Packet #2643676 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from M - X Wing 🚀 (Knb2) to !595c65b5

1
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
6
Hop Count
53
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 2643676
Mesh Packet ID: 0xcc7ae9a8
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-10-08 20:55:38 UTC
From Node: M - X Wing 🚀 (Knb2)
To Node: !595c65b5 (65b5)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: EA7KO (7KO)
Channel: SFNarrow
RSSI: -83 dBm
SNR: -6.75 dBm
Hop Info: 6/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 1
Relay Node: 7d 897d
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: 53 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: !8b6b20fd → !9bf4b51f → Rigel 🌞🗼 (Rig) → EA7-JA-001 🫒 (JA01) → MeshCordoba44 (MC44) → !af429732 → EA7-SE-001 (SE01) → !921c897d
Hop Count: 7 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: 13.0 dB -4.0 dB 10.5 dB 3.5 dB 1.0 dB 0.25 dB 4.75 dB 0.75 dB
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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 M - X Wing 🚀 (Knb2) !8b6b20fd Unknown 13.0 dB Origin Hops
2 !8b6b20fd !9bf4b51f Unknown -4.0 dB Relay Hops
3 !9bf4b51f Rigel 🌞🗼 (Rig) Unknown 10.5 dB Relay Hops
4 Rigel 🌞🗼 (Rig) EA7-JA-001 🫒 (JA01) 347.06 km 3.5 dB Relay Hops
5 EA7-JA-001 🫒 (JA01) MeshCordoba44 (MC44) Unknown 1.0 dB Relay Hops
6 MeshCordoba44 (MC44) !af429732 Unknown 0.25 dB Relay Hops
7 !af429732 EA7-SE-001 (SE01) Unknown 4.75 dB Relay Hops
8 EA7-SE-001 (SE01) !921c897d Unknown 0.75 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
347.06 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:53 bytes
Gateway:!699b3978
Channel:SFNarrow
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:6 / 7
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 (6 hops)
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

FieldValue
gateway_id !699b3978
Node ID format
channel_id SFNarrow
packet MeshPacket (53 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Canonical MeshPacket view reconstructed from stored protobuf bytes.

FieldValueType
from 288078701
Source node ID 		uint32
to 1499227573
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum TRACEROUTE_APP
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 53 bytes size
hop_limit 1
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 7
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 6
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -83.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -6.75 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1791492937
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 125
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 (6 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !699b3978
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -83.0 dBm
SNR: -6.75 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:53 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 2339053821, 2616505631, 1063298341, 4189515888, 581998844, 2940376882, 3055831227, 2451343741 ], "snr_towards": [ 13.0, -4.0, 10.5, 3.5, 1.0, 0.25, 4.75, 0.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "1063298341": "Rigel 🌞🗼 (Rig)", "288078701": "M - X Wing 🚀 (Knb2)", "4189515888": "EA7-JA-001 🫒 (JA01)", "2940376882": "!af429732", "2451343741": "!921c897d", "1499227573": "!595c65b5", "3055831227": "EA7-SE-001 (SE01)", "581998844": "MeshCordoba44 (MC44)", "2339053821": "!8b6b20fd", "2616505631": "!9bf4b51f" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 2643676, "timestamp": 1791492938.341283, "from_node_id": 288078701, "to_node_id": 1499227573, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!699b3978", "channel_id": "SFNarrow", "mesh_packet_id": 3430607272, "rssi": -83, "snr": -6.75, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 7, "payload_length": 53, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a20fd206b8b1fb5f49b25a5603f70f0b6f9fc98b022329742afbb4824b67d891c92121134f0ffffffffffffffff012a0e04011303", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1791492937, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 125, "tx_after": 0, "raw_service_envelope": "0a710d6dbb2b1115b5655c5918202a3d2a19212978e5297e744aad287403f39896f5e85d47779122aa39194e9d3f38ce9cac6248f9198c3730ba818f7edb119c1f8e0c96439b5b977a87a35ac035a8e97acc3d4903c86a450000d8c04801500160adffffffffffffffff01780798017da80101120853464e6172726f771a09213639396233393738", "timestamp_str": "2026-10-08 20:55:38 UTC", "hop_count": 6, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "M - X Wing 🚀 (Knb2)", "to_node_name": "!595c65b5", "relay_hex": "7d", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 2451343741, "node_name": "!921c897d", "hex_id": "!921c897d", "short_name": "897d", "last_byte": "7d" } ], "gateway_name": "EA7KO (7KO)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 1771780472, "latitude": 37.3424128, "longitude": -6.0686336, "altitude": 83, "timestamp": 1791910575.3878586, "timestamp_str": "2026-10-13 17:56:15", "display_name": "EA7KO ", "long_name": "EA7KO ", "short_name": "7KO", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V4" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 2643676, "from_node_id": 288078701, "to_node_id": 1499227573, "timestamp": 1791492938.341283, "gateway_id": "!699b3978", "raw_payload": "0a20fd206b8b1fb5f49b25a5603f70f0b6f9fc98b022329742afbb4824b67d891c92121134f0ffffffffffffffff012a0e04011303", "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 7, "from_node_name": "M - X Wing 🚀 (Knb2)", "to_node_name": "!595c65b5", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 2339053821, 2616505631, 1063298341, 4189515888, 581998844, 2940376882, 3055831227, 2451343741 ], "snr_towards": [ 13.0, -4.0, 10.5, 3.5, 1.0, 0.25, 4.75, 0.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 288078701, 2339053821, 2616505631, 1063298341, 4189515888, 581998844, 2940376882, 3055831227, 2451343741 ], "node_names": [ "M - X Wing 🚀 (Knb2)", "!8b6b20fd", "!9bf4b51f", "Rigel 🌞🗼 (Rig)", "EA7-JA-001 🫒 (JA01)", "MeshCordoba44 (MC44)", "!af429732", "EA7-SE-001 (SE01)", "!921c897d" ], "snr_values": [ 13.0, -4.0, 10.5, 3.5, 1.0, 0.25, 4.75, 0.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 288078701, "to_node_id": 2339053821, "from_node_name": "M - X Wing 🚀 (Knb2)", "to_node_name": "!8b6b20fd", "snr": 13.0, "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": 2339053821, "to_node_id": 2616505631, "from_node_name": "!8b6b20fd", "to_node_name": "!9bf4b51f", "snr": -4.0, "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": 2616505631, "to_node_id": 1063298341, "from_node_name": "!9bf4b51f", "to_node_name": "Rigel 🌞🗼 (Rig)", "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": 4, "from_node_id": 1063298341, "to_node_id": 4189515888, "from_node_name": "Rigel 🌞🗼 (Rig)", "to_node_name": "EA7-JA-001 🫒 (JA01)", "snr": 3.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 347057.34806262155, "from_location_timestamp": 1791325339.1219213, "to_location_timestamp": 1790227615.836585, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.9d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.1w ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 4189515888, "to_node_id": 581998844, "from_node_name": "EA7-JA-001 🫒 (JA01)", "to_node_name": "MeshCordoba44 (MC44)", "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" }, { "hop_number": 6, "from_node_id": 581998844, "to_node_id": 2940376882, "from_node_name": "MeshCordoba44 (MC44)", "to_node_name": "!af429732", "snr": 0.25, "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": 7, "from_node_id": 2940376882, "to_node_id": 3055831227, "from_node_name": "!af429732", "to_node_name": "EA7-SE-001 (SE01)", "snr": 4.75, "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": 8, "from_node_id": 3055831227, "to_node_id": 2451343741, "from_node_name": "EA7-SE-001 (SE01)", "to_node_name": "!921c897d", "snr": 0.75, "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": 8 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 288078701, 2339053821, 2616505631, 1063298341, 4189515888, 581998844, 2940376882, 3055831227, 2451343741 ], "node_names": [ "M - X Wing 🚀 (Knb2)", "!8b6b20fd", "!9bf4b51f", "Rigel 🌞🗼 (Rig)", "EA7-JA-001 🫒 (JA01)", "MeshCordoba44 (MC44)", "!af429732", "EA7-SE-001 (SE01)", "!921c897d" ], "snr_values": [ 13.0, -4.0, 10.5, 3.5, 1.0, 0.25, 4.75, 0.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 288078701, "to_node_id": 2339053821, "from_node_name": "M - X Wing 🚀 (Knb2)", "to_node_name": "!8b6b20fd", "snr": 13.0, "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": 2339053821, "to_node_id": 2616505631, "from_node_name": "!8b6b20fd", "to_node_name": "!9bf4b51f", "snr": -4.0, "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": 2616505631, "to_node_id": 1063298341, "from_node_name": "!9bf4b51f", "to_node_name": "Rigel 🌞🗼 (Rig)", "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": 4, "from_node_id": 1063298341, "to_node_id": 4189515888, "from_node_name": "Rigel 🌞🗼 (Rig)", "to_node_name": "EA7-JA-001 🫒 (JA01)", "snr": 3.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 347057.34806262155, "from_location_timestamp": 1791325339.1219213, "to_location_timestamp": 1790227615.836585, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.9d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.1w ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 4189515888, "to_node_id": 581998844, "from_node_name": "EA7-JA-001 🫒 (JA01)", "to_node_name": "MeshCordoba44 (MC44)", "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": 6, "from_node_id": 581998844, "to_node_id": 2940376882, "from_node_name": "MeshCordoba44 (MC44)", "to_node_name": "!af429732", "snr": 0.25, "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": 7, "from_node_id": 2940376882, "to_node_id": 3055831227, "from_node_name": "!af429732", "to_node_name": "EA7-SE-001 (SE01)", "snr": 4.75, "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": 8, "from_node_id": 3055831227, "to_node_id": 2451343741, "from_node_name": "EA7-SE-001 (SE01)", "to_node_name": "!921c897d", "snr": 0.75, "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" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 8 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "M - X Wing 🚀 (Knb2) → !8b6b20fd → !9bf4b51f → Rigel 🌞🗼 (Rig) → EA7-JA-001 🫒 (JA01) → MeshCordoba44 (MC44) → !af429732 → EA7-SE-001 (SE01) → !921c897d", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "M - X Wing 🚀 (Knb2) → !8b6b20fd → !9bf4b51f → Rigel 🌞🗼 (Rig) → EA7-JA-001 🫒 (JA01) → MeshCordoba44 (MC44) → !af429732 → EA7-SE-001 (SE01) → !921c897d", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 288078701, "to_node_id": 2339053821, "from_node_name": "M - X Wing 🚀 (Knb2)", "to_node_name": "!8b6b20fd", "snr": 13.0, "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": 2339053821, "to_node_id": 2616505631, "from_node_name": "!8b6b20fd", "to_node_name": "!9bf4b51f", "snr": -4.0, "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": 2616505631, "to_node_id": 1063298341, "from_node_name": "!9bf4b51f", "to_node_name": "Rigel 🌞🗼 (Rig)", "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": 4, "from_node_id": 1063298341, "to_node_id": 4189515888, "from_node_name": "Rigel 🌞🗼 (Rig)", "to_node_name": "EA7-JA-001 🫒 (JA01)", "snr": 3.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 347057.34806262155, "from_location_timestamp": 1791325339.1219213, "to_location_timestamp": 1790227615.836585, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.9d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.1w ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 4189515888, "to_node_id": 581998844, "from_node_name": "EA7-JA-001 🫒 (JA01)", "to_node_name": "MeshCordoba44 (MC44)", "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" }, { "hop_number": 6, "from_node_id": 581998844, "to_node_id": 2940376882, "from_node_name": "MeshCordoba44 (MC44)", "to_node_name": "!af429732", "snr": 0.25, "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": 7, "from_node_id": 2940376882, "to_node_id": 3055831227, "from_node_name": "!af429732", "to_node_name": "EA7-SE-001 (SE01)", "snr": 4.75, "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": 8, "from_node_id": 3055831227, "to_node_id": 2451343741, "from_node_name": "EA7-SE-001 (SE01)", "to_node_name": "!921c897d", "snr": 0.75, "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": [], "total_forward_distance": 347057.34806262155, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "packet": { "from": 288078701, "to": 1499227573, "channel": 32, "decoded": { "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "payload": "CiD9IGuLH7X0myWlYD9w8Lb5/JiwIjKXQq+7SCS2fYkckhIRNPD//////////wEqDgQBEwM=", "want_response": true, "bitfield": 3 }, "id": 3430607272, "rx_time": 1791492937, "rx_snr": -6.75, "hop_limit": 1, "want_ack": true, "rx_rssi": -83, "hop_start": 7, "relay_node": 125, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" }, "channel_id": "SFNarrow", "gateway_id": "!699b3978" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 288078701, "to": 1499227573, "channel": 32, "decoded": { "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "payload": "CiD9IGuLH7X0myWlYD9w8Lb5/JiwIjKXQq+7SCS2fYkckhIRNPD//////////wEqDgQBEwM=", "want_response": true, "bitfield": 3, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 2339053821, 2616505631, 1063298341, 4189515888, 581998844, 2940376882, 3055831227, 2451343741 ], "snr_towards": [ 52, -16, 42, 14, 4, 1, 19, 3 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } }, "id": 3430607272, "rx_time": 1791492937, "rx_snr": -6.75, "hop_limit": 1, "want_ack": true, "rx_rssi": -83, "hop_start": 7, "relay_node": 125, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" } }
Raw Packet Data (53 bytes)
0a20fd206b8b1fb5f49b25a5603f70f0b6f9fc98b022329742afbb4824b67d891c92121134f0ffffffffffffffff012a0e04011303
Hex Analysis:
Size:53 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
EA7KO (7KO) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-83.0 dBm -6.75 dB 6 7d 897d SFNarrow 2026-10-08 20:55:38 UTC Current
No other receptions found within ±2 seconds
1

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways