Packet #912869 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from DustyHeatsink.Pager.NJ (DSTP) to Hazelwood Palantir (HWPa)

1
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
47
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 912869
Mesh Packet ID: 0x37233c28
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-07-28 01:36:42 UTC
From Node: DustyHeatsink.Pager.NJ (DSTP)
To Node: Hazelwood Palantir (HWPa)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: DustyHeatsink - Phlm.sh (DSTY)
Channel: MediumSlow
RSSI: -29 dBm
SNR: 8.0 dBm
Hop Info: 0/4 hops
Start: 4, Limit: 4
Relay Node: a7 DSTP
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: 47 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb) → Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN) → DustyHeatsink - Phlm.sh (DSTY)
Hop Count: 2 hops
Status: Forward complete, Return in progress
SNR Towards: 8.75 dB -8.0 dB -14.5 dB 8.5 dB
Return Path: DustyHeatsink - Phlm.sh (DSTY)
SNR Back: 8.0 dB
Route Visualization

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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Hazelwood Palantir (HWPa) Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb) 28 m 8.75 dB Origin Hops
2 Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb) Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN) 2.73 km -8.0 dB Relay Hops
3 Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN) DustyHeatsink - Phlm.sh (DSTY) 24.51 km -14.5 dB Relay Hops
4 DustyHeatsink - Phlm.sh (DSTY) DustyHeatsink.Pager.NJ (DSTP) 1.84 km 8.5 dB Destination Hops
Return Path Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 DustyHeatsink.Pager.NJ (DSTP) DustyHeatsink - Phlm.sh (DSTY) 1.84 km 8.0 dB Return Start Hops
Total Forward Distance
29.11 km
Total Return Distance
1.84 km
Combined Traceroute Graph
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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:47 bytes
Gateway:!eb687df5
Channel:MediumSlow
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:0 / 4
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Acknowledgment requested
+ 4 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

FieldValue
gateway_id !eb687df5
Node ID format
channel_id MediumSlow
packet MeshPacket (47 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Canonical MeshPacket view reconstructed from stored protobuf bytes.

FieldValueType
from 2055971751
Source node ID 		uint32
to 1128159092
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum TRACEROUTE_APP
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 47 bytes size
hop_limit 4
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 4
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 0
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -29.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 8.00 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1785202600
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 24
Channel index 		uint32
pki_encrypted False
Standard encryption 		bool
next_hop Not set uint32
relay_node 167
Relay node ID 		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)
  • ✓ Acknowledgment requested
  • ✓ 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
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !eb687df5
Zero Hop Policy: Enabled
Direct gateway connection
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -29.0 dBm
SNR: 8.00 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:47 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 440449685, 382653768, 3949493749 ], "snr_towards": [ 8.75, -8.0, -14.5, 8.5 ], "route_back": [ 3949493749 ], "snr_back": [ 8.0 ], "route_node_names": { "2055971751": "DustyHeatsink.Pager.NJ (DSTP)", "382653768": "Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN)", "1128159092": "Hazelwood Palantir (HWPa)", "3949493749": "DustyHeatsink - Phlm.sh (DSTY)", "440449685": "Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 912869, "timestamp": 1785202602.4506419, "from_node_id": 2055971751, "to_node_id": 1128159092, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!eb687df5", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "mesh_packet_id": 925056040, "rssi": -29, "snr": 8.0, "hop_limit": 4, "hop_start": 4, "payload_length": 47, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a0c95ba401a48d5ce16f57d68eb121623e0ffffffffffffffff01c6ffffffffffffffff01221a04f57d68eb220120", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1785202600, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 167, "tx_after": 0, "raw_service_envelope": "0a6f0da7a38b7a1574573e4318182a3a636046077f6151a676064448d9e8aef566ea04eb0a7675ce6f56e1074aaa0dda556ee7e4b05a3a02dd4198f31f744715fa2aeba64a75647aca1d35283c23373da807686a45000000414804500160e3ffffffffffffffff0178049801a701a80101120a4d656469756d536c6f771a09216562363837646635", "timestamp_str": "2026-07-28 01:36:42 UTC", "hop_count": 0, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "DustyHeatsink.Pager.NJ (DSTP)", "to_node_name": "Hazelwood Palantir (HWPa)", "relay_hex": "a7", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 2055971751, "node_name": "DustyHeatsink.Pager.NJ", "hex_id": "!7a8ba3a7", "short_name": "DSTP", "last_byte": "a7" } ], "gateway_name": "DustyHeatsink - Phlm.sh (DSTY)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 3949493749, "latitude": 39.8196736, "longitude": -75.2091136, "altitude": null, "timestamp": 1785251230.7300506, "timestamp_str": "2026-07-28 15:07:10", "display_name": "DustyHeatsink - Phlm.sh", "long_name": "DustyHeatsink - Phlm.sh", "short_name": "DSTY", "hw_model": "PORTDUINO" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 912869, "from_node_id": 2055971751, "to_node_id": 1128159092, "timestamp": 1785202602.4506419, "gateway_id": "!eb687df5", "raw_payload": "0a0c95ba401a48d5ce16f57d68eb121623e0ffffffffffffffff01c6ffffffffffffffff01221a04f57d68eb220120", "hop_limit": 4, "hop_start": 4, "from_node_name": "DustyHeatsink.Pager.NJ (DSTP)", "to_node_name": "Hazelwood Palantir (HWPa)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 440449685, 382653768, 3949493749 ], "snr_towards": [ 8.75, -8.0, -14.5, 8.5 ], "route_back": [ 3949493749 ], "snr_back": [ 8.0 ] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward_with_return", "node_ids": [ 1128159092, 440449685, 382653768, 3949493749, 2055971751 ], "node_names": [ "Hazelwood Palantir (HWPa)", "Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb)", "Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN)", "DustyHeatsink - Phlm.sh (DSTY)", "DustyHeatsink.Pager.NJ (DSTP)" ], "snr_values": [ 8.75, -8.0, -14.5, 8.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1128159092, "to_node_id": 440449685, "from_node_name": "Hazelwood Palantir (HWPa)", "to_node_name": "Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb)", "snr": 8.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 28.346219595599155, "from_location_timestamp": 1785003375.0132937, "to_location_timestamp": 1784815364.7410803, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.3d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 4.5d 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": -8.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2733.9148280970016, "from_location_timestamp": 1784815364.7410803, "to_location_timestamp": 1785190996.2888556, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.5d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 382653768, "to_node_id": 3949493749, "from_node_name": "Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN)", "to_node_name": "DustyHeatsink - Phlm.sh (DSTY)", "snr": -14.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 24507.15371331151, "from_location_timestamp": 1785190996.2888556, "to_location_timestamp": 1785179224.5195808, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 6.5h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 3949493749, "to_node_id": 2055971751, "from_node_name": "DustyHeatsink - Phlm.sh (DSTY)", "to_node_name": "DustyHeatsink.Pager.NJ (DSTP)", "snr": 8.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1837.6695317869355, "from_location_timestamp": 1785179224.5195808, "to_location_timestamp": 1785196187.3406167, "from_location_age_warning": "from 6.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.8h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 4 }, "return_path": { "path_type": "return", "node_ids": [ 2055971751, 3949493749 ], "node_names": [ "DustyHeatsink.Pager.NJ (DSTP)", "DustyHeatsink - Phlm.sh (DSTY)" ], "snr_values": [ 8.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2055971751, "to_node_id": 3949493749, "from_node_name": "DustyHeatsink.Pager.NJ (DSTP)", "to_node_name": "DustyHeatsink - Phlm.sh (DSTY)", "snr": 8.0, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1837.6695317869355, "from_location_timestamp": 1785196187.3406167, "to_location_timestamp": 1785179224.5195808, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.8h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 6.5h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 1 }, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "combined_rf", "node_ids": [ 1128159092, 440449685, 382653768, 3949493749, 2055971751 ], "node_names": [ "Hazelwood Palantir (HWPa)", "Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb)", "Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN)", "DustyHeatsink - Phlm.sh (DSTY)", "DustyHeatsink.Pager.NJ (DSTP)" ], "snr_values": [ 8.75, -8.0, -14.5, 8.5, 8.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1128159092, "to_node_id": 440449685, "from_node_name": "Hazelwood Palantir (HWPa)", "to_node_name": "Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb)", "snr": 8.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 28.346219595599155, "from_location_timestamp": 1785003375.0132937, "to_location_timestamp": 1784815364.7410803, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.3d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 4.5d 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": -8.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2733.9148280970016, "from_location_timestamp": 1784815364.7410803, "to_location_timestamp": 1785190996.2888556, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.5d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 382653768, "to_node_id": 3949493749, "from_node_name": "Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN)", "to_node_name": "DustyHeatsink - Phlm.sh (DSTY)", "snr": -14.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 24507.15371331151, "from_location_timestamp": 1785190996.2888556, "to_location_timestamp": 1785179224.5195808, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 6.5h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 3949493749, "to_node_id": 2055971751, "from_node_name": "DustyHeatsink - Phlm.sh (DSTY)", "to_node_name": "DustyHeatsink.Pager.NJ (DSTP)", "snr": 8.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1837.6695317869355, "from_location_timestamp": 1785179224.5195808, "to_location_timestamp": 1785196187.3406167, "from_location_age_warning": "from 6.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.8h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 2055971751, "to_node_id": 3949493749, "from_node_name": "DustyHeatsink.Pager.NJ (DSTP)", "to_node_name": "DustyHeatsink - Phlm.sh (DSTY)", "snr": 8.0, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1837.6695317869355, "from_location_timestamp": 1785196187.3406167, "to_location_timestamp": 1785179224.5195808, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.8h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 6.5h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 5 } }, "has_return_path": true, "is_complete": true, "forward_path_display": "Hazelwood Palantir (HWPa) → Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb) → Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN) → DustyHeatsink - Phlm.sh (DSTY) → DustyHeatsink.Pager.NJ (DSTP)", "return_path_display": "DustyHeatsink.Pager.NJ (DSTP) → DustyHeatsink - Phlm.sh (DSTY)", "actual_rf_path_display": "Hazelwood Palantir (HWPa) → Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb) → Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN) → DustyHeatsink - Phlm.sh (DSTY) → DustyHeatsink.Pager.NJ (DSTP)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1128159092, "to_node_id": 440449685, "from_node_name": "Hazelwood Palantir (HWPa)", "to_node_name": "Hazelwood Treebeard (HWTb)", "snr": 8.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 28.346219595599155, "from_location_timestamp": 1785003375.0132937, "to_location_timestamp": 1784815364.7410803, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.3d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 4.5d 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": -8.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2733.9148280970016, "from_location_timestamp": 1784815364.7410803, "to_location_timestamp": 1785190996.2888556, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.5d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 382653768, "to_node_id": 3949493749, "from_node_name": "Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN)", "to_node_name": "DustyHeatsink - Phlm.sh (DSTY)", "snr": -14.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 24507.15371331151, "from_location_timestamp": 1785190996.2888556, "to_location_timestamp": 1785179224.5195808, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 6.5h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 3949493749, "to_node_id": 2055971751, "from_node_name": "DustyHeatsink - Phlm.sh (DSTY)", "to_node_name": "DustyHeatsink.Pager.NJ (DSTP)", "snr": 8.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1837.6695317869355, "from_location_timestamp": 1785179224.5195808, "to_location_timestamp": 1785196187.3406167, "from_location_age_warning": "from 6.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.8h ago" } ], "return_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2055971751, "to_node_id": 3949493749, "from_node_name": "DustyHeatsink.Pager.NJ (DSTP)", "to_node_name": "DustyHeatsink - Phlm.sh (DSTY)", "snr": 8.0, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1837.6695317869355, "from_location_timestamp": 1785196187.3406167, "to_location_timestamp": 1785179224.5195808, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.8h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 6.5h ago" } ], "total_forward_distance": 29107.084292791045, "total_return_distance": 1837.6695317869355 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "packet": { "from": 2055971751, "to": 1128159092, "channel": 24, "decoded": { "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "payload": "CgyVukAaSNXOFvV9aOsSFiPg//////////8Bxv//////////ASIaBPV9aOsiASA=", "request_id": 3424594856, "bitfield": 1 }, "id": 925056040, "rx_time": 1785202600, "rx_snr": 8.0, "hop_limit": 4, "want_ack": true, "rx_rssi": -29, "hop_start": 4, "relay_node": 167, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" }, "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "gateway_id": "!eb687df5" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2055971751, "to": 1128159092, "channel": 24, "decoded": { "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "payload": "CgyVukAaSNXOFvV9aOsSFiPg//////////8Bxv//////////ASIaBPV9aOsiASA=", "request_id": 3424594856, "bitfield": 1, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 440449685, 382653768, 3949493749 ], "snr_towards": [ 35, -32, -58, 34 ], "route_back": [ 3949493749 ], "snr_back": [ 32 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } }, "id": 925056040, "rx_time": 1785202600, "rx_snr": 8.0, "hop_limit": 4, "want_ack": true, "rx_rssi": -29, "hop_start": 4, "relay_node": 167, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" } }
Raw Packet Data (47 bytes)
0a0c95ba401a48d5ce16f57d68eb121623e0ffffffffffffffff01c6ffffffffffffffff01221a04f57d68eb220120
Hex Analysis:
Size:47 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
DustyHeatsink - Phlm.sh (DSTY) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-29.0 dBm 8.00 dB 0 a7 DSTP MediumSlow 2026-07-28 01:36:42 UTC Current
No other receptions found within ±2 seconds
1

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways