Packet #1547284 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from EA7-CO-Montemayor 🌞 (ULIA) to COLON1 (COL1)

1
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
2
Hop Count
38
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 1547284
Mesh Packet ID: 0xa6b3c5ee
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-07-15 07:59:25 UTC
From Node: EA7-CO-Montemayor 🌞 (ULIA)
To Node: COLON1 (COL1)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: COLON1 (COL1)
Channel: SFNarrow
RSSI: -116 dBm
SNR: Unknown
Hop Info: 2/4 hops
Start: 4, Limit: 2
Relay Node: 8e
Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 38 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: AEK2 Huelva (AEK2) → !2b39ef06
Hop Count: 1 hops
Status: Forward incomplete, Return in progress
SNR Towards: 0.75 dB 3.25 dB 1.0 dB
Return Path: EA7-SE-001 (SE01) → EA7-CA-016 XW b08e (CA16)
SNR Back: 5.25 dB -5.25 dB
Route Visualization

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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 COLON1 (COL1) AEK2 Huelva (AEK2) 9.20 km 0.75 dB Origin Hops
2 AEK2 Huelva (AEK2) !2b39ef06 Unknown 3.25 dB Relay Hops
3 !2b39ef06 EA7-CO-Montemayor 🌞 (ULIA) Unknown 1.0 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Return Path Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 EA7-CO-Montemayor 🌞 (ULIA) EA7-SE-001 (SE01) 103.01 km 5.25 dB Return Start Hops
2 EA7-SE-001 (SE01) EA7-CA-016 XW b08e (CA16) 131.94 km -5.25 dB Return End Hops
Total Forward Distance
9.20 km
Total Return Distance
234.95 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:38 bytes
Gateway:!aa29c423
Channel:SFNarrow
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:2 / 4
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Acknowledgment requested
+ 3 more...
Exposure Risks:
âš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
âš  Multi-hop path visible (2 hops)
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

FieldValue
gateway_id !aa29c423
Node ID format
channel_id SFNarrow
packet MeshPacket (38 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Canonical MeshPacket view reconstructed from stored protobuf bytes.

FieldValueType
from 488028154
Source node ID 		uint32
to 2854863907
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum TRACEROUTE_APP
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 38 bytes size
hop_limit 2
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 4
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 2
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -116.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr Not set float
rx_time 1784102362
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 142
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:
  • âš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • âš  Multi-hop path visible (2 hops)
  • âš  RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !aa29c423
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -116.0 dBm
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:38 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 1081427658, 725217030 ], "snr_towards": [ 0.75, 3.25, 1.0 ], "route_back": [ 3055831227, 3498422414 ], "snr_back": [ 5.25, -5.25 ], "route_node_names": { "2854863907": "COLON1 (COL1)", "725217030": "!2b39ef06", "1081427658": "AEK2 Huelva (AEK2)", "3498422414": "EA7-CA-016 XW b08e (CA16)", "488028154": "EA7-CO-Montemayor 🌞 (ULIA)", "3055831227": "EA7-SE-001 (SE01)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 1547284, "timestamp": 1784102365.611259, "from_node_id": 488028154, "to_node_id": 2854863907, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!aa29c423", "channel_id": "SFNarrow", "mesh_packet_id": 2796799470, "rssi": -116, "snr": 0.0, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 4, "payload_length": 38, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a08ca46754006ef392b1203030d041a08bb4824b68eb085d0220b15ebffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1784102362, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 142, "tx_after": 0, "raw_service_envelope": "0a610dfab7161d1523c429aa18202a31dfbdf4fe1a7df13dec7cf28adf72196c7aceac60a1a493e234c62461e30cef72dab896b0695191ddec57fa7116618ce0b535eec5b3a63dda3d576a48025001608cffffffffffffffff01780498018e01a80101120853464e6172726f771a09216161323963343233", "timestamp_str": "2026-07-15 07:59:25 UTC", "hop_count": 2, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "EA7-CO-Montemayor 🌞 (ULIA)", "to_node_name": "COLON1 (COL1)", "relay_hex": "8e", "relay_candidates": [], "gateway_name": "COLON1 (COL1)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 2854863907, "latitude": 37.1752589, "longitude": -6.918426, "altitude": 25, "timestamp": 1785427045.0808005, "timestamp_str": "2026-07-30 16:57:25", "display_name": "COLON1", "long_name": "COLON1", "short_name": "COL1", "hw_model": "NRF52_PROMICRO_DIY" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 1547284, "from_node_id": 488028154, "to_node_id": 2854863907, "timestamp": 1784102365.611259, "gateway_id": "!aa29c423", "raw_payload": "0a08ca46754006ef392b1203030d041a08bb4824b68eb085d0220b15ebffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 4, "from_node_name": "EA7-CO-Montemayor 🌞 (ULIA)", "to_node_name": "COLON1 (COL1)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 1081427658, 725217030 ], "snr_towards": [ 0.75, 3.25, 1.0 ], "route_back": [ 3055831227, 3498422414 ], "snr_back": [ 5.25, -5.25 ] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward_with_return", "node_ids": [ 2854863907, 1081427658, 725217030, 488028154 ], "node_names": [ "COLON1 (COL1)", "AEK2 Huelva (AEK2)", "!2b39ef06", "EA7-CO-Montemayor 🌞 (ULIA)" ], "snr_values": [ 0.75, 3.25, 1.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2854863907, "to_node_id": 1081427658, "from_node_name": "COLON1 (COL1)", "to_node_name": "AEK2 Huelva (AEK2)", "snr": 0.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 9202.731816225436, "from_location_timestamp": 1784021373.0088296, "to_location_timestamp": 1784054650.0779223, "from_location_age_warning": "from 22.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 13.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1081427658, "to_node_id": 725217030, "from_node_name": "AEK2 Huelva (AEK2)", "to_node_name": "!2b39ef06", "snr": 3.25, "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": 725217030, "to_node_id": 488028154, "from_node_name": "!2b39ef06", "to_node_name": "EA7-CO-Montemayor 🌞 (ULIA)", "snr": 1.0, "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": [ 488028154, 3055831227, 3498422414 ], "node_names": [ "EA7-CO-Montemayor 🌞 (ULIA)", "EA7-SE-001 (SE01)", "EA7-CA-016 XW b08e (CA16)" ], "snr_values": [ 5.25, -5.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 488028154, "to_node_id": 3055831227, "from_node_name": "EA7-CO-Montemayor 🌞 (ULIA)", "to_node_name": "EA7-SE-001 (SE01)", "snr": 5.25, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 103009.0456617834, "from_location_timestamp": 1783327546.5778556, "to_location_timestamp": 1784266869.2043087, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.3w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.9d later" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 3055831227, "to_node_id": 3498422414, "from_node_name": "EA7-SE-001 (SE01)", "to_node_name": "EA7-CA-016 XW b08e (CA16)", "snr": -5.25, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 131939.21989914755, "from_location_timestamp": 1784266869.2043087, "to_location_timestamp": 1784054870.8723638, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.9d later", "to_location_age_warning": "from 13.2h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 2 }, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "combined_rf", "node_ids": [ 2854863907, 1081427658, 725217030, 488028154, 3055831227, 3498422414 ], "node_names": [ "COLON1 (COL1)", "AEK2 Huelva (AEK2)", "!2b39ef06", "EA7-CO-Montemayor 🌞 (ULIA)", "EA7-SE-001 (SE01)", "EA7-CA-016 XW b08e (CA16)" ], "snr_values": [ 0.75, 3.25, 1.0, 5.25, -5.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2854863907, "to_node_id": 1081427658, "from_node_name": "COLON1 (COL1)", "to_node_name": "AEK2 Huelva (AEK2)", "snr": 0.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 9202.731816225436, "from_location_timestamp": 1784021373.0088296, "to_location_timestamp": 1784054650.0779223, "from_location_age_warning": "from 22.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 13.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1081427658, "to_node_id": 725217030, "from_node_name": "AEK2 Huelva (AEK2)", "to_node_name": "!2b39ef06", "snr": 3.25, "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": 725217030, "to_node_id": 488028154, "from_node_name": "!2b39ef06", "to_node_name": "EA7-CO-Montemayor 🌞 (ULIA)", "snr": 1.0, "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": 488028154, "to_node_id": 3055831227, "from_node_name": "EA7-CO-Montemayor 🌞 (ULIA)", "to_node_name": "EA7-SE-001 (SE01)", "snr": 5.25, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 103009.0456617834, "from_location_timestamp": 1783327546.5778556, "to_location_timestamp": 1784266869.2043087, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.3w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.9d later" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 3055831227, "to_node_id": 3498422414, "from_node_name": "EA7-SE-001 (SE01)", "to_node_name": "EA7-CA-016 XW b08e (CA16)", "snr": -5.25, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 131939.21989914755, "from_location_timestamp": 1784266869.2043087, "to_location_timestamp": 1784054870.8723638, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.9d later", "to_location_age_warning": "from 13.2h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 5 } }, "has_return_path": true, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "COLON1 (COL1) → AEK2 Huelva (AEK2) → !2b39ef06 → EA7-CO-Montemayor 🌞 (ULIA)", "return_path_display": "EA7-CO-Montemayor 🌞 (ULIA) → EA7-SE-001 (SE01) → EA7-CA-016 XW b08e (CA16)", "actual_rf_path_display": "COLON1 (COL1) → AEK2 Huelva (AEK2) → !2b39ef06 → EA7-CO-Montemayor 🌞 (ULIA) → EA7-SE-001 (SE01) → EA7-CA-016 XW b08e (CA16)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2854863907, "to_node_id": 1081427658, "from_node_name": "COLON1 (COL1)", "to_node_name": "AEK2 Huelva (AEK2)", "snr": 0.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 9202.731816225436, "from_location_timestamp": 1784021373.0088296, "to_location_timestamp": 1784054650.0779223, "from_location_age_warning": "from 22.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 13.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1081427658, "to_node_id": 725217030, "from_node_name": "AEK2 Huelva (AEK2)", "to_node_name": "!2b39ef06", "snr": 3.25, "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": 725217030, "to_node_id": 488028154, "from_node_name": "!2b39ef06", "to_node_name": "EA7-CO-Montemayor 🌞 (ULIA)", "snr": 1.0, "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": 488028154, "to_node_id": 3055831227, "from_node_name": "EA7-CO-Montemayor 🌞 (ULIA)", "to_node_name": "EA7-SE-001 (SE01)", "snr": 5.25, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 103009.0456617834, "from_location_timestamp": 1783327546.5778556, "to_location_timestamp": 1784266869.2043087, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.3w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.9d later" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 3055831227, "to_node_id": 3498422414, "from_node_name": "EA7-SE-001 (SE01)", "to_node_name": "EA7-CA-016 XW b08e (CA16)", "snr": -5.25, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 131939.21989914755, "from_location_timestamp": 1784266869.2043087, "to_location_timestamp": 1784054870.8723638, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.9d later", "to_location_age_warning": "from 13.2h ago" } ], "total_forward_distance": 9202.731816225436, "total_return_distance": 234948.26556093094 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "packet": { "from": 488028154, "to": 2854863907, "channel": 32, "decoded": { "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "payload": "CgjKRnVABu85KxIDAw0EGgi7SCS2jrCF0CILFev//////////wE=", "request_id": 2794033633, "bitfield": 1 }, "id": 2796799470, "rx_time": 1784102362, "hop_limit": 2, "want_ack": true, "rx_rssi": -116, "hop_start": 4, "relay_node": 142, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" }, "channel_id": "SFNarrow", "gateway_id": "!aa29c423" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 488028154, "to": 2854863907, "channel": 32, "decoded": { "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "payload": "CgjKRnVABu85KxIDAw0EGgi7SCS2jrCF0CILFev//////////wE=", "request_id": 2794033633, "bitfield": 1, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 1081427658, 725217030 ], "snr_towards": [ 3, 13, 4 ], "route_back": [ 3055831227, 3498422414 ], "snr_back": [ 21, -21 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } }, "id": 2796799470, "rx_time": 1784102362, "hop_limit": 2, "want_ack": true, "rx_rssi": -116, "hop_start": 4, "relay_node": 142, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" } }
Raw Packet Data (38 bytes)
0a08ca46754006ef392b1203030d041a08bb4824b68eb085d0220b15ebffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:38 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
COLON1 (COL1) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-116.0 dBm Unknown 2 8e SFNarrow 2026-07-15 07:59:25 UTC Current
No other receptions found within ±2 seconds
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Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways