Packet #80462 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Yanks Attic Node (YANK) to meshin around (mar)

7
Total Receptions
7
Unique Gateways
4
Hop Count
46
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 80462
Mesh Packet ID: 0xa745ef6a
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-23 19:27:42 UTC
From Node: Yanks Attic Node (YANK)
To Node: meshin around (mar)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: DustyHeatsink.NJ (DSTY)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -107 dBm
SNR: -8.5 dBm
Hop Info: 4/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 3
Relay Node: 4b
Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 46 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38) 3r3.base (3r3b) ChigBungus (CB)
Hop Count: 2 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: -6.5 dB -14.25 dB -17.5 dB
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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Yanks Attic Node (YANK) Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38) Unknown -6.5 dB Origin Hops
2 Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38) 3r3.base (3r3b) Unknown -14.25 dB Relay Hops
3 3r3.base (3r3b) ChigBungus (CB) Unknown -17.5 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
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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:46 bytes
Gateway:!db58f714
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
+ 2 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !db58f714
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (46 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 3236042446
Source node ID
uint32
to 3682065888
Target node ID
uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP
enum
decoded.payload_length 46 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 -107.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr -8.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1774294054
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 75
Relay node ID
uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1774294062.2588878
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 (4 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !db58f714
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -107.0 dBm
SNR: -8.50 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:46 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 1770356280, 357792836, 2658521584 ], "snr_towards": [ -6.5, -14.25, -17.5 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "3682065888": "meshin around (mar)", "357792836": "3r3.base (3r3b)", "3236042446": "Yanks Attic Node (YANK)", "2658521584": "ChigBungus (CB)", "1770356280": "Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 80462, "timestamp": 1774294062.2588878, "from_node_id": 3236042446, "to_node_id": 3682065888, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!db58f714", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 2806378346, "rssi": -107, "snr": -8.5, "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 7, "payload_length": 46, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a0c387e8569447c5315f0d1759e121ee6ffffffffffffffff01c7ffffffffffffffff01baffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1774294054, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 75, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2026-03-23 19:27:42 UTC", "hop_count": 4, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Yanks Attic Node (YANK)", "to_node_name": "meshin around (mar)", "relay_hex": "4b", "relay_candidates": [], "gateway_name": "DustyHeatsink.NJ (DSTY)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 3680040724, "latitude": 39.8196736, "longitude": -75.2091136, "altitude": null, "timestamp": 1775798477.073209, "timestamp_str": "2026-04-10 05:21:17", "display_name": "DustyHeatsink.NJ", "long_name": "DustyHeatsink.NJ", "short_name": "DSTY", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 80462, "from_node_id": 3236042446, "to_node_id": 3682065888, "timestamp": 1774294062.2588878, "gateway_id": "!db58f714", "raw_payload": "0a0c387e8569447c5315f0d1759e121ee6ffffffffffffffff01c7ffffffffffffffff01baffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 7, "from_node_name": "Yanks Attic Node (YANK)", "to_node_name": "!db77dde0", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 1770356280, 357792836, 2658521584 ], "snr_towards": [ -6.5, -14.25, -17.5 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 3236042446, 1770356280, 357792836, 2658521584 ], "node_names": [ "Yanks Attic Node (YANK)", "Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38)", "3r3.base (3r3b)", "ChigBungus (CB)" ], "snr_values": [ -6.5, -14.25, -17.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3236042446, "to_node_id": 1770356280, "from_node_name": "Yanks Attic Node (YANK)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38)", "snr": -6.5, "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": 2, "from_node_id": 1770356280, "to_node_id": 357792836, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38)", "to_node_name": "3r3.base (3r3b)", "snr": -14.25, "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": 3, "from_node_id": 357792836, "to_node_id": 2658521584, "from_node_name": "3r3.base (3r3b)", "to_node_name": "ChigBungus (CB)", "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" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 3 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 3236042446, 1770356280, 357792836, 2658521584 ], "node_names": [ "Yanks Attic Node (YANK)", "Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38)", "3r3.base (3r3b)", "ChigBungus (CB)" ], "snr_values": [ -6.5, -14.25, -17.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3236042446, "to_node_id": 1770356280, "from_node_name": "Yanks Attic Node (YANK)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38)", "snr": -6.5, "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": 2, "from_node_id": 1770356280, "to_node_id": 357792836, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38)", "to_node_name": "3r3.base (3r3b)", "snr": -14.25, "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": 3, "from_node_id": 357792836, "to_node_id": 2658521584, "from_node_name": "3r3.base (3r3b)", "to_node_name": "ChigBungus (CB)", "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" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 3 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Yanks Attic Node (YANK) → Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38) → 3r3.base (3r3b) → ChigBungus (CB)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "Yanks Attic Node (YANK) → Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38) → 3r3.base (3r3b) → ChigBungus (CB)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3236042446, "to_node_id": 1770356280, "from_node_name": "Yanks Attic Node (YANK)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38)", "snr": -6.5, "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": 2, "from_node_id": 1770356280, "to_node_id": 357792836, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 7e38 (7e38)", "to_node_name": "3r3.base (3r3b)", "snr": -14.25, "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": 3, "from_node_id": 357792836, "to_node_id": 2658521584, "from_node_name": "3r3.base (3r3b)", "to_node_name": "ChigBungus (CB)", "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" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 0, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!db58f714", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 3236042446, "to": 3682065888, "id": 2806378346, "rx_time": 1774294054, "rx_snr": -8.5, "rx_rssi": -107, "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": 75, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a0c387e8569447c5315f0d1759e121ee6ffffffffffffffff01c7ffffffffffffffff01baffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 1770356280, 357792836, 2658521584 ], "snr_towards": [ -26, -57, -70 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (46 bytes)
0a0c387e8569447c5315f0d1759e121ee6ffffffffffffffff01c7ffffffffffffffff01baffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:46 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
DustyHeatsink.NJ (DSTY) Primary 0.000s
Reference
-107.0 dBm -8.50 dB 4 4b LongFast 2026-03-23 19:27:42 UTC Current
BabaYagi.OutBack.DSTY (BYOB) -0.208s
Before
-86.0 dBm -17.50 dB 4 4b LongFast 2026-03-23 19:27:42 UTC View
homebase.mesh.sdr.lol (SDRB) +0.040s
After
-110.0 dBm -9.25 dB 4 4b LongFast 2026-03-23 19:27:42 UTC View
☘️🦙0: Take Me 🏠 Country Nodes (LRG0) +1.908s
After
-115.0 dBm -18.00 dB 5 34 🛖 LongFast 2026-03-23 19:27:44 UTC View
!b99c4f47 (4f47) +4.388s
After
-87.0 dBm -17.00 dB 6 34 LongFast 2026-03-23 19:27:46 UTC View
Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN) +5.746s
After
-78.0 dBm 4.50 dB 6 94 2N39 , BM- LongFast 2026-03-23 19:27:48 UTC View
IsenMesh.Base2.PA (ISB2) +6.225s
After
-24.0 dBm 5.50 dB 7 47 4f47 LongFast 2026-03-23 19:27:48 UTC View
7

Total Receptions

7

Unique Gateways