Packet #1254955 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Melilla 2 🌞 (MEL2) to EA9-Gines (22af)

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Unique Gateways

Hop Count

Payload Bytes

Packet Information

Database ID:	1254955
Mesh Packet ID:	`0xe1a2128c` Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp:	2026-06-25 18:59:15 UTC
From Node:	Melilla 2 🌞 (MEL2)
To Node:	EA9-Gines (22af)
Success:	Processed
Protocol:	TRACEROUTE_APP Port: 70

Gateway:	htx - portable (htx)
Channel:	SFNarrow
RSSI:	-93 dBm
SNR:	9.25 dBm
Hop Info:	3/5 hops Start: 5, Limit: 2
Relay Node:	`5a` AL01 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: 42 bytes

Decoded: Yes

Decoded Data:

Route Information

Route Path:	EA9-ML-004📡🌞 (ML04) → GR Alpujarra - EA7HMB🗼☀️ (HMB1) → EA7-GR-002 🗼 (GR02) → EA7-AL-001 🏔 (AL01)
Hop Count:	3 hops
Status:	Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards:	-1.75 dB -5.25 dB 5.75 dB 8.5 dB

Route Visualization

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Traceroute Steps

Hop	From Node	To Node	Distance	SNR (dB)	Direction	Analysis
1	Melilla 2 🌞 (MEL2)	EA9-ML-004📡🌞 (ML04)	3.38 km	-1.75 dB	Origin	Hops
2	EA9-ML-004📡🌞 (ML04)	GR Alpujarra - EA7HMB🗼☀️ (HMB1)	195.43 km	-5.25 dB	Relay	Hops
3	GR Alpujarra - EA7HMB🗼☀️ (HMB1)	EA7-GR-002 🗼 (GR02)	38.46 km	5.75 dB	Relay	Hops
4	EA7-GR-002 🗼 (GR02)	EA7-AL-001 🏔 (AL01)	53.46 km	8.5 dB	Relay	Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached

Total Forward Distance

290.73 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:	42 bytes
Gateway:	!87281e69
Channel:	SFNarrow
Payload Type:	TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:	3 / 5

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 (3 hops)
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MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

Field	Value
`gateway_id`	`!87281e69` Node ID format
`channel_id`	`SFNarrow`
`packet`	`MeshPacket` (42 bytes) Contains the actual mesh network packet

MeshPacket Fields

Canonical MeshPacket view reconstructed from stored protobuf bytes.

Field	Value	Type
`from`	`2031116721` Source node ID	uint32
`to`	`4240581295` Target node ID	uint32
`decoded.portnum`	`TRACEROUTE_APP` TRACEROUTE_APP	enum
`decoded.payload_length`	`42` bytes	size
`hop_limit`	`2` Remaining hops allowed	uint32
`hop_start`	`5` Initial hop limit	uint32
`hops_taken`	`3` Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit	derived
`rx_rssi`	`-93.0` dBm Signal strength at gateway	int32
`rx_snr`	`9.25` dB Signal quality at gateway	float
`rx_time`	`1782413957` 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`	`32` Channel index	uint32
`pki_encrypted`	False Standard encryption	bool
`next_hop`	Not set	uint32
`relay_node`	`90` 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: SFNarrow
✓ Gateway node ID tracked

Exposure Risks:

⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
⚠ Multi-hop path visible (3 hops)
⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)

MQTT-Specific Fields

Want ack:	`True`
Gateway ID:	`!87281e69`
Signal Metrics:	RSSI: -93.0 dBm SNR: 9.25 dB

Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:

Protocol:	TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:	42 bytes
Decoded:	Yes

Complete Payload Data (JSON):

{ "route_nodes": [ 1727564065, 1547581002, 895153037, 1989708122 ], "snr_towards": [ -1.75, -5.25, 5.75, 8.5 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "1727564065": "EA9-ML-004📡🌞 (ML04)", "1547581002": "GR Alpujarra - EA7HMB🗼☀️ (HMB1)", "895153037": "EA7-GR-002 🗼 (GR02)", "4240581295": "EA9-Gines (22af)", "2031116721": "Melilla 2 🌞 (MEL2)", "1989708122": "EA7-AL-001 🏔 (AL01)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 1254955, "timestamp": 1782413955.7727902, "from_node_id": 2031116721, "to_node_id": 4240581295, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!87281e69", "channel_id": "SFNarrow", "mesh_packet_id": 3785495180, "rssi": -93, "snr": 9.25, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 5, "payload_length": 42, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a102189f8664a363e5c8df35a355a8998761216f9ffffffffffffffff01ebffffffffffffffff011722", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1782413957, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 90, "tx_after": 0, "raw_service_envelope": "0a6b0db161107915af22c2fc18202a3709a1feaea31be47ac9a1082d41117f30b227c2451a12d2827565a64442d1dcff5fca6c6ebdb653edf68be4bd194d0dc3f5ddb5e253688d358c12a2e13d857a3d6a45000014414802500160a3ffffffffffffffff01780598015aa80101120853464e6172726f771a09213837323831653639", "timestamp_str": "2026-06-25 18:59:15 UTC", "hop_count": 3, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Melilla 2 🌞 (MEL2)", "to_node_name": "EA9-Gines (22af)", "relay_hex": "5a", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 1989708122, "node_name": "EA7-AL-001 🏔", "hex_id": "!7698895a", "short_name": "AL01", "last_byte": "5a" } ], "gateway_name": "htx - portable (htx)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 2267553385, "latitude": 36.7788032, "longitude": -2.8049408, "altitude": 98, "timestamp": 1782394276.3622973, "timestamp_str": "2026-06-25 14:31:16", "display_name": "htx - portable", "long_name": "htx - portable", "short_name": "htx", "hw_model": "TRACKER_T1000_E" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 1254955, "from_node_id": 2031116721, "to_node_id": 4240581295, "timestamp": 1782413955.7727902, "gateway_id": "!87281e69", "raw_payload": "0a102189f8664a363e5c8df35a355a8998761216f9ffffffffffffffff01ebffffffffffffffff011722", "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 5, "from_node_name": "Melilla 2 🌞 (MEL2)", "to_node_name": "!fcc222af", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 1727564065, 1547581002, 895153037, 1989708122 ], "snr_towards": [ -1.75, -5.25, 5.75, 8.5 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 2031116721, 1727564065, 1547581002, 895153037, 1989708122 ], "node_names": [ "Melilla 2 🌞 (MEL2)", "EA9-ML-004📡🌞 (ML04)", "GR Alpujarra - EA7HMB🗼☀️ (HMB1)", "EA7-GR-002 🗼 (GR02)", "EA7-AL-001 🏔 (AL01)" ], "snr_values": [ -1.75, -5.25, 5.75, 8.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2031116721, "to_node_id": 1727564065, "from_node_name": "Melilla 2 🌞 (MEL2)", "to_node_name": "EA9-ML-004📡🌞 (ML04)", "snr": -1.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3377.702555356399, "from_location_timestamp": 1782411219.9575644, "to_location_timestamp": 1780955299.5364172, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.8h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.4w ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1727564065, "to_node_id": 1547581002, "from_node_name": "EA9-ML-004📡🌞 (ML04)", "to_node_name": "GR Alpujarra - EA7HMB🗼☀️ (HMB1)", "snr": -5.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 195426.48128712238, "from_location_timestamp": 1780955299.5364172, "to_location_timestamp": 1782401317.3372984, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.4w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.5h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 1547581002, "to_node_id": 895153037, "from_node_name": "GR Alpujarra - EA7HMB🗼☀️ (HMB1)", "to_node_name": "EA7-GR-002 🗼 (GR02)", "snr": 5.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 38459.09666460032, "from_location_timestamp": 1782401317.3372984, "to_location_timestamp": 1782283825.677236, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.5d ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 895153037, "to_node_id": 1989708122, "from_node_name": "EA7-GR-002 🗼 (GR02)", "to_node_name": "EA7-AL-001 🏔 (AL01)", "snr": 8.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 53464.925000906456, "from_location_timestamp": 1782283825.677236, "to_location_timestamp": 1781946219.4594305, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.5d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 5.4d ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 4 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 2031116721, 1727564065, 1547581002, 895153037, 1989708122 ], "node_names": [ "Melilla 2 🌞 (MEL2)", "EA9-ML-004📡🌞 (ML04)", "GR Alpujarra - EA7HMB🗼☀️ (HMB1)", "EA7-GR-002 🗼 (GR02)", "EA7-AL-001 🏔 (AL01)" ], "snr_values": [ -1.75, -5.25, 5.75, 8.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2031116721, "to_node_id": 1727564065, "from_node_name": "Melilla 2 🌞 (MEL2)", "to_node_name": "EA9-ML-004📡🌞 (ML04)", "snr": -1.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3377.702555356399, "from_location_timestamp": 1782411219.9575644, "to_location_timestamp": 1780955299.5364172, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.8h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.4w ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1727564065, "to_node_id": 1547581002, "from_node_name": "EA9-ML-004📡🌞 (ML04)", "to_node_name": "GR Alpujarra - EA7HMB🗼☀️ (HMB1)", "snr": -5.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 195426.48128712238, "from_location_timestamp": 1780955299.5364172, "to_location_timestamp": 1782401317.3372984, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.4w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.5h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 1547581002, "to_node_id": 895153037, "from_node_name": "GR Alpujarra - EA7HMB🗼☀️ (HMB1)", "to_node_name": "EA7-GR-002 🗼 (GR02)", "snr": 5.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 38459.09666460032, "from_location_timestamp": 1782401317.3372984, "to_location_timestamp": 1782283825.677236, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.5d ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 895153037, "to_node_id": 1989708122, "from_node_name": "EA7-GR-002 🗼 (GR02)", "to_node_name": "EA7-AL-001 🏔 (AL01)", "snr": 8.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 53464.925000906456, "from_location_timestamp": 1782283825.677236, "to_location_timestamp": 1781946219.4594305, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.5d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 5.4d ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 4 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Melilla 2 🌞 (MEL2) → EA9-ML-004📡🌞 (ML04) → GR Alpujarra - EA7HMB🗼☀️ (HMB1) → EA7-GR-002 🗼 (GR02) → EA7-AL-001 🏔 (AL01)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "Melilla 2 🌞 (MEL2) → EA9-ML-004📡🌞 (ML04) → GR Alpujarra - EA7HMB🗼☀️ (HMB1) → EA7-GR-002 🗼 (GR02) → EA7-AL-001 🏔 (AL01)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2031116721, "to_node_id": 1727564065, "from_node_name": "Melilla 2 🌞 (MEL2)", "to_node_name": "EA9-ML-004📡🌞 (ML04)", "snr": -1.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3377.702555356399, "from_location_timestamp": 1782411219.9575644, "to_location_timestamp": 1780955299.5364172, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.8h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.4w ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1727564065, "to_node_id": 1547581002, "from_node_name": "EA9-ML-004📡🌞 (ML04)", "to_node_name": "GR Alpujarra - EA7HMB🗼☀️ (HMB1)", "snr": -5.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 195426.48128712238, "from_location_timestamp": 1780955299.5364172, "to_location_timestamp": 1782401317.3372984, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.4w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.5h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 1547581002, "to_node_id": 895153037, "from_node_name": "GR Alpujarra - EA7HMB🗼☀️ (HMB1)", "to_node_name": "EA7-GR-002 🗼 (GR02)", "snr": 5.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 38459.09666460032, "from_location_timestamp": 1782401317.3372984, "to_location_timestamp": 1782283825.677236, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.5d ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 895153037, "to_node_id": 1989708122, "from_node_name": "EA7-GR-002 🗼 (GR02)", "to_node_name": "EA7-AL-001 🏔 (AL01)", "snr": 8.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 53464.925000906456, "from_location_timestamp": 1782283825.677236, "to_location_timestamp": 1781946219.4594305, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.5d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 5.4d ago" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 290728.20550798555, "total_return_distance": null }

Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)

{ "service_envelope": { "packet": { "from": 2031116721, "to": 4240581295, "channel": 32, "decoded": { "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "payload": "ChAhifhmSjY+XI3zWjVaiZh2Ehb5//////////8B6///////////ARci", "want_response": true, "dest": 4240581295, "bitfield": 3 }, "id": 3785495180, "rx_time": 1782413957, "rx_snr": 9.25, "hop_limit": 2, "want_ack": true, "rx_rssi": -93, "hop_start": 5, "relay_node": 90, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" }, "channel_id": "SFNarrow", "gateway_id": "!87281e69" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2031116721, "to": 4240581295, "channel": 32, "decoded": { "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "payload": "ChAhifhmSjY+XI3zWjVaiZh2Ehb5//////////8B6///////////ARci", "want_response": true, "dest": 4240581295, "bitfield": 3, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 1727564065, 1547581002, 895153037, 1989708122 ], "snr_towards": [ -7, -21, 23, 34 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } }, "id": 3785495180, "rx_time": 1782413957, "rx_snr": 9.25, "hop_limit": 2, "want_ack": true, "rx_rssi": -93, "hop_start": 5, "relay_node": 90, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" } }

Raw Packet Data (42 bytes)

0a102189f8664a363e5c8df35a355a8998761216f9ffffffffffffffff01ebffffffffffffffff011722

Hex Analysis:

Size:	42 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
htx - portable (htx) Primary	0.000s Reference	-93.0 dBm	9.25 dB	3	`5a` AL01	SFNarrow	2026-06-25 18:59:15 UTC	Current
No other receptions found within ±2 seconds

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Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways