Packet #2421304 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from AL - CENTRO CL 🔅 (NAN2) to !b03d3cd4

1
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
2
Hop Count
43
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 2421304
Mesh Packet ID: 0x80986276
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-09-18 19:23:12 UTC
From Node: AL - CENTRO CL 🔅 (NAN2)
To Node: !b03d3cd4 (3cd4)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: EA7LQK T1000E (LQK)
Channel: SFNarrow
RSSI: -51 dBm
SNR: 13.75 dBm
Hop Info: 2/5 hops
Start: 5, Limit: 3
Relay Node: 74 MA17
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: 43 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: AL - Hoyo 7 GW ⛳ (NAN5) → EA7-AL-002 🍅 (AL02) → EA7-AL-001 🏔 (AL01) → EA7-MA-002 (MA02) → EA7-MA-017 (MA17) → EA7LQK T1000E (LQK)
Hop Count: 5 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: 10.5 dB 6.75 dB 10.25 dB 5.5 dB -5.0 dB 13.75 dB
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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 AL - CENTRO CL 🔅 (NAN2) AL - Hoyo 7 GW ⛳ (NAN5) Unknown 10.5 dB Origin Hops
2 AL - Hoyo 7 GW ⛳ (NAN5) EA7-AL-002 🍅 (AL02) 4117.02 km 6.75 dB Relay Hops
3 EA7-AL-002 🍅 (AL02) EA7-AL-001 🏔 (AL01) 43.53 km 10.25 dB Relay Hops
4 EA7-AL-001 🏔 (AL01) EA7-MA-002 (MA02) 133.84 km 5.5 dB Relay Hops
5 EA7-MA-002 (MA02) EA7-MA-017 (MA17) 33.25 km -5.0 dB Relay Hops
6 EA7-MA-017 (MA17) EA7LQK T1000E (LQK) 103 m 13.75 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
4327.74 km
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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:43 bytes
Gateway:!e664d0f6
Channel:SFNarrow
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:2 / 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 (2 hops)
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

FieldValue
gateway_id !e664d0f6
Node ID format
channel_id SFNarrow
packet MeshPacket (43 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Canonical MeshPacket view reconstructed from stored protobuf bytes.

FieldValueType
from 1168819908
Source node ID 		uint32
to 2956803284
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum TRACEROUTE_APP
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 43 bytes size
hop_limit 3
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 5
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 2
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -51.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 13.75 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1789759391
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 116
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 (2 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !e664d0f6
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -51.0 dBm
SNR: 13.75 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:43 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 2055186215, 2356529823, 1989708122, 1720304784, 2215146356, 3865366774 ], "snr_towards": [ 10.5, 6.75, 10.25, 5.5, -5.0, 13.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "1168819908": "AL - CENTRO CL 🔅 (NAN2)", "2055186215": "AL - Hoyo 7 GW ⛳ (NAN5)", "1720304784": "EA7-MA-002 (MA02)", "2215146356": "EA7-MA-017 (MA17)", "2956803284": "!b03d3cd4", "3865366774": "EA7LQK T1000E (LQK)", "1989708122": "EA7-AL-001 🏔 (AL01)", "2356529823": "EA7-AL-002 🍅 (AL02)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 2421304, "timestamp": 1789759392.2582576, "from_node_id": 1168819908, "to_node_id": 2956803284, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!e664d0f6", "channel_id": "SFNarrow", "mesh_packet_id": 2157470326, "rssi": -51, "snr": 13.75, "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 5, "payload_length": 43, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a1827a77f7a9fca758c5a89987690c4896674730884f6d064e6120f2a1b2916ecffffffffffffffff0137", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1789759391, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 116, "tx_after": 0, "raw_service_envelope": "0a6c0dc4c6aa4515d43c3db018202a38df50b156581502b5e1abe1a3478a212326e604868459044424846481ee13a35efc80792632d6876626f74b42cd3961ce2b5d0f52cdfb9e1535766298803d9f8fad6a4500005c414803500160cdffffffffffffffff017805980174a80101120853464e6172726f771a09216536363464306636", "timestamp_str": "2026-09-18 19:23:12 UTC", "hop_count": 2, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "AL - CENTRO CL 🔅 (NAN2)", "to_node_name": "!b03d3cd4", "relay_hex": "74", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 2215146356, "node_name": "EA7-MA-017", "hex_id": "!84087374", "short_name": "MA17", "last_byte": "74" } ], "gateway_name": "EA7LQK T1000E (LQK)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 3865366774, "latitude": 36.864, "longitude": -4.1746432, "altitude": 258, "timestamp": 1791048309.1027992, "timestamp_str": "2026-10-03 18:25:09", "display_name": "EA7LQK T1000E", "long_name": "EA7LQK T1000E", "short_name": "LQK", "hw_model": "TRACKER_T1000_E" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 2421304, "from_node_id": 1168819908, "to_node_id": 2956803284, "timestamp": 1789759392.2582576, "gateway_id": "!e664d0f6", "raw_payload": "0a1827a77f7a9fca758c5a89987690c4896674730884f6d064e6120f2a1b2916ecffffffffffffffff0137", "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 5, "from_node_name": "AL - CENTRO CL 🔅 (NAN2)", "to_node_name": "!b03d3cd4", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 2055186215, 2356529823, 1989708122, 1720304784, 2215146356, 3865366774 ], "snr_towards": [ 10.5, 6.75, 10.25, 5.5, -5.0, 13.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 1168819908, 2055186215, 2356529823, 1989708122, 1720304784, 2215146356, 3865366774 ], "node_names": [ "AL - CENTRO CL 🔅 (NAN2)", "AL - Hoyo 7 GW ⛳ (NAN5)", "EA7-AL-002 🍅 (AL02)", "EA7-AL-001 🏔 (AL01)", "EA7-MA-002 (MA02)", "EA7-MA-017 (MA17)", "EA7LQK T1000E (LQK)" ], "snr_values": [ 10.5, 6.75, 10.25, 5.5, -5.0, 13.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1168819908, "to_node_id": 2055186215, "from_node_name": "AL - CENTRO CL 🔅 (NAN2)", "to_node_name": "AL - Hoyo 7 GW ⛳ (NAN5)", "snr": 10.5, "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": 2055186215, "to_node_id": 2356529823, "from_node_name": "AL - Hoyo 7 GW ⛳ (NAN5)", "to_node_name": "EA7-AL-002 🍅 (AL02)", "snr": 6.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 4117017.4483803567, "from_location_timestamp": 1790235513.8546345, "to_location_timestamp": 1790796859.8878243, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.5d later", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.7w later" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 2356529823, "to_node_id": 1989708122, "from_node_name": "EA7-AL-002 🍅 (AL02)", "to_node_name": "EA7-AL-001 🏔 (AL01)", "snr": 10.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 43528.86002835224, "from_location_timestamp": 1790796859.8878243, "to_location_timestamp": 1789863804.092461, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.7w later", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.2d later" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 1989708122, "to_node_id": 1720304784, "from_node_name": "EA7-AL-001 🏔 (AL01)", "to_node_name": "EA7-MA-002 (MA02)", "snr": 5.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 133838.47418252745, "from_location_timestamp": 1789863804.092461, "to_location_timestamp": 1789733705.7438526, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.2d later", "to_location_age_warning": "from 7.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 1720304784, "to_node_id": 2215146356, "from_node_name": "EA7-MA-002 (MA02)", "to_node_name": "EA7-MA-017 (MA17)", "snr": -5.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 33251.08820317861, "from_location_timestamp": 1789733705.7438526, "to_location_timestamp": 1789755001.7645512, "from_location_age_warning": "from 7.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 6, "from_node_id": 2215146356, "to_node_id": 3865366774, "from_node_name": "EA7-MA-017 (MA17)", "to_node_name": "EA7LQK T1000E (LQK)", "snr": 13.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 103.39292781043547, "from_location_timestamp": 1789755001.7645512, "to_location_timestamp": 1789759266.206418, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.0h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 6 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 1168819908, 2055186215, 2356529823, 1989708122, 1720304784, 2215146356, 3865366774 ], "node_names": [ "AL - CENTRO CL 🔅 (NAN2)", "AL - Hoyo 7 GW ⛳ (NAN5)", "EA7-AL-002 🍅 (AL02)", "EA7-AL-001 🏔 (AL01)", "EA7-MA-002 (MA02)", "EA7-MA-017 (MA17)", "EA7LQK T1000E (LQK)" ], "snr_values": [ 10.5, 6.75, 10.25, 5.5, -5.0, 13.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1168819908, "to_node_id": 2055186215, "from_node_name": "AL - CENTRO CL 🔅 (NAN2)", "to_node_name": "AL - Hoyo 7 GW ⛳ (NAN5)", "snr": 10.5, "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": 2055186215, "to_node_id": 2356529823, "from_node_name": "AL - Hoyo 7 GW ⛳ (NAN5)", "to_node_name": "EA7-AL-002 🍅 (AL02)", "snr": 6.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 4117017.4483803567, "from_location_timestamp": 1790235513.8546345, "to_location_timestamp": 1790796859.8878243, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.5d later", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.7w later" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 2356529823, "to_node_id": 1989708122, "from_node_name": "EA7-AL-002 🍅 (AL02)", "to_node_name": "EA7-AL-001 🏔 (AL01)", "snr": 10.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 43528.86002835224, "from_location_timestamp": 1790796859.8878243, "to_location_timestamp": 1789863804.092461, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.7w later", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.2d later" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 1989708122, "to_node_id": 1720304784, "from_node_name": "EA7-AL-001 🏔 (AL01)", "to_node_name": "EA7-MA-002 (MA02)", "snr": 5.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 133838.47418252745, "from_location_timestamp": 1789863804.092461, "to_location_timestamp": 1789733705.7438526, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.2d later", "to_location_age_warning": "from 7.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 1720304784, "to_node_id": 2215146356, "from_node_name": "EA7-MA-002 (MA02)", "to_node_name": "EA7-MA-017 (MA17)", "snr": -5.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 33251.08820317861, "from_location_timestamp": 1789733705.7438526, "to_location_timestamp": 1789755001.7645512, "from_location_age_warning": "from 7.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 6, "from_node_id": 2215146356, "to_node_id": 3865366774, "from_node_name": "EA7-MA-017 (MA17)", "to_node_name": "EA7LQK T1000E (LQK)", "snr": 13.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 103.39292781043547, "from_location_timestamp": 1789755001.7645512, "to_location_timestamp": 1789759266.206418, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.0h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 6 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "AL - CENTRO CL 🔅 (NAN2) → AL - Hoyo 7 GW ⛳ (NAN5) → EA7-AL-002 🍅 (AL02) → EA7-AL-001 🏔 (AL01) → EA7-MA-002 (MA02) → EA7-MA-017 (MA17) → EA7LQK T1000E (LQK)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "AL - CENTRO CL 🔅 (NAN2) → AL - Hoyo 7 GW ⛳ (NAN5) → EA7-AL-002 🍅 (AL02) → EA7-AL-001 🏔 (AL01) → EA7-MA-002 (MA02) → EA7-MA-017 (MA17) → EA7LQK T1000E (LQK)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1168819908, "to_node_id": 2055186215, "from_node_name": "AL - CENTRO CL 🔅 (NAN2)", "to_node_name": "AL - Hoyo 7 GW ⛳ (NAN5)", "snr": 10.5, "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": 2055186215, "to_node_id": 2356529823, "from_node_name": "AL - Hoyo 7 GW ⛳ (NAN5)", "to_node_name": "EA7-AL-002 🍅 (AL02)", "snr": 6.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 4117017.4483803567, "from_location_timestamp": 1790235513.8546345, "to_location_timestamp": 1790796859.8878243, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.5d later", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.7w later" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 2356529823, "to_node_id": 1989708122, "from_node_name": "EA7-AL-002 🍅 (AL02)", "to_node_name": "EA7-AL-001 🏔 (AL01)", "snr": 10.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 43528.86002835224, "from_location_timestamp": 1790796859.8878243, "to_location_timestamp": 1789863804.092461, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.7w later", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.2d later" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 1989708122, "to_node_id": 1720304784, "from_node_name": "EA7-AL-001 🏔 (AL01)", "to_node_name": "EA7-MA-002 (MA02)", "snr": 5.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 133838.47418252745, "from_location_timestamp": 1789863804.092461, "to_location_timestamp": 1789733705.7438526, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.2d later", "to_location_age_warning": "from 7.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 1720304784, "to_node_id": 2215146356, "from_node_name": "EA7-MA-002 (MA02)", "to_node_name": "EA7-MA-017 (MA17)", "snr": -5.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 33251.08820317861, "from_location_timestamp": 1789733705.7438526, "to_location_timestamp": 1789755001.7645512, "from_location_age_warning": "from 7.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 6, "from_node_id": 2215146356, "to_node_id": 3865366774, "from_node_name": "EA7-MA-017 (MA17)", "to_node_name": "EA7LQK T1000E (LQK)", "snr": 13.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 103.39292781043547, "from_location_timestamp": 1789755001.7645512, "to_location_timestamp": 1789759266.206418, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.0h ago" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 4327739.263722225, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "packet": { "from": 1168819908, "to": 2956803284, "channel": 32, "decoded": { "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "payload": "Chgnp396n8p1jFqJmHaQxIlmdHMIhPbQZOYSDyobKRbs//////////8BNw==", "want_response": true, "dest": 2956803284, "bitfield": 3 }, "id": 2157470326, "rx_time": 1789759391, "rx_snr": 13.75, "hop_limit": 3, "want_ack": true, "rx_rssi": -51, "hop_start": 5, "relay_node": 116, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" }, "channel_id": "SFNarrow", "gateway_id": "!e664d0f6" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1168819908, "to": 2956803284, "channel": 32, "decoded": { "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "payload": "Chgnp396n8p1jFqJmHaQxIlmdHMIhPbQZOYSDyobKRbs//////////8BNw==", "want_response": true, "dest": 2956803284, "bitfield": 3, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 2055186215, 2356529823, 1989708122, 1720304784, 2215146356, 3865366774 ], "snr_towards": [ 42, 27, 41, 22, -20, 55 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } }, "id": 2157470326, "rx_time": 1789759391, "rx_snr": 13.75, "hop_limit": 3, "want_ack": true, "rx_rssi": -51, "hop_start": 5, "relay_node": 116, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" } }
Raw Packet Data (43 bytes)
0a1827a77f7a9fca758c5a89987690c4896674730884f6d064e6120f2a1b2916ecffffffffffffffff0137
Hex Analysis:
Size:43 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
EA7LQK T1000E (LQK) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-51.0 dBm 13.75 dB 2 74 MA17 SFNarrow 2026-09-18 19:23:12 UTC Current
No other receptions found within ±2 seconds
1

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways