Packet #17661046 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from !6c73be80 to Galleonflash (KS13)

45
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
1
Hop Count
18
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 17661046
Mesh Packet ID: 0x38c8f84b
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-27 02:19:31 UTC
From Node: !6c73be80 (be80)
To Node: Galleonflash (KS13)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: SKID#2 (SK#2)
Channel: ShortFast
RSSI: -31 dBm
SNR: 6.75 dBm
Hop Info: 1/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 6
Relay Node: 7b
Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 18 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: !830cee7b
Hop Count: 0 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: -11.5 dB
Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 !6c73be80 !830cee7b Unknown -11.5 dB Origin Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Combined Traceroute Graph
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Legend & Paths
Nodes
🔄 Router Node
📡 Gateway Node
🚀 Source Node
🎯 Target Node
Connections
RF Link
Gateway Connection
Direct Reception (0 hops)
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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:18 bytes
Gateway:!a1f9fc04
Channel:ShortFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:1 / 7
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Acknowledgment requested
+ 3 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
⚠ Multi-hop path visible (1 hops)
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !a1f9fc04
Node ID format
channel_id ShortFast
packet MeshPacket (18 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 1819524736
Source node ID
uint32
to 117208428
Target node ID
uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP
enum
decoded.payload_length 18 bytes size
hop_limit 6
Remaining hops allowed
uint32
hop_start 7
Initial hop limit
uint32
hops_taken 1
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit
derived
rx_rssi -31.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr 6.75 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1774577962
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 123
Relay node ID
uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1774577971.5912998
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
  • ✓ Custom channel: ShortFast
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (1 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !a1f9fc04
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -31.0 dBm
SNR: 6.75 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:18 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 2198662779 ], "snr_towards": [ -11.5 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "1819524736": "!6c73be80", "2198662779": "!830cee7b", "117208428": "Galleonflash (KS13)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 17661046, "timestamp": 1774577971.5912998, "from_node_id": 1819524736, "to_node_id": 117208428, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!a1f9fc04", "channel_id": "ShortFast", "mesh_packet_id": 952694859, "rssi": -31, "snr": 6.75, "hop_limit": 6, "hop_start": 7, "payload_length": 18, "processed_successfully": true, "raw_payload": "0a047bee0c83120ad2ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": true, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1774577962, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 123, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2026-03-27 02:19:31 UTC", "hop_count": 1, "has_payload": true, "success": true, "from_node_name": "!6c73be80", "to_node_name": "Galleonflash (KS13)", "relay_hex": "7b", "relay_candidates": [], "gateway_name": "SKID#2 (SK#2)", "gateway_location": null }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 17661046, "from_node_id": 1819524736, "to_node_id": 117208428, "timestamp": 1774577971.5912998, "gateway_id": "!a1f9fc04", "raw_payload": "0a047bee0c83120ad2ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 6, "hop_start": 7, "from_node_name": "!6c73be80", "to_node_name": "!06fc756c", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 2198662779 ], "snr_towards": [ -11.5 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 1819524736, 2198662779 ], "node_names": [ "!6c73be80", "!830cee7b" ], "snr_values": [ -11.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1819524736, "to_node_id": 2198662779, "from_node_name": "!6c73be80", "to_node_name": "!830cee7b", "snr": -11.5, "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": 1 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 1819524736, 2198662779 ], "node_names": [ "!6c73be80", "!830cee7b" ], "snr_values": [ -11.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1819524736, "to_node_id": 2198662779, "from_node_name": "!6c73be80", "to_node_name": "!830cee7b", "snr": -11.5, "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": 1 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "!6c73be80 → !830cee7b", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "!6c73be80 → !830cee7b", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1819524736, "to_node_id": 2198662779, "from_node_name": "!6c73be80", "to_node_name": "!830cee7b", "snr": -11.5, "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": "!a1f9fc04", "channel_id": "ShortFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1819524736, "to": 117208428, "id": 952694859, "rx_time": 1774577962, "rx_snr": 6.75, "rx_rssi": -31, "hop_limit": 6, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": true, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 123, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a047bee0c83120ad2ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 2198662779 ], "snr_towards": [ -46 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (18 bytes)
0a047bee0c83120ad2ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:18 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
SKID#2 (SK#2) Primary 0.000s
Reference
-31.0 dBm 6.75 dB 1 7b ShortFast 2026-03-27 02:19:31 UTC Current
SKID#2 (SK#2) -0.295s
Before
-31.0 dBm 6.75 dB 1 7b LongFast 2026-03-27 02:19:31 UTC View
SKID#2 (SK#2) -0.264s
Before
-31.0 dBm 6.75 dB 1 7b LongFast 2026-03-27 02:19:31 UTC View
SKID#2 (SK#2) -0.252s
Before
-31.0 dBm 6.75 dB 1 7b LongFast 2026-03-27 02:19:31 UTC View
SKID#2 (SK#2) -0.236s
Before
-31.0 dBm 6.75 dB 1 7b LongFast 2026-03-27 02:19:31 UTC View
SKID#2 (SK#2) -0.220s
Before
-31.0 dBm 6.75 dB 1 7b LongFast 2026-03-27 02:19:31 UTC View
SKID#2 (SK#2) -0.204s
Before
-31.0 dBm 6.75 dB 1 7b LongFast 2026-03-27 02:19:31 UTC View
SKID#2 (SK#2) -0.194s
Before
-31.0 dBm 6.75 dB 1 7b LongFast 2026-03-27 02:19:31 UTC View
SKID#2 (SK#2) -0.182s
Before
-31.0 dBm 6.75 dB 1 7b LongFast 2026-03-27 02:19:31 UTC View
SKID#2 (SK#2) -0.170s
Before
-31.0 dBm 6.75 dB 1 7b LongFast 2026-03-27 02:19:31 UTC View
SKID#2 (SK#2) -0.158s
Before
-31.0 dBm 6.75 dB 1 7b LongFast 2026-03-27 02:19:31 UTC View
SKID#2 (SK#2) -0.144s
Before
-31.0 dBm 6.75 dB 1 7b LongFast 2026-03-27 02:19:31 UTC View
SKID#2 (SK#2) -0.131s
Before
-31.0 dBm 6.75 dB 1 7b MediumFast 2026-03-27 02:19:31 UTC View
SKID#2 (SK#2) -0.119s
Before
-31.0 dBm 6.75 dB 1 7b MediumFast 2026-03-27 02:19:31 UTC View
SKID#2 (SK#2) -0.105s
Before
-31.0 dBm 6.75 dB 1 7b MediumFast 2026-03-27 02:19:31 UTC View
SKID#2 (SK#2) -0.094s
Before
-31.0 dBm 6.75 dB 1 7b MediumFast 2026-03-27 02:19:31 UTC View
SKID#2 (SK#2) -0.084s
Before
-31.0 dBm 6.75 dB 1 7b MediumFast 2026-03-27 02:19:31 UTC View
SKID#2 (SK#2) -0.073s
Before
-31.0 dBm 6.75 dB 1 7b MediumFast 2026-03-27 02:19:31 UTC View
SKID#2 (SK#2) -0.063s
Before
-31.0 dBm 6.75 dB 1 7b MediumFast 2026-03-27 02:19:31 UTC View
SKID#2 (SK#2) -0.053s
Before
-31.0 dBm 6.75 dB 1 7b MediumFast 2026-03-27 02:19:31 UTC View
SKID#2 (SK#2) -0.043s
Before
-31.0 dBm 6.75 dB 1 7b MediumFast 2026-03-27 02:19:31 UTC View
SKID#2 (SK#2) -0.033s
Before
-31.0 dBm 6.75 dB 1 7b MediumFast 2026-03-27 02:19:31 UTC View
SKID#2 (SK#2) -0.022s
Before
-31.0 dBm 6.75 dB 1 7b MediumFast 2026-03-27 02:19:31 UTC View
SKID#2 (SK#2) -0.012s
Before
-31.0 dBm 6.75 dB 1 7b ShortFast 2026-03-27 02:19:31 UTC View
SKID#2 (SK#2) +0.012s
After
-31.0 dBm 6.75 dB 1 7b ShortFast 2026-03-27 02:19:31 UTC View
SKID#2 (SK#2) +0.024s
After
-31.0 dBm 6.75 dB 1 7b ShortFast 2026-03-27 02:19:31 UTC View
SKID#2 (SK#2) +0.036s
After
-31.0 dBm 6.75 dB 1 7b ShortFast 2026-03-27 02:19:31 UTC View
SKID#2 (SK#2) +0.048s
After
-31.0 dBm 6.75 dB 1 7b ShortFast 2026-03-27 02:19:31 UTC View
SKID#2 (SK#2) +0.059s
After
-31.0 dBm 6.75 dB 1 7b ShortFast 2026-03-27 02:19:31 UTC View
SKID#2 (SK#2) +0.070s
After
-31.0 dBm 6.75 dB 1 7b ShortFast 2026-03-27 02:19:31 UTC View
SKID#2 (SK#2) +0.082s
After
-31.0 dBm 6.75 dB 1 7b ShortFast 2026-03-27 02:19:31 UTC View
SKID#2 (SK#2) +0.093s
After
-31.0 dBm 6.75 dB 1 7b ShortFast 2026-03-27 02:19:31 UTC View
SKID#2 (SK#2) +0.104s
After
-31.0 dBm 6.75 dB 1 7b ShortFast 2026-03-27 02:19:31 UTC View
SKID#2 (SK#2) +0.118s
After
-31.0 dBm 6.75 dB 1 7b ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 02:19:31 UTC View
SKID#2 (SK#2) +0.129s
After
-31.0 dBm 6.75 dB 1 7b ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 02:19:31 UTC View
SKID#2 (SK#2) +0.139s
After
-31.0 dBm 6.75 dB 1 7b ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 02:19:31 UTC View
SKID#2 (SK#2) +0.150s
After
-31.0 dBm 6.75 dB 1 7b ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 02:19:31 UTC View
SKID#2 (SK#2) +0.160s
After
-31.0 dBm 6.75 dB 1 7b ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 02:19:31 UTC View
SKID#2 (SK#2) +0.170s
After
-31.0 dBm 6.75 dB 1 7b ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 02:19:31 UTC View
SKID#2 (SK#2) +0.182s
After
-31.0 dBm 6.75 dB 1 7b ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 02:19:31 UTC View
SKID#2 (SK#2) +0.194s
After
-31.0 dBm 6.75 dB 1 7b ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 02:19:31 UTC View
SKID#2 (SK#2) +0.205s
After
-31.0 dBm 6.75 dB 1 7b ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 02:19:31 UTC View
SKID#2 (SK#2) +0.217s
After
-31.0 dBm 6.75 dB 1 7b ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 02:19:31 UTC View
SKID#2 (SK#2) +0.228s
After
-31.0 dBm 6.75 dB 1 7b ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 02:19:31 UTC View
SKID#2 (SK#2) +0.240s
After
-31.0 dBm 6.75 dB 1 7b LongFast 2026-03-27 02:19:31 UTC View
45

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways