Packet #749182 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Hazelwood Base (HWBS) to Searcher Philly (👀)

4
Total Receptions
4
Unique Gateways
4
Hop Count
51
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 749182
Mesh Packet ID: 0x525f36d5
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-05-10 19:37:25 UTC
From Node: Hazelwood Base (HWBS)
To Node: Searcher Philly (👀)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: SG-Relay03 (SGR3)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -121 dBm
SNR: -20.25 dBm
Hop Info: 4/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 3
Relay Node: 34
Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 51 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb) → GCARC Clubhouse (HAM1) → MMS5 Extra (MME1) → 37Be (37BE)
Hop Count: 3 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: 5.75 dB -6.25 dB -10.25 dB -6.75 dB
Route Visualization

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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 5.75 dB Origin Hops
2 Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb) GCARC Clubhouse (HAM1) 32.88 km -6.25 dB Relay Hops
3 GCARC Clubhouse (HAM1) MMS5 Extra (MME1) Unknown -10.25 dB Relay Hops
4 MMS5 Extra (MME1) 37Be (37BE) Unknown -6.75 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
33.41 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:51 bytes
Gateway:!6b26e2c6
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:
âš  Default channel - no encryption
âš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 2 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !6b26e2c6
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (51 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 861770672
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 51 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 -121.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -20.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1778441842
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 52
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1778441845.0829346
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:
  • âš  Default channel - no encryption
  • âš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • âš  Multi-hop path visible (4 hops)
  • âš  RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !6b26e2c6
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -121.0 dBm
SNR: -20.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:51 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 440449685, 3376478883, 1088963835, 2697782324 ], "snr_towards": [ 5.75, -6.25, -10.25, -6.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "3376478883": "GCARC Clubhouse (HAM1)", "861770672": "Searcher Philly (👀)", "1129901556": "Hazelwood Base (HWBS)", "2697782324": "37Be (37BE)", "440449685": "Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb)", "1088963835": "MMS5 Extra (MME1)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 749182, "timestamp": 1778441845.0829346, "from_node_id": 1129901556, "to_node_id": 861770672, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!6b26e2c6", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 1381971669, "rssi": -121, "snr": -20.25, "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 7, "payload_length": 51, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a1095ba401aa3fa40c9fb44e84034e4cca0121f17e7ffffffffffffffff01d7ffffffffffffffff01e5ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1778441842, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 52, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2026-05-10 19:37:25 UTC", "hop_count": 4, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Hazelwood Base (HWBS)", "to_node_name": "Searcher Philly (👀)", "relay_hex": "34", "relay_candidates": [], "gateway_name": "SG-Relay03 (SGR3)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 1797710534, "latitude": 40.1866752, "longitude": -75.2091136, "altitude": 86, "timestamp": 1780266822.4536705, "timestamp_str": "2026-05-31 22:33:42", "display_name": "SG-Relay03", "long_name": "SG-Relay03", "short_name": "SGR3", "hw_model": "RAK4631" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 749182, "from_node_id": 1129901556, "to_node_id": 861770672, "timestamp": 1778441845.0829346, "gateway_id": "!6b26e2c6", "raw_payload": "0a1095ba401aa3fa40c9fb44e84034e4cca0121f17e7ffffffffffffffff01d7ffffffffffffffff01e5ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 7, "from_node_name": "Hazelwood Base (HWBS)", "to_node_name": "!335d93b0", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 440449685, 3376478883, 1088963835, 2697782324 ], "snr_towards": [ 5.75, -6.25, -10.25, -6.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 1129901556, 440449685, 3376478883, 1088963835, 2697782324 ], "node_names": [ "Hazelwood Base (HWBS)", "Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb)", "GCARC Clubhouse (HAM1)", "MMS5 Extra (MME1)", "37Be (37BE)" ], "snr_values": [ 5.75, -6.25, -10.25, -6.75 ], "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": 5.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 527.0778349065612, "from_location_timestamp": 1778426114.6419156, "to_location_timestamp": 1778424456.0735626, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 4.8h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 440449685, "to_node_id": 3376478883, "from_node_name": "Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb)", "to_node_name": "GCARC Clubhouse (HAM1)", "snr": -6.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 32880.81206856819, "from_location_timestamp": 1778424456.0735626, "to_location_timestamp": 1778369890.5359104, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.8h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 20.0h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 3376478883, "to_node_id": 1088963835, "from_node_name": "GCARC Clubhouse (HAM1)", "to_node_name": "MMS5 Extra (MME1)", "snr": -10.25, "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": 1088963835, "to_node_id": 2697782324, "from_node_name": "MMS5 Extra (MME1)", "to_node_name": "37Be (37BE)", "snr": -6.75, "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" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 4 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 1129901556, 440449685, 3376478883, 1088963835, 2697782324 ], "node_names": [ "Hazelwood Base (HWBS)", "Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb)", "GCARC Clubhouse (HAM1)", "MMS5 Extra (MME1)", "37Be (37BE)" ], "snr_values": [ 5.75, -6.25, -10.25, -6.75 ], "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": 5.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 527.0778349065612, "from_location_timestamp": 1778426114.6419156, "to_location_timestamp": 1778424456.0735626, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 4.8h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 440449685, "to_node_id": 3376478883, "from_node_name": "Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb)", "to_node_name": "GCARC Clubhouse (HAM1)", "snr": -6.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 32880.81206856819, "from_location_timestamp": 1778424456.0735626, "to_location_timestamp": 1778369890.5359104, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.8h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 20.0h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 3376478883, "to_node_id": 1088963835, "from_node_name": "GCARC Clubhouse (HAM1)", "to_node_name": "MMS5 Extra (MME1)", "snr": -10.25, "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": 1088963835, "to_node_id": 2697782324, "from_node_name": "MMS5 Extra (MME1)", "to_node_name": "37Be (37BE)", "snr": -6.75, "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" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 4 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Hazelwood Base (HWBS) → Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb) → GCARC Clubhouse (HAM1) → MMS5 Extra (MME1) → 37Be (37BE)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "Hazelwood Base (HWBS) → Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb) → GCARC Clubhouse (HAM1) → MMS5 Extra (MME1) → 37Be (37BE)", "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": 5.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 527.0778349065612, "from_location_timestamp": 1778426114.6419156, "to_location_timestamp": 1778424456.0735626, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 4.8h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 440449685, "to_node_id": 3376478883, "from_node_name": "Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb)", "to_node_name": "GCARC Clubhouse (HAM1)", "snr": -6.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 32880.81206856819, "from_location_timestamp": 1778424456.0735626, "to_location_timestamp": 1778369890.5359104, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.8h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 20.0h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 3376478883, "to_node_id": 1088963835, "from_node_name": "GCARC Clubhouse (HAM1)", "to_node_name": "MMS5 Extra (MME1)", "snr": -10.25, "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": 1088963835, "to_node_id": 2697782324, "from_node_name": "MMS5 Extra (MME1)", "to_node_name": "37Be (37BE)", "snr": -6.75, "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" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 33407.88990347475, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!6b26e2c6", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1129901556, "to": 861770672, "id": 1381971669, "rx_time": 1778441842, "rx_snr": -20.25, "rx_rssi": -121, "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 52, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a1095ba401aa3fa40c9fb44e84034e4cca0121f17e7ffffffffffffffff01d7ffffffffffffffff01e5ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 440449685, 3376478883, 1088963835, 2697782324 ], "snr_towards": [ 23, -25, -41, -27 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (51 bytes)
0a1095ba401aa3fa40c9fb44e84034e4cca0121f17e7ffffffffffffffff01d7ffffffffffffffff01e5ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:51 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
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Correlation: Using Mesh Packet ID
Reception Locations

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Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
SG-Relay03 (SGR3) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-121.0 dBm -20.25 dB 4 34 LongFast 2026-05-10 19:37:25 UTC Current
Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN) -27.088s
Before 		-118.0 dBm -16.75 dB 0 f4 HWBS , Ard1 LongFast 2026-05-10 19:36:57 UTC View
NotMyFirstNodeo.DST (NOFI) +6.562s
After 		-26.0 dBm 7.00 dB 5 6e AMPF LongFast 2026-05-10 19:37:31 UTC View
homebase.mesh.sdr.lol (SDRB) +6.774s
After 		-118.0 dBm -16.00 dB 5 6e AMPF LongFast 2026-05-10 19:37:31 UTC View
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Total Receptions

4

Unique Gateways