Packet #17833147 Success

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

45
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
1
Hop Count
12
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 17833147
Mesh Packet ID: 0x7797aa2f
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-27 11:14:34 UTC
From Node: CoLD (9941)
To Node: neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5)
Channel: ShortFast
RSSI: -95 dBm
SNR: -0.5 dBm
Hop Info: 1/2 hops
Start: 2, Limit: 1
Relay Node: None
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 12 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
SNR Towards: -9.75 dB
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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:12 bytes
Gateway:!a3fb5ff0
Channel:ShortFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:1 / 2
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Targeted to specific node
+ 2 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 !a3fb5ff0
Node ID format
channel_id ShortFast
packet MeshPacket (12 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 217946433
Source node ID
uint32
to 2732702908
Target node ID
uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP
enum
decoded.payload_length 12 bytes size
hop_limit 1
Remaining hops allowed
uint32
hop_start 2
Initial hop limit
uint32
hops_taken 1
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit
derived
rx_rssi -95.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr -0.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1774610073
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 Not set uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1774610074.8410792
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
  • ✓ 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
Gateway ID: !a3fb5ff0
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -95.0 dBm
SNR: -0.50 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": [ -9.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "217946433": "CoLD", "2732702908": "neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 17833147, "timestamp": 1774610074.8410792, "from_node_id": 217946433, "to_node_id": 2732702908, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!a3fb5ff0", "channel_id": "ShortFast", "mesh_packet_id": 2006428207, "rssi": -95, "snr": -0.5, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 2, "payload_length": 12, "processed_successfully": true, "raw_payload": "120ad9ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1774610073, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 0, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2026-03-27 11:14:34 UTC", "hop_count": 1, "has_payload": true, "success": true, "from_node_name": "CoLD", "to_node_name": "neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)", "relay_hex": null, "relay_candidates": [], "gateway_name": "kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 2751160304, "latitude": 43.3813643, "longitude": -80.4758169, "altitude": 343, "timestamp": 1774614712.622036, "timestamp_str": "2026-03-27 12:31:52", "display_name": "kwarc.org 5ff0", "long_name": "kwarc.org 5ff0", "short_name": "KW5", "hw_model": "TBEAM" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 17833147, "from_node_id": 217946433, "to_node_id": 2732702908, "timestamp": 1774610074.8410792, "gateway_id": "!a3fb5ff0", "raw_payload": "120ad9ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 2, "from_node_name": "CoLD", "to_node_name": "neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [], "snr_towards": [ -9.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 217946433 ], "node_names": [ "CoLD" ], "snr_values": [ -9.75 ], "hops": [], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 0 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 217946433, 2732702908 ], "node_names": [ "CoLD", "neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)" ], "snr_values": [ -9.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 217946433, "to_node_id": 2732702908, "from_node_name": "CoLD", "to_node_name": "neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)", "snr": -9.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 11952.716734607218, "from_location_timestamp": 1774606207.8007329, "to_location_timestamp": 1774594695.9538035, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 4.3h ago" } ], "is_complete": true, "total_hops": 1 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "CoLD", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "CoLD → neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)", "forward_hops": [], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": null, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!a3fb5ff0", "channel_id": "ShortFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 217946433, "to": 2732702908, "id": 2006428207, "rx_time": 1774610073, "rx_snr": -0.5, "rx_rssi": -95, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 2, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 0, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "120ad9ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "snr_towards": [ -39 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (12 bytes)
120ad9ffffffffffffffff01
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
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) Primary 0.000s
Reference
-95.0 dBm -0.50 dB 1 - ShortFast 2026-03-27 11:14:34 UTC Current
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.329s
Before
-95.0 dBm -0.50 dB 1 - LongFast 2026-03-27 11:14:34 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.319s
Before
-95.0 dBm -0.50 dB 1 - LongFast 2026-03-27 11:14:34 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.308s
Before
-95.0 dBm -0.50 dB 1 - LongFast 2026-03-27 11:14:34 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.298s
Before
-95.0 dBm -0.50 dB 1 - LongFast 2026-03-27 11:14:34 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.288s
Before
-95.0 dBm -0.50 dB 1 - LongFast 2026-03-27 11:14:34 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.277s
Before
-95.0 dBm -0.50 dB 1 - LongFast 2026-03-27 11:14:34 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.265s
Before
-95.0 dBm -0.50 dB 1 - LongFast 2026-03-27 11:14:34 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.253s
Before
-95.0 dBm -0.50 dB 1 - LongFast 2026-03-27 11:14:34 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.241s
Before
-95.0 dBm -0.50 dB 1 - LongFast 2026-03-27 11:14:34 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.229s
Before
-95.0 dBm -0.50 dB 1 - LongFast 2026-03-27 11:14:34 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.217s
Before
-95.0 dBm -0.50 dB 1 - LongFast 2026-03-27 11:14:34 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.206s
Before
-95.0 dBm -0.50 dB 1 - MediumFast 2026-03-27 11:14:34 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.194s
Before
-95.0 dBm -0.50 dB 1 - MediumFast 2026-03-27 11:14:34 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.182s
Before
-95.0 dBm -0.50 dB 1 - MediumFast 2026-03-27 11:14:34 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.171s
Before
-95.0 dBm -0.50 dB 1 - MediumFast 2026-03-27 11:14:34 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.160s
Before
-95.0 dBm -0.50 dB 1 - MediumFast 2026-03-27 11:14:34 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.149s
Before
-95.0 dBm -0.50 dB 1 - MediumFast 2026-03-27 11:14:34 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.138s
Before
-95.0 dBm -0.50 dB 1 - MediumFast 2026-03-27 11:14:34 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.127s
Before
-95.0 dBm -0.50 dB 1 - MediumFast 2026-03-27 11:14:34 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.117s
Before
-95.0 dBm -0.50 dB 1 - MediumFast 2026-03-27 11:14:34 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.106s
Before
-95.0 dBm -0.50 dB 1 - MediumFast 2026-03-27 11:14:34 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.095s
Before
-95.0 dBm -0.50 dB 1 - MediumFast 2026-03-27 11:14:34 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.084s
Before
-95.0 dBm -0.50 dB 1 - ShortFast 2026-03-27 11:14:34 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.071s
Before
-95.0 dBm -0.50 dB 1 - ShortFast 2026-03-27 11:14:34 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.059s
Before
-95.0 dBm -0.50 dB 1 - ShortFast 2026-03-27 11:14:34 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.047s
Before
-95.0 dBm -0.50 dB 1 - ShortFast 2026-03-27 11:14:34 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.035s
Before
-95.0 dBm -0.50 dB 1 - ShortFast 2026-03-27 11:14:34 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.023s
Before
-95.0 dBm -0.50 dB 1 - ShortFast 2026-03-27 11:14:34 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.012s
Before
-95.0 dBm -0.50 dB 1 - ShortFast 2026-03-27 11:14:34 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.011s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.50 dB 1 - ShortFast 2026-03-27 11:14:34 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.022s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.50 dB 1 - ShortFast 2026-03-27 11:14:34 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.033s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.50 dB 1 - ShortFast 2026-03-27 11:14:34 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.044s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.50 dB 1 - ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 11:14:34 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.067s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.50 dB 1 - ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 11:14:34 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.078s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.50 dB 1 - ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 11:14:34 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.089s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.50 dB 1 - ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 11:14:34 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.100s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.50 dB 1 - ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 11:14:34 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.112s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.50 dB 1 - ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 11:14:34 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.124s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.50 dB 1 - ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 11:14:34 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.136s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.50 dB 1 - ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 11:14:34 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.149s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.50 dB 1 - ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 11:14:34 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.160s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.50 dB 1 - ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 11:14:35 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.172s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.50 dB 1 - ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 11:14:35 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.184s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.50 dB 1 - LongFast 2026-03-27 11:14:35 UTC View
45

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways