, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2026-04-30 17:14:08 UTC", "hop_count": 4, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Hazelwood Base (HWBS)", "to_node_name": "Highland Park 4b1c (4b1c)", "relay_hex": "40", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 1236521792, "node_name": "Kyle Y Semi-Regional Shitpost Node", "hex_id": "!49b3d340", "short_name": "KYHO", "last_byte": "40" } ], "gateway_name": "Kyle Yank (KYLE)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 2697708228, "latitude": 40.1145856, "longitude": -75.3205248, "altitude": null, "timestamp": 1777488846.82803, "timestamp_str": "2026-04-29 18:54:06", "display_name": "Kyle Yank", "long_name": "Kyle Yank", "short_name": "KYLE", "hw_model": "HELTEC_WIRELESS_PAPER" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 621902, "from_node_id": 1129901556, "to_node_id": 4201007900, "timestamp": 1777569248.342367, "gateway_id": "!a0cbc2c4", "raw_payload": "0a1495ba401a48d5ce16c2ce6c9540d3b349c4c2cba0122018f1ffffffffffffffff01d9ffffffffffffffff01c5ffffffffffffffff0100", "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 7, "from_node_name": "Hazelwood Base (HWBS)", "to_node_name": "!fa664b1c", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 440449685, 382653768, 2506936002, 1236521792, 2697708228 ], "snr_towards": [ 6.0, -3.75, -9.75, -14.75, 0.0 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 1129901556, 440449685, 382653768, 2506936002, 1236521792, 2697708228 ], "node_names": [ "Hazelwood Base (HWBS)", "Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb)", "Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN)", "Meshtastic cec2 (cec2)", "Kyle Y Semi-Regional Shitpost Node (KYHO)", "Kyle Yank (KYLE)" ], "snr_values": [ 6.0, -3.75, -9.75, -14.75, 0.0 ], "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": 1777561181.1443355, "to_location_timestamp": 1777472671.6640697, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.1d ago" }, { "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": -3.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2733.9148280970016, "from_location_timestamp": 1777472671.6640697, "to_location_timestamp": 1777561811.274784, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.1d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 382653768, "to_node_id": 2506936002, "from_node_name": "Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic cec2 (cec2)", "snr": -9.75, "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": 2506936002, "to_node_id": 1236521792, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic cec2 (cec2)", "to_node_name": "Kyle Y Semi-Regional Shitpost Node (KYHO)", "snr": -14.75, "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": 5, "from_node_id": 1236521792, "to_node_id": 2697708228, "from_node_name": "Kyle Y Semi-Regional Shitpost Node (KYHO)", "to_node_name": "Kyle Yank (KYLE)", "snr": 0.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 655.3581473031982, "from_location_timestamp": 1777569014.6105013, "to_location_timestamp": 1777488846.82803, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 22.3h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 5 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 1129901556, 440449685, 382653768, 2506936002, 1236521792, 2697708228 ], "node_names": [ "Hazelwood Base (HWBS)", "Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb)", "Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN)", "Meshtastic cec2 (cec2)", "Kyle Y Semi-Regional Shitpost Node (KYHO)", "Kyle Yank (KYLE)" ], "snr_values": [ 6.0, -3.75, -9.75, -14.75, 0.0 ], "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": 1777561181.1443355, "to_location_timestamp": 1777472671.6640697, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.1d ago" }, { "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": -3.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2733.9148280970016, "from_location_timestamp": 1777472671.6640697, "to_location_timestamp": 1777561811.274784, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.1d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 382653768, "to_node_id": 2506936002, "from_node_name": "Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic cec2 (cec2)", "snr": -9.75, "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": 2506936002, "to_node_id": 1236521792, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic cec2 (cec2)", "to_node_name": "Kyle Y Semi-Regional Shitpost Node (KYHO)", "snr": -14.75, "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": 5, "from_node_id": 1236521792, "to_node_id": 2697708228, "from_node_name": "Kyle Y Semi-Regional Shitpost Node (KYHO)", "to_node_name": "Kyle Yank (KYLE)", "snr": 0.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 655.3581473031982, "from_location_timestamp": 1777569014.6105013, "to_location_timestamp": 1777488846.82803, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 22.3h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 5 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Hazelwood Base (HWBS) → Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb) → Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN) → Meshtastic cec2 (cec2) → Kyle Y Semi-Regional Shitpost Node (KYHO) → Kyle Yank (KYLE)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "Hazelwood Base (HWBS) → Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb) → Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN) → Meshtastic cec2 (cec2) → Kyle Y Semi-Regional Shitpost Node (KYHO) → Kyle Yank (KYLE)", "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": 1777561181.1443355, "to_location_timestamp": 1777472671.6640697, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.1d ago" }, { "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": -3.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2733.9148280970016, "from_location_timestamp": 1777472671.6640697, "to_location_timestamp": 1777561811.274784, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.1d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 382653768, "to_node_id": 2506936002, "from_node_name": "Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic cec2 (cec2)", "snr": -9.75, "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": 2506936002, "to_node_id": 1236521792, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic cec2 (cec2)", "to_node_name": "Kyle Y Semi-Regional Shitpost Node (KYHO)", "snr": -14.75, "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": 5, "from_node_id": 1236521792, "to_node_id": 2697708228, "from_node_name": "Kyle Y Semi-Regional Shitpost Node (KYHO)", "to_node_name": "Kyle Yank (KYLE)", "snr": 0.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 655.3581473031982, "from_location_timestamp": 1777569014.6105013, "to_location_timestamp": 1777488846.82803, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 22.3h ago" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 3916.350810306761, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!a0cbc2c4", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1129901556, "to": 4201007900, "id": 1386799569, "rx_time": 1777569250, "rx_snr": 0.0, "rx_rssi": 0, "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 70, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 64, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a1495ba401a48d5ce16c2ce6c9540d3b349c4c2cba0122018f1ffffffffffffffff01d9ffffffffffffffff01c5ffffffffffffffff0100", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 440449685, 382653768, 2506936002, 1236521792, 2697708228 ], "snr_towards": [ 24, -15, -39, -59, 0 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (56 bytes)
0a1495ba401a48d5ce16c2ce6c9540d3b349c4c2cba0122018f1ffffffffffffffff01d9ffffffffffffffff01c5ffffffffffffffff0100
Hex Analysis:
Size:56 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
Kyle Yank (KYLE) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		Unknown Unknown 4 40 KYHO LongFast 2026-04-30 17:14:08 UTC Current
Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN) -5.091s
Before 		-105.0 dBm -3.75 dB 1 95 HWTb LongFast 2026-04-30 17:14:03 UTC View
NotMyFirstNodeo.DST (NOFI) -1.216s
Before 		-44.0 dBm 6.25 dB 3 9b BUOY LongFast 2026-04-30 17:14:07 UTC View
Kyle Y Semi-Regional Shitpost Node (KYHO) -0.302s
Before 		-76.0 dBm -14.75 dB 3 c2 cec2 LongFast 2026-04-30 17:14:08 UTC View
homebase.mesh.sdr.lol (SDRB) +3.030s
After 		-108.0 dBm -6.75 dB 5 54 b554 LongFast 2026-04-30 17:14:11 UTC View
SG-Command (SG-C) +7.084s
After 		-107.0 dBm -10.75 dB 7 44 a444 LongFast 2026-04-30 17:14:15 UTC View
Meshtastic 8810 (NtSq) +8.278s
After 		-107.0 dBm -11.50 dB 7 - LongFast 2026-04-30 17:14:16 UTC View
7

Total Receptions

7

Unique Gateways