Packet #1581938 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Oakwatch One (🌳) to BN 0ba0 (0ba0)

1
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
3
Hop Count
88
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 1581938
Mesh Packet ID: 0xf56b0f27
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-06-05 20:06:56 UTC
From Node: Oakwatch One (🌳)
To Node: BN 0ba0 (0ba0)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Six Feet Over - MF (SFO)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -103 dBm
SNR: -4.0 dBm
Hop Info: 3/4 hops
Start: 4, Limit: 1
Relay Node: 98 e098
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: 88 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: DJ 291c (291c) → !ffffffff
Hop Count: 1 hops
Status: Forward incomplete, Return in progress
SNR Towards: -11.5 dB -32.0 dB -10.25 dB
Return Path: You can do it, we can help (b76c) → !ffffffff → Grant Park Router (e098)
SNR Back: -7.5 dB -32.0 dB -7.5 dB
Route Visualization

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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 BN 0ba0 (0ba0) DJ 291c (291c) 12.21 km -11.5 dB Origin Hops
2 DJ 291c (291c) !ffffffff Unknown -32.0 dB Relay Hops
3 !ffffffff Oakwatch One (🌳) Unknown -10.25 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Return Path Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Oakwatch One (🌳) You can do it, we can help (b76c) 14.75 km -7.5 dB Return Start Hops
2 You can do it, we can help (b76c) !ffffffff Unknown -32.0 dB Return Relay Hops
3 !ffffffff Grant Park Router (e098) Unknown -7.5 dB Return End Hops
Total Forward Distance
12.21 km
Total Return Distance
14.75 km
Combined Traceroute Graph
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Legend & Paths
Nodes
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📡 Gateway Node
🚀 Source Node
🎯 Target Node
Connections
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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:88 bytes
Gateway:!db2b13f8
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:3 / 4
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Acknowledgment requested
+ 2 more...
Exposure Risks:
âš  Default channel - no encryption
âš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 2 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !db2b13f8
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (88 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 1806287180
Source node ID 		uint32
to 463866784
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 88 bytes size
hop_limit 1
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 4
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 3
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -103.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -4.00 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1780690015
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 152
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1780690016.717878
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:
  • âš  Default channel - no encryption
  • âš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • âš  Multi-hop path visible (3 hops)
  • âš  RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !db2b13f8
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -103.0 dBm
SNR: -4.00 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:88 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 1946691868, 4294967295 ], "snr_towards": [ -11.5, -32.0, -10.25 ], "route_back": [ 2317530988, 4294967295, 3643203736 ], "snr_back": [ -7.5, -32.0, -7.5 ], "route_node_names": { "463866784": "BN 0ba0 (0ba0)", "2317530988": "You can do it, we can help (b76c)", "1806287180": "Oakwatch One (🌳)", "3643203736": "Grant Park Router (e098)", "1946691868": "DJ 291c (291c)", "4294967295": "!ffffffff" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 1581938, "timestamp": 1780690016.717878, "from_node_id": 1806287180, "to_node_id": 463866784, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!db2b13f8", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 4117434151, "rssi": -103, "snr": -4.0, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 4, "payload_length": 88, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a081c290874ffffffff121ed2ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01d7ffffffffffffffff011a0c6cb7228affffffff98e026d9221ee2ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01e2ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1780690015, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 152, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2026-06-05 20:06:56 UTC", "hop_count": 3, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Oakwatch One (🌳)", "to_node_name": "BN 0ba0 (0ba0)", "relay_hex": "98", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 3643203736, "node_name": "Grant Park Router", "hex_id": "!d926e098", "short_name": "e098", "last_byte": "98" } ], "gateway_name": "Six Feet Over - MF (SFO)", "gateway_location": null }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 1581938, "from_node_id": 1806287180, "to_node_id": 463866784, "timestamp": 1780690016.717878, "gateway_id": "!db2b13f8", "raw_payload": "0a081c290874ffffffff121ed2ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01d7ffffffffffffffff011a0c6cb7228affffffff98e026d9221ee2ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01e2ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 4, "from_node_name": "Oakwatch One (🌳)", "to_node_name": "BN 0ba0 (0ba0)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 1946691868, 4294967295 ], "snr_towards": [ -11.5, -32.0, -10.25 ], "route_back": [ 2317530988, 4294967295, 3643203736 ], "snr_back": [ -7.5, -32.0, -7.5 ] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward_with_return", "node_ids": [ 463866784, 1946691868, 4294967295, 1806287180 ], "node_names": [ "BN 0ba0 (0ba0)", "DJ 291c (291c)", "!ffffffff", "Oakwatch One (🌳)" ], "snr_values": [ -11.5, -32.0, -10.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 463866784, "to_node_id": 1946691868, "from_node_name": "BN 0ba0 (0ba0)", "to_node_name": "DJ 291c (291c)", "snr": -11.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 12207.93183315631, "from_location_timestamp": 1780251953.389785, "to_location_timestamp": 1773857849.8340197, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.1d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 11.3w ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1946691868, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "DJ 291c (291c)", "to_node_name": "!ffffffff", "snr": -32.0, "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": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 1806287180, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "Oakwatch One (🌳)", "snr": -10.25, "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": 3 }, "return_path": { "path_type": "return", "node_ids": [ 1806287180, 2317530988, 4294967295, 3643203736 ], "node_names": [ "Oakwatch One (🌳)", "You can do it, we can help (b76c)", "!ffffffff", "Grant Park Router (e098)" ], "snr_values": [ -7.5, -32.0, -7.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1806287180, "to_node_id": 2317530988, "from_node_name": "Oakwatch One (🌳)", "to_node_name": "You can do it, we can help (b76c)", "snr": -7.5, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 14751.901512460006, "from_location_timestamp": 1780636113.565362, "to_location_timestamp": 1780664747.4867177, "from_location_age_warning": "from 15.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 7.0h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2317530988, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "You can do it, we can help (b76c)", "to_node_name": "!ffffffff", "snr": -32.0, "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" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 3643203736, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "Grant Park Router (e098)", "snr": -7.5, "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": 3 }, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "combined_rf", "node_ids": [ 463866784, 1946691868, 4294967295, 1806287180, 2317530988, 3643203736 ], "node_names": [ "BN 0ba0 (0ba0)", "DJ 291c (291c)", "!ffffffff", "Oakwatch One (🌳)", "You can do it, we can help (b76c)", "Grant Park Router (e098)" ], "snr_values": [ -11.5, -32.0, -10.25, -7.5, -32.0, -7.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 463866784, "to_node_id": 1946691868, "from_node_name": "BN 0ba0 (0ba0)", "to_node_name": "DJ 291c (291c)", "snr": -11.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 12207.93183315631, "from_location_timestamp": 1780251953.389785, "to_location_timestamp": 1773857849.8340197, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.1d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 11.3w ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1946691868, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "DJ 291c (291c)", "to_node_name": "!ffffffff", "snr": -32.0, "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": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 1806287180, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "Oakwatch One (🌳)", "snr": -10.25, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 1806287180, "to_node_id": 2317530988, "from_node_name": "Oakwatch One (🌳)", "to_node_name": "You can do it, we can help (b76c)", "snr": -7.5, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 14751.901512460006, "from_location_timestamp": 1780636113.565362, "to_location_timestamp": 1780664747.4867177, "from_location_age_warning": "from 15.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 7.0h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 2317530988, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "You can do it, we can help (b76c)", "to_node_name": "!ffffffff", "snr": -32.0, "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" }, { "hop_number": 6, "from_node_id": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 3643203736, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "Grant Park Router (e098)", "snr": -7.5, "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": 6 } }, "has_return_path": true, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "BN 0ba0 (0ba0) → DJ 291c (291c) → !ffffffff → Oakwatch One (🌳)", "return_path_display": "Oakwatch One (🌳) → You can do it, we can help (b76c) → !ffffffff → Grant Park Router (e098)", "actual_rf_path_display": "BN 0ba0 (0ba0) → DJ 291c (291c) → !ffffffff → Oakwatch One (🌳) → You can do it, we can help (b76c) → Grant Park Router (e098)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 463866784, "to_node_id": 1946691868, "from_node_name": "BN 0ba0 (0ba0)", "to_node_name": "DJ 291c (291c)", "snr": -11.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 12207.93183315631, "from_location_timestamp": 1780251953.389785, "to_location_timestamp": 1773857849.8340197, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.1d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 11.3w ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1946691868, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "DJ 291c (291c)", "to_node_name": "!ffffffff", "snr": -32.0, "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": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 1806287180, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "Oakwatch One (🌳)", "snr": -10.25, "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": 1806287180, "to_node_id": 2317530988, "from_node_name": "Oakwatch One (🌳)", "to_node_name": "You can do it, we can help (b76c)", "snr": -7.5, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 14751.901512460006, "from_location_timestamp": 1780636113.565362, "to_location_timestamp": 1780664747.4867177, "from_location_age_warning": "from 15.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 7.0h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2317530988, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "You can do it, we can help (b76c)", "to_node_name": "!ffffffff", "snr": -32.0, "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" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 3643203736, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "Grant Park Router (e098)", "snr": -7.5, "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": 12207.93183315631, "total_return_distance": 14751.901512460006 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!db2b13f8", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1806287180, "to": 463866784, "id": 4117434151, "rx_time": 1780690015, "rx_snr": -4.0, "rx_rssi": -103, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 4, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 152, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a081c290874ffffffff121ed2ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01d7ffffffffffffffff011a0c6cb7228affffffff98e026d9221ee2ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01e2ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 1946691868, 4294967295 ], "snr_towards": [ -46, -128, -41 ], "route_back": [ 2317530988, 4294967295, 3643203736 ], "snr_back": [ -30, -128, -30 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (88 bytes)
0a081c290874ffffffff121ed2ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01d7ffffffffffffffff011a0c6cb7228affffffff98e026d9221ee2ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01e2ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:88 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
Six Feet Over - MF (SFO) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-103.0 dBm -4.00 dB 3 98 e098 LongFast 2026-06-05 20:06:56 UTC Current
No other receptions found within ±2 seconds
1

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways