Packet #39285310 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Beacon Hill (BCNH) to Ranchlands BEAM [ConcernedThirdParty] (@@RL)

5
Total Receptions
5
Unique Gateways
1
Hop Count
51
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 39285310
Mesh Packet ID: 0xb50dade2
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-05-15 19:17:58 UTC
From Node: Beacon Hill (BCNH)
To Node: Ranchlands BEAM [ConcernedThirdParty] (@@RL)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Pooty Base (POOT)
Channel: Custom
RSSI: -114 dBm
SNR: -16.75 dBm
Hop Info: 1/4 hops
Start: 4, Limit: 3
Relay Node: 73 4773
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: 51 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: Concerned Third Party BEAM (@CTP) !19bae839
Hop Count: 1 hops
Status: Forward complete, Return in progress
SNR Towards: 0.0 dB -15.0 dB -10.0 dB
Return Path: !67b34773
SNR Back: -18.25 dB
Route Visualization
Loading...

Loading route map...

Map shows the geographic path if nodes have shared location data.
Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Ranchlands BEAM [ConcernedThirdParty] (@@RL) Concerned Third Party BEAM (@CTP) Unknown 0.0 dB Origin Hops
2 Concerned Third Party BEAM (@CTP) !19bae839 Unknown -15.0 dB Relay Hops
3 !19bae839 Beacon Hill (BCNH) Unknown -10.0 dB Destination Hops
Return Path Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Beacon Hill (BCNH) !67b34773 Unknown -18.25 dB Return Start Hops
Combined Traceroute Graph
Controls: Drag nodes to rearrange • Mouse wheel to zoom • Click and drag background to pan • Hover for details
Loading graph...

Building graph...

This can take a few seconds on large graphs.

Legend & Paths
Nodes
🔄 Router Node
📡 Gateway Node
🚀 Source Node
🎯 Target Node
Connections
RF Link
Gateway Connection
Direct Reception (0 hops)
Packet Paths
Loading paths...
FastSlow
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:51 bytes
Gateway:!1de9da28
Channel:Custom
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:1 / 4
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 !1de9da28
Node ID format
channel_id Custom
packet MeshPacket (51 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 192961079
Source node ID
uint32
to 2223544564
Target node ID
uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP
enum
decoded.payload_length 51 bytes size
hop_limit 3
Remaining hops allowed
uint32
hop_start 4
Initial hop limit
uint32
hops_taken 1
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit
derived
rx_rssi -114.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr -16.75 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1778872678
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 115
Relay node ID
uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1778872678.7518766
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: Custom
  • ✓ 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: !1de9da28
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -114.0 dBm
SNR: -16.75 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:51 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 4145999812, 431679545 ], "snr_towards": [ 0.0, -15.0, -10.0 ], "route_back": [ 1739802483 ], "snr_back": [ -18.25 ], "route_node_names": { "4145999812": "Concerned Third Party BEAM (@CTP)", "1739802483": "!67b34773", "2223544564": "Ranchlands BEAM [ConcernedThirdParty] (@@RL)", "192961079": "Beacon Hill (BCNH)", "431679545": "!19bae839" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 39285310, "timestamp": 1778872678.7518766, "from_node_id": 192961079, "to_node_id": 2223544564, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!1de9da28", "channel_id": "Custom", "mesh_packet_id": 3037572578, "rssi": -114, "snr": -16.75, "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 4, "payload_length": 51, "processed_successfully": true, "raw_payload": "0a08c4ef1ef739e8ba19121500c4ffffffffffffffff01d8ffffffffffffffff011a047347b367220ab7ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": true, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1778872678, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 115, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2026-05-15 19:17:58 UTC", "hop_count": 1, "has_payload": true, "success": true, "from_node_name": "Beacon Hill (BCNH)", "to_node_name": "Ranchlands BEAM [ConcernedThirdParty] (@@RL)", "relay_hex": "73", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 1739802483, "node_name": "!67b34773", "hex_id": "!67b34773", "short_name": "4773", "last_byte": "73" } ], "gateway_name": "Pooty Base (POOT)", "gateway_location": null }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 39285310, "from_node_id": 192961079, "to_node_id": 2223544564, "timestamp": 1778872678.7518766, "gateway_id": "!1de9da28", "raw_payload": "0a08c4ef1ef739e8ba19121500c4ffffffffffffffff01d8ffffffffffffffff011a047347b367220ab7ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 4, "from_node_name": "Beacon Hill (BCNH)", "to_node_name": "Ranchlands BEAM [ConcernedThirdParty] (@@RL)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 4145999812, 431679545 ], "snr_towards": [ 0.0, -15.0, -10.0 ], "route_back": [ 1739802483 ], "snr_back": [ -18.25 ] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward_with_return", "node_ids": [ 2223544564, 4145999812, 431679545, 192961079 ], "node_names": [ "Ranchlands BEAM [ConcernedThirdParty] (@@RL)", "Concerned Third Party BEAM (@CTP)", "!19bae839", "Beacon Hill (BCNH)" ], "snr_values": [ 0.0, -15.0, -10.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2223544564, "to_node_id": 4145999812, "from_node_name": "Ranchlands BEAM [ConcernedThirdParty] (@@RL)", "to_node_name": "Concerned Third Party BEAM (@CTP)", "snr": 0.0, "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" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 4145999812, "to_node_id": 431679545, "from_node_name": "Concerned Third Party BEAM (@CTP)", "to_node_name": "!19bae839", "snr": -15.0, "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" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 431679545, "to_node_id": 192961079, "from_node_name": "!19bae839", "to_node_name": "Beacon Hill (BCNH)", "snr": -10.0, "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": 3 }, "return_path": { "path_type": "return", "node_ids": [ 192961079, 1739802483 ], "node_names": [ "Beacon Hill (BCNH)", "!67b34773" ], "snr_values": [ -18.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 192961079, "to_node_id": 1739802483, "from_node_name": "Beacon Hill (BCNH)", "to_node_name": "!67b34773", "snr": -18.25, "direction": "return", "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 }, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "combined_rf", "node_ids": [ 2223544564, 4145999812, 431679545, 192961079, 1739802483 ], "node_names": [ "Ranchlands BEAM [ConcernedThirdParty] (@@RL)", "Concerned Third Party BEAM (@CTP)", "!19bae839", "Beacon Hill (BCNH)", "!67b34773" ], "snr_values": [ 0.0, -15.0, -10.0, -18.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2223544564, "to_node_id": 4145999812, "from_node_name": "Ranchlands BEAM [ConcernedThirdParty] (@@RL)", "to_node_name": "Concerned Third Party BEAM (@CTP)", "snr": 0.0, "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" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 4145999812, "to_node_id": 431679545, "from_node_name": "Concerned Third Party BEAM (@CTP)", "to_node_name": "!19bae839", "snr": -15.0, "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" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 431679545, "to_node_id": 192961079, "from_node_name": "!19bae839", "to_node_name": "Beacon Hill (BCNH)", "snr": -10.0, "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" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 192961079, "to_node_id": 1739802483, "from_node_name": "Beacon Hill (BCNH)", "to_node_name": "!67b34773", "snr": -18.25, "direction": "return_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": 4 } }, "has_return_path": true, "is_complete": true, "forward_path_display": "Ranchlands BEAM [ConcernedThirdParty] (@@RL) → Concerned Third Party BEAM (@CTP) → !19bae839 → Beacon Hill (BCNH)", "return_path_display": "Beacon Hill (BCNH) → !67b34773", "actual_rf_path_display": "Ranchlands BEAM [ConcernedThirdParty] (@@RL) → Concerned Third Party BEAM (@CTP) → !19bae839 → Beacon Hill (BCNH) → !67b34773", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2223544564, "to_node_id": 4145999812, "from_node_name": "Ranchlands BEAM [ConcernedThirdParty] (@@RL)", "to_node_name": "Concerned Third Party BEAM (@CTP)", "snr": 0.0, "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" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 4145999812, "to_node_id": 431679545, "from_node_name": "Concerned Third Party BEAM (@CTP)", "to_node_name": "!19bae839", "snr": -15.0, "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" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 431679545, "to_node_id": 192961079, "from_node_name": "!19bae839", "to_node_name": "Beacon Hill (BCNH)", "snr": -10.0, "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": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 192961079, "to_node_id": 1739802483, "from_node_name": "Beacon Hill (BCNH)", "to_node_name": "!67b34773", "snr": -18.25, "direction": "return", "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" } ], "total_forward_distance": 0, "total_return_distance": 0 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!1de9da28", "channel_id": "Custom", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 192961079, "to": 2223544564, "id": 3037572578, "rx_time": 1778872678, "rx_snr": -16.75, "rx_rssi": -114, "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 4, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": true, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 115, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a08c4ef1ef739e8ba19121500c4ffffffffffffffff01d8ffffffffffffffff011a047347b367220ab7ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 4145999812, 431679545 ], "snr_towards": [ 0, -60, -40 ], "route_back": [ 1739802483 ], "snr_back": [ -73 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (51 bytes)
0a08c4ef1ef739e8ba19121500c4ffffffffffffffff01d8ffffffffffffffff011a047347b367220ab7ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:51 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
Loading...

Loading reception map...

Map shows gateway locations that received this packet. Hop counts are displayed if available.
Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
Pooty Base (POOT) Primary 0.000s
Reference
-114.0 dBm -16.75 dB 1 73 4773 Custom 2026-05-15 19:17:58 UTC Current
Concerned Third Party BEAM (@CTP) -0.778s
Before
-131.0 dBm -10.25 dB 0 37 BCNH Custom 2026-05-15 19:17:57 UTC View
AU518987077 BEAM [ConcernedThirdParty] (@AU) -0.569s
Before
Unknown Unknown 1 c4 Custom 2026-05-15 19:17:58 UTC View
Jitterbug BEAM [ConcernedThirdParty] (@JB) -0.497s
Before
Unknown Unknown 1 c4 Custom 2026-05-15 19:17:58 UTC View
Ranchlands BEAM [ConcernedThirdParty] (@@RL) -0.479s
Before
Unknown Unknown 1 c4 Custom 2026-05-15 19:17:58 UTC View
5

Total Receptions

5

Unique Gateways