Packet #904545 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb) to Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN)

1
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
32
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 904545
Mesh Packet ID: 0xa5173f53
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-07-27 06:54:04 UTC
From Node: Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb)
To Node: Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Hazelwood Palantir (HWPa)
Channel: MediumSlow
RSSI: -40 dBm
SNR: 9.0 dBm
Hop Info: 0/0 hops
Start: 0, Limit: 0
Relay Node: None
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 32 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN) → Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb)
Hop Count: 1 hops
Status: Forward incomplete, Return in progress
SNR Towards: 0.0 dB -0.25 dB
Return Path: Hazelwood Palantir (HWPa)
SNR Back: 9.0 dB
Route Visualization

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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN) Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN) 0 m 0.0 dB Origin Hops
2 Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN) Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb) 2.73 km -0.25 dB Relay Hops
3 Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb) Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb) 0 m Unknown Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Return Path Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb) Hazelwood Palantir (HWPa) 28 m 9.0 dB Return Start Hops
Total Forward Distance
2.73 km
Total Return Distance
28 m
Combined Traceroute Graph
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🚀 Source Node
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Connections
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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:32 bytes
Gateway:!433e5774
Channel:MediumSlow
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:0 / 0
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Targeted to specific node
+ 3 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

FieldValue
gateway_id !433e5774
Node ID format
channel_id MediumSlow
packet MeshPacket (32 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Canonical MeshPacket view reconstructed from stored protobuf bytes.

FieldValueType
from 440449685
Source node ID 		uint32
to 382653768
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum TRACEROUTE_APP
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 32 bytes size
hop_limit Not set uint32
hop_start Not set uint32
hops_taken 0
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -40.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 9.00 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1785135243
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 24
Channel index 		uint32
pki_encrypted False
Standard encryption 		bool
next_hop Not set uint32
relay_node Not set 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
  • ✓ Custom channel: MediumSlow
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
  • ✓ Zero-hop: direct from source to MQTT gateway
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !433e5774
Zero Hop Policy: Enabled
Direct gateway connection
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -40.0 dBm
SNR: 9.00 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:32 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 382653768, 440449685 ], "snr_towards": [ 0.0, -0.25 ], "route_back": [ 1128159092 ], "snr_back": [ 9.0 ], "route_node_names": { "382653768": "Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN)", "1128159092": "Hazelwood Palantir (HWPa)", "440449685": "Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 904545, "timestamp": 1785135244.463528, "from_node_id": 440449685, "to_node_id": 382653768, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!433e5774", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "mesh_packet_id": 2769764179, "rssi": -40, "snr": 9.0, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 0, "payload_length": 32, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a0848d5ce1695ba401a120b00ffffffffffffffffff011a0474573e43220124", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1785135243, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 0, "tx_after": 0, "raw_service_envelope": "0a560d95ba401a1548d5ce1618182a2b4c56f13367c37049077b5125a649f78d82acb0f8fa643de26e0a775afbaf509e779f154f923cee0c1946c435533f17a53d8b00676a450000104160d8ffffffffffffffff01a80101120a4d656469756d536c6f771a09213433336535373734", "timestamp_str": "2026-07-27 06:54:04 UTC", "hop_count": 0, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb)", "to_node_name": "Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN)", "relay_hex": null, "relay_candidates": [], "gateway_name": "Hazelwood Palantir (HWPa)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 1128159092, "latitude": 40.0013733, "longitude": -75.3055075, "altitude": 136, "timestamp": 1785003375.0132937, "timestamp_str": "2026-07-25 18:16:15", "display_name": "Hazelwood Palantir", "long_name": "Hazelwood Palantir", "short_name": "HWPa", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 904545, "from_node_id": 440449685, "to_node_id": 382653768, "timestamp": 1785135244.463528, "gateway_id": "!433e5774", "raw_payload": "0a0848d5ce1695ba401a120b00ffffffffffffffffff011a0474573e43220124", "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 0, "from_node_name": "Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb)", "to_node_name": "Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 382653768, 440449685 ], "snr_towards": [ 0.0, -0.25 ], "route_back": [ 1128159092 ], "snr_back": [ 9.0 ] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward_with_return", "node_ids": [ 382653768, 382653768, 440449685, 440449685 ], "node_names": [ "Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN)", "Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN)", "Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb)", "Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb)" ], "snr_values": [ 0.0, -0.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 382653768, "to_node_id": 382653768, "from_node_name": "Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN)", "to_node_name": "Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN)", "snr": 0.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1785118986.0247254, "to_location_timestamp": 1785118986.0247254, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 4.5h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 382653768, "to_node_id": 440449685, "from_node_name": "Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN)", "to_node_name": "Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb)", "snr": -0.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2733.9148280970016, "from_location_timestamp": 1785118986.0247254, "to_location_timestamp": 1784815364.7410803, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.7d ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 440449685, "to_node_id": 440449685, "from_node_name": "Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb)", "to_node_name": "Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb)", "snr": null, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1784815364.7410803, "to_location_timestamp": 1784815364.7410803, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.7d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.7d ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 3 }, "return_path": { "path_type": "return", "node_ids": [ 440449685, 1128159092 ], "node_names": [ "Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb)", "Hazelwood Palantir (HWPa)" ], "snr_values": [ 9.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 440449685, "to_node_id": 1128159092, "from_node_name": "Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb)", "to_node_name": "Hazelwood Palantir (HWPa)", "snr": 9.0, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 28.346219595599155, "from_location_timestamp": 1784815364.7410803, "to_location_timestamp": 1785003375.0132937, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.7d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.5d ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 1 }, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "combined_rf", "node_ids": [ 382653768, 440449685, 1128159092 ], "node_names": [ "Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN)", "Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb)", "Hazelwood Palantir (HWPa)" ], "snr_values": [ 0.0, -0.25, 9.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 382653768, "to_node_id": 382653768, "from_node_name": "Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN)", "to_node_name": "Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN)", "snr": 0.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1785118986.0247254, "to_location_timestamp": 1785118986.0247254, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 4.5h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 382653768, "to_node_id": 440449685, "from_node_name": "Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN)", "to_node_name": "Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb)", "snr": -0.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2733.9148280970016, "from_location_timestamp": 1785118986.0247254, "to_location_timestamp": 1784815364.7410803, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.7d ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 440449685, "to_node_id": 1128159092, "from_node_name": "Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb)", "to_node_name": "Hazelwood Palantir (HWPa)", "snr": 9.0, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 28.346219595599155, "from_location_timestamp": 1784815364.7410803, "to_location_timestamp": 1785003375.0132937, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.7d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.5d ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 3 } }, "has_return_path": true, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN) → Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN) → Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb) → Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb)", "return_path_display": "Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb) → Hazelwood Palantir (HWPa)", "actual_rf_path_display": "Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN) → Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb) → Hazelwood Palantir (HWPa)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 382653768, "to_node_id": 382653768, "from_node_name": "Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN)", "to_node_name": "Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN)", "snr": 0.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1785118986.0247254, "to_location_timestamp": 1785118986.0247254, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 4.5h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 382653768, "to_node_id": 440449685, "from_node_name": "Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN)", "to_node_name": "Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb)", "snr": -0.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2733.9148280970016, "from_location_timestamp": 1785118986.0247254, "to_location_timestamp": 1784815364.7410803, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.7d ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 440449685, "to_node_id": 440449685, "from_node_name": "Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb)", "to_node_name": "Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb)", "snr": null, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1784815364.7410803, "to_location_timestamp": 1784815364.7410803, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.7d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.7d ago" } ], "return_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 440449685, "to_node_id": 1128159092, "from_node_name": "Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb)", "to_node_name": "Hazelwood Palantir (HWPa)", "snr": 9.0, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 28.346219595599155, "from_location_timestamp": 1784815364.7410803, "to_location_timestamp": 1785003375.0132937, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.7d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.5d ago" } ], "total_forward_distance": 2733.9148280970016, "total_return_distance": 28.346219595599155 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "packet": { "from": 440449685, "to": 382653768, "channel": 24, "decoded": { "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "payload": "CghI1c4WlbpAGhILAP///////////wEaBHRXPkMiASQ=", "request_id": 4147729688, "bitfield": 1 }, "id": 2769764179, "rx_time": 1785135243, "rx_snr": 9.0, "rx_rssi": -40, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" }, "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "gateway_id": "!433e5774" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 440449685, "to": 382653768, "channel": 24, "decoded": { "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "payload": "CghI1c4WlbpAGhILAP///////////wEaBHRXPkMiASQ=", "request_id": 4147729688, "bitfield": 1, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 382653768, 440449685 ], "snr_towards": [ 0, -1 ], "route_back": [ 1128159092 ], "snr_back": [ 36 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } }, "id": 2769764179, "rx_time": 1785135243, "rx_snr": 9.0, "rx_rssi": -40, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" } }
Raw Packet Data (32 bytes)
0a0848d5ce1695ba401a120b00ffffffffffffffffff011a0474573e43220124
Hex Analysis:
Size:32 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
Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
Hazelwood Palantir (HWPa) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-40.0 dBm 9.00 dB 0 - MediumSlow 2026-07-27 06:54:04 UTC Current
No other receptions found within ±2 seconds
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Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways