Packet #17805151 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from BalconySolar (PI01) to neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)

46
Total Receptions
2
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
12
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 17805151
Mesh Packet ID: 0x43150873
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-27 10:08:39 UTC
From Node: BalconySolar (PI01)
To Node: neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Balconytastic (PIE1)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -45 dBm
SNR: 6.0 dBm
Hop Info: 0/2 hops
Start: 2, Limit: 2
Relay Node: 99 PI01
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: 12 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
SNR Towards: -12.0 dB
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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:12 bytes
Gateway:!49b3d5b8
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:Unknown / 2
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Targeted to specific node
+ 2 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Default channel - no encryption
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !49b3d5b8
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (12 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 3224810649
Source node ID
uint32
to 2732702908
Target node ID
uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP
enum
decoded.payload_length 12 bytes size
hop_limit 2
Remaining hops allowed
uint32
hop_start 2
Initial hop limit
uint32
hops_taken 0
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit
derived
rx_rssi -45.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr 6.00 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1774606118
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 Not set uint32
pki_encrypted False
Standard encryption
bool
next_hop Not set uint32
relay_node 153
Relay node ID
uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1774606119.382892
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)
  • ✓ Targeted to specific node
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
  • ✓ Zero-hop: direct from source to MQTT gateway
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Default channel - no encryption
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !49b3d5b8
Zero Hop Policy: Enabled
Direct gateway connection
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -45.0 dBm
SNR: 6.00 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:12 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [], "snr_towards": [ -12.0 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "3224810649": "BalconySolar (PI01)", "2732702908": "neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 17805151, "timestamp": 1774606119.382892, "from_node_id": 3224810649, "to_node_id": 2732702908, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!49b3d5b8", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 1125451891, "rssi": -45, "snr": 6.0, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 2, "payload_length": 12, "processed_successfully": true, "raw_payload": "120ad0ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1774606118, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 153, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2026-03-27 10:08:39 UTC", "hop_count": 0, "has_payload": true, "success": true, "from_node_name": "BalconySolar (PI01)", "to_node_name": "neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)", "relay_hex": "99", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 3224810649, "node_name": "BalconySolar", "hex_id": "!c036b499", "short_name": "PI01", "last_byte": "99" } ], "gateway_name": "Balconytastic (PIE1)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 1236522424, "latitude": 43.4372608, "longitude": -80.4519936, "altitude": null, "timestamp": 1774637009.1153076, "timestamp_str": "2026-03-27 18:43:29", "display_name": "Balconytastic", "long_name": "Balconytastic", "short_name": "PIE1", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V4" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 17805151, "from_node_id": 3224810649, "to_node_id": 2732702908, "timestamp": 1774606119.382892, "gateway_id": "!49b3d5b8", "raw_payload": "120ad0ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 2, "from_node_name": "BalconySolar (PI01)", "to_node_name": "neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [], "snr_towards": [ -12.0 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 3224810649 ], "node_names": [ "BalconySolar (PI01)" ], "snr_values": [ -12.0 ], "hops": [], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 0 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 3224810649, 2732702908 ], "node_names": [ "BalconySolar (PI01)", "neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)" ], "snr_values": [ -12.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3224810649, "to_node_id": 2732702908, "from_node_name": "BalconySolar (PI01)", "to_node_name": "neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)", "snr": -12.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 10990.03837218811, "from_location_timestamp": 1774597385.438526, "to_location_timestamp": 1774594695.9538035, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.2h ago" } ], "is_complete": true, "total_hops": 1 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "BalconySolar (PI01)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "BalconySolar (PI01) → neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)", "forward_hops": [], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": null, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!49b3d5b8", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 3224810649, "to": 2732702908, "id": 1125451891, "rx_time": 1774606118, "rx_snr": 6.0, "rx_rssi": -45, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 2, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 153, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "120ad0ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "snr_towards": [ -48 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (12 bytes)
120ad0ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:12 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
Balconytastic (PIE1) Primary 0.000s
Reference
-45.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 99 PI01 LongFast 2026-03-27 10:08:39 UTC Current
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.563s
Before
-45.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 99 PI01 LongFast 2026-03-27 10:08:38 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.530s
Before
-45.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 99 PI01 LongFast 2026-03-27 10:08:38 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.519s
Before
-45.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 99 PI01 LongFast 2026-03-27 10:08:38 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.504s
Before
-45.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 99 PI01 LongFast 2026-03-27 10:08:38 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.484s
Before
-45.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 99 PI01 LongFast 2026-03-27 10:08:38 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.464s
Before
-45.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 99 PI01 LongFast 2026-03-27 10:08:38 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.453s
Before
-45.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 99 PI01 LongFast 2026-03-27 10:08:38 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.442s
Before
-45.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 99 PI01 LongFast 2026-03-27 10:08:38 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.430s
Before
-45.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 99 PI01 LongFast 2026-03-27 10:08:38 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.419s
Before
-45.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 99 PI01 LongFast 2026-03-27 10:08:38 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.407s
Before
-45.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 99 PI01 LongFast 2026-03-27 10:08:38 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.397s
Before
-45.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 99 PI01 MediumFast 2026-03-27 10:08:38 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.386s
Before
-45.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 99 PI01 MediumFast 2026-03-27 10:08:38 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.375s
Before
-45.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 99 PI01 MediumFast 2026-03-27 10:08:39 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.365s
Before
-45.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 99 PI01 MediumFast 2026-03-27 10:08:39 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.354s
Before
-45.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 99 PI01 MediumFast 2026-03-27 10:08:39 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.342s
Before
-45.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 99 PI01 MediumFast 2026-03-27 10:08:39 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.317s
Before
-45.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 99 PI01 MediumFast 2026-03-27 10:08:39 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.307s
Before
-45.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 99 PI01 MediumFast 2026-03-27 10:08:39 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.294s
Before
-45.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 99 PI01 MediumFast 2026-03-27 10:08:39 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.284s
Before
-45.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 99 PI01 MediumFast 2026-03-27 10:08:39 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.266s
Before
-45.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 99 PI01 MediumFast 2026-03-27 10:08:39 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.256s
Before
-45.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 99 PI01 ShortFast 2026-03-27 10:08:39 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.241s
Before
-45.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 99 PI01 ShortFast 2026-03-27 10:08:39 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.222s
Before
-45.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 99 PI01 ShortFast 2026-03-27 10:08:39 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.209s
Before
-45.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 99 PI01 ShortFast 2026-03-27 10:08:39 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.198s
Before
-45.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 99 PI01 ShortFast 2026-03-27 10:08:39 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.188s
Before
-45.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 99 PI01 ShortFast 2026-03-27 10:08:39 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.178s
Before
-45.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 99 PI01 ShortFast 2026-03-27 10:08:39 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.168s
Before
-45.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 99 PI01 ShortFast 2026-03-27 10:08:39 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.157s
Before
-45.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 99 PI01 ShortFast 2026-03-27 10:08:39 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.147s
Before
-45.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 99 PI01 ShortFast 2026-03-27 10:08:39 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.137s
Before
-45.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 99 PI01 ShortFast 2026-03-27 10:08:39 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.126s
Before
-45.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 99 PI01 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 10:08:39 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.116s
Before
-45.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 99 PI01 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 10:08:39 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.104s
Before
-45.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 99 PI01 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 10:08:39 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.091s
Before
-45.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 99 PI01 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 10:08:39 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.079s
Before
-45.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 99 PI01 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 10:08:39 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.068s
Before
-45.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 99 PI01 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 10:08:39 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.056s
Before
-45.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 99 PI01 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 10:08:39 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.045s
Before
-45.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 99 PI01 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 10:08:39 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.033s
Before
-45.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 99 PI01 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 10:08:39 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.021s
Before
-45.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 99 PI01 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 10:08:39 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.011s
Before
-45.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 99 PI01 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 10:08:39 UTC View
Tagtastic (ld01) +0.011s
After
-40.0 dBm 5.75 dB 0 99 PI01 LongFast 2026-03-27 10:08:39 UTC View
46

Total Receptions

2

Unique Gateways