Packet #1346470 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Jax Beach RAK Router (JXBR) to PXL Router (PXLR)

3
Total Receptions
3
Unique Gateways
1
Hop Count
74
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 1346470
Mesh Packet ID: 0xae38bb89
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-05-07 07:07:56 UTC
From Node: Jax Beach RAK Router (JXBR)
To Node: PXL Router (PXLR)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Deka Mobile (DM)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -52 dBm
SNR: 10.0 dBm
Hop Info: 1/5 hops
Start: 5, Limit: 4
Relay Node: 20 Subi
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: 74 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: !21865f0f → !4fb9ce52 → Nemours Router - jaxmesh.com (NEM)
Hop Count: 2 hops
Status: Forward complete, Return in progress
SNR Towards: -4.25 dB -10.75 dB -6.0 dB -6.25 dB
Return Path: Mobile Node (Unmonitored) (Subi)
SNR Back: -17.25 dB
Route Visualization

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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 PXL Router (PXLR) !21865f0f Unknown -4.25 dB Origin Hops
2 !21865f0f !4fb9ce52 Unknown -10.75 dB Relay Hops
3 !4fb9ce52 Nemours Router - jaxmesh.com (NEM) Unknown -6.0 dB Relay Hops
4 Nemours Router - jaxmesh.com (NEM) Jax Beach RAK Router (JXBR) Unknown -6.25 dB Destination Hops
Return Path Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Jax Beach RAK Router (JXBR) Mobile Node (Unmonitored) (Subi) Unknown -17.25 dB Return Start Hops
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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:74 bytes
Gateway:!8c27a75e
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:1 / 5
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Acknowledgment requested
+ 2 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Default channel - no encryption
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 2 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !8c27a75e
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (74 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 1240012565
Source node ID 		uint32
to 3945187926
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 74 bytes size
hop_limit 4
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 5
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 1
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -52.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 10.00 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1778137690
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 32
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1778137676.347222
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
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Default channel - no encryption
  • ⚠ 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: !8c27a75e
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -52.0 dBm
SNR: 10.00 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:74 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 562454287, 1337577042, 1770277880 ], "snr_towards": [ -4.25, -10.75, -6.0, -6.25 ], "route_back": [ 2086858016 ], "snr_back": [ -17.25 ], "route_node_names": { "2086858016": "Mobile Node (Unmonitored) (Subi)", "562454287": "!21865f0f", "1337577042": "!4fb9ce52", "1240012565": "Jax Beach RAK Router (JXBR)", "3945187926": "PXL Router (PXLR)", "1770277880": "Nemours Router - jaxmesh.com (NEM)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 1346470, "timestamp": 1778137676.347222, "from_node_id": 1240012565, "to_node_id": 3945187926, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!8c27a75e", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 2922953609, "rssi": -52, "snr": 10.0, "hop_limit": 4, "hop_start": 5, "payload_length": 74, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a0c0f5f862152ceb94ff84b84691228efffffffffffffffff01d5ffffffffffffffff01e8ffffffffffffffff01e7ffffffffffffffff011a0420ed627c220abbffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1778137690, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 32, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2026-05-07 07:07:56 UTC", "hop_count": 1, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Jax Beach RAK Router (JXBR)", "to_node_name": "PXL Router (PXLR)", "relay_hex": "20", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 2086858016, "node_name": "Mobile Node (Unmonitored)", "hex_id": "!7c62ed20", "short_name": "Subi", "last_byte": "20" } ], "gateway_name": "Deka Mobile (DM)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 2351408990, "latitude": 31.9029248, "longitude": -81.2908544, "altitude": 5, "timestamp": 1780150907.9281075, "timestamp_str": "2026-05-30 14:21:47", "display_name": "Deka Mobile", "long_name": "Deka Mobile", "short_name": "DM", "hw_model": "TRACKER_T1000_E" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 1346470, "from_node_id": 1240012565, "to_node_id": 3945187926, "timestamp": 1778137676.347222, "gateway_id": "!8c27a75e", "raw_payload": "0a0c0f5f862152ceb94ff84b84691228efffffffffffffffff01d5ffffffffffffffff01e8ffffffffffffffff01e7ffffffffffffffff011a0420ed627c220abbffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 4, "hop_start": 5, "from_node_name": "Jax Beach RAK Router (JXBR)", "to_node_name": "PXL Router (PXLR)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 562454287, 1337577042, 1770277880 ], "snr_towards": [ -4.25, -10.75, -6.0, -6.25 ], "route_back": [ 2086858016 ], "snr_back": [ -17.25 ] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward_with_return", "node_ids": [ 3945187926, 562454287, 1337577042, 1770277880, 1240012565 ], "node_names": [ "PXL Router (PXLR)", "!21865f0f", "!4fb9ce52", "Nemours Router - jaxmesh.com (NEM)", "Jax Beach RAK Router (JXBR)" ], "snr_values": [ -4.25, -10.75, -6.0, -6.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3945187926, "to_node_id": 562454287, "from_node_name": "PXL Router (PXLR)", "to_node_name": "!21865f0f", "snr": -4.25, "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": 2, "from_node_id": 562454287, "to_node_id": 1337577042, "from_node_name": "!21865f0f", "to_node_name": "!4fb9ce52", "snr": -10.75, "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": 3, "from_node_id": 1337577042, "to_node_id": 1770277880, "from_node_name": "!4fb9ce52", "to_node_name": "Nemours Router - jaxmesh.com (NEM)", "snr": -6.0, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 1770277880, "to_node_id": 1240012565, "from_node_name": "Nemours Router - jaxmesh.com (NEM)", "to_node_name": "Jax Beach RAK Router (JXBR)", "snr": -6.25, "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" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 4 }, "return_path": { "path_type": "return", "node_ids": [ 1240012565, 2086858016 ], "node_names": [ "Jax Beach RAK Router (JXBR)", "Mobile Node (Unmonitored) (Subi)" ], "snr_values": [ -17.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1240012565, "to_node_id": 2086858016, "from_node_name": "Jax Beach RAK Router (JXBR)", "to_node_name": "Mobile Node (Unmonitored) (Subi)", "snr": -17.25, "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": [ 3945187926, 562454287, 1337577042, 1770277880, 1240012565, 2086858016 ], "node_names": [ "PXL Router (PXLR)", "!21865f0f", "!4fb9ce52", "Nemours Router - jaxmesh.com (NEM)", "Jax Beach RAK Router (JXBR)", "Mobile Node (Unmonitored) (Subi)" ], "snr_values": [ -4.25, -10.75, -6.0, -6.25, -17.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3945187926, "to_node_id": 562454287, "from_node_name": "PXL Router (PXLR)", "to_node_name": "!21865f0f", "snr": -4.25, "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": 2, "from_node_id": 562454287, "to_node_id": 1337577042, "from_node_name": "!21865f0f", "to_node_name": "!4fb9ce52", "snr": -10.75, "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": 3, "from_node_id": 1337577042, "to_node_id": 1770277880, "from_node_name": "!4fb9ce52", "to_node_name": "Nemours Router - jaxmesh.com (NEM)", "snr": -6.0, "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": 1770277880, "to_node_id": 1240012565, "from_node_name": "Nemours Router - jaxmesh.com (NEM)", "to_node_name": "Jax Beach RAK Router (JXBR)", "snr": -6.25, "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": 5, "from_node_id": 1240012565, "to_node_id": 2086858016, "from_node_name": "Jax Beach RAK Router (JXBR)", "to_node_name": "Mobile Node (Unmonitored) (Subi)", "snr": -17.25, "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": 5 } }, "has_return_path": true, "is_complete": true, "forward_path_display": "PXL Router (PXLR) → !21865f0f → !4fb9ce52 → Nemours Router - jaxmesh.com (NEM) → Jax Beach RAK Router (JXBR)", "return_path_display": "Jax Beach RAK Router (JXBR) → Mobile Node (Unmonitored) (Subi)", "actual_rf_path_display": "PXL Router (PXLR) → !21865f0f → !4fb9ce52 → Nemours Router - jaxmesh.com (NEM) → Jax Beach RAK Router (JXBR) → Mobile Node (Unmonitored) (Subi)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3945187926, "to_node_id": 562454287, "from_node_name": "PXL Router (PXLR)", "to_node_name": "!21865f0f", "snr": -4.25, "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": 2, "from_node_id": 562454287, "to_node_id": 1337577042, "from_node_name": "!21865f0f", "to_node_name": "!4fb9ce52", "snr": -10.75, "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": 3, "from_node_id": 1337577042, "to_node_id": 1770277880, "from_node_name": "!4fb9ce52", "to_node_name": "Nemours Router - jaxmesh.com (NEM)", "snr": -6.0, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 1770277880, "to_node_id": 1240012565, "from_node_name": "Nemours Router - jaxmesh.com (NEM)", "to_node_name": "Jax Beach RAK Router (JXBR)", "snr": -6.25, "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" } ], "return_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1240012565, "to_node_id": 2086858016, "from_node_name": "Jax Beach RAK Router (JXBR)", "to_node_name": "Mobile Node (Unmonitored) (Subi)", "snr": -17.25, "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": "!8c27a75e", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1240012565, "to": 3945187926, "id": 2922953609, "rx_time": 1778137690, "rx_snr": 10.0, "rx_rssi": -52, "hop_limit": 4, "hop_start": 5, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 32, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a0c0f5f862152ceb94ff84b84691228efffffffffffffffff01d5ffffffffffffffff01e8ffffffffffffffff01e7ffffffffffffffff011a0420ed627c220abbffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 562454287, 1337577042, 1770277880 ], "snr_towards": [ -17, -43, -24, -25 ], "route_back": [ 2086858016 ], "snr_back": [ -69 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (74 bytes)
0a0c0f5f862152ceb94ff84b84691228efffffffffffffffff01d5ffffffffffffffff01e8ffffffffffffffff01e7ffffffffffffffff011a0420ed627c220abbffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:74 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

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Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
Deka Mobile (DM) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-52.0 dBm 10.00 dB 1 20 Subi LongFast 2026-05-07 07:07:56 UTC Current
Deka Nebra Node (DNN) -0.518s
Before 		-44.0 dBm 6.50 dB 1 20 Subi LongFast 2026-05-07 07:07:55 UTC View
Meshtastic cf58 (cf58) -0.321s
Before 		-81.0 dBm 5.50 dB 1 df a8df LongFast 2026-05-07 07:07:56 UTC View
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Total Receptions

3

Unique Gateways