Packet #337815 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from NEXUS (WSKI) to Milkman (Milk)

2
Total Receptions
2
Unique Gateways
2
Hop Count
37
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 337815
Mesh Packet ID: 0x950d41c3
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-01-23 22:56:48 UTC
From Node: NEXUS (WSKI)
To Node: Milkman (Milk)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: KD2HGI - Mobile (HGI1)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -109 dBm
SNR: -7.5 dBm
Hop Info: 2/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 5
Relay Node: db FTLF
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: 37 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: BSRG Sassafras Mtn MF (SASS) → Fort Mountain Medium Fast (FTMF) → Fort Mountain Long Fast (FTLF)
Hop Count: 2 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: -12.25 dB -10.75 dB 0.0 dB
Route Visualization

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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 NEXUS (WSKI) BSRG Sassafras Mtn MF (SASS) 65.22 km -12.25 dB Origin Hops
2 BSRG Sassafras Mtn MF (SASS) Fort Mountain Medium Fast (FTMF) 42.84 km -10.75 dB Relay Hops
3 Fort Mountain Medium Fast (FTMF) Fort Mountain Long Fast (FTLF) 0 m 0.0 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
108.06 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:37 bytes
Gateway:!5e67a7a0
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:2 / 7
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 !5e67a7a0
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (37 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 1764396790
Source node ID 		uint32
to 4264838040
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 37 bytes size
hop_limit 5
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 7
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 2
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -109.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -7.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1769209008
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 219
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1769209008.8551438
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 (2 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !5e67a7a0
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -109.0 dBm
SNR: -7.50 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:37 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 4067499, 3428670954, 3431378139 ], "snr_towards": [ -12.25, -10.75, 0.0 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "3428670954": "Fort Mountain Medium Fast (FTMF)", "4067499": "BSRG Sassafras Mtn MF (SASS)", "1764396790": "NEXUS (WSKI)", "4264838040": "Milkman (Milk)", "3431378139": "Fort Mountain Long Fast (FTLF)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 337815, "timestamp": 1769209008.8551438, "from_node_id": 1764396790, "to_node_id": 4264838040, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!5e67a7a0", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 2500673987, "rssi": -109, "snr": -7.5, "hop_limit": 5, "hop_start": 7, "payload_length": 37, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a0cab103e00ea5d5dccdbac86cc1215cfffffffffffffffff01d5ffffffffffffffff0100", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1769209008, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 219, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2026-01-23 22:56:48 UTC", "hop_count": 2, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "NEXUS (WSKI)", "to_node_name": "Milkman (Milk)", "relay_hex": "db", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 3431378139, "node_name": "Fort Mountain Long Fast", "hex_id": "!cc86acdb", "short_name": "FTLF", "last_byte": "db" } ], "gateway_name": "KD2HGI - Mobile (HGI1)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 1583851424, "latitude": 34.7533312, "longitude": -84.830208, "altitude": 224, "timestamp": 1769210827.1754336, "timestamp_str": "2026-01-23 23:27:07", "display_name": "KD2HGI - Mobile", "long_name": "KD2HGI - Mobile", "short_name": "HGI1", "hw_model": "HELTEC_MESH_NODE_T114" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 337815, "from_node_id": 1764396790, "to_node_id": 4264838040, "timestamp": 1769209008.8551438, "gateway_id": "!5e67a7a0", "raw_payload": "0a0cab103e00ea5d5dccdbac86cc1215cfffffffffffffffff01d5ffffffffffffffff0100", "hop_limit": 5, "hop_start": 7, "from_node_name": "NEXUS (WSKI)", "to_node_name": "!fe344398", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 4067499, 3428670954, 3431378139 ], "snr_towards": [ -12.25, -10.75, 0.0 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 1764396790, 4067499, 3428670954, 3431378139 ], "node_names": [ "NEXUS (WSKI)", "BSRG Sassafras Mtn MF (SASS)", "Fort Mountain Medium Fast (FTMF)", "Fort Mountain Long Fast (FTLF)" ], "snr_values": [ -12.25, -10.75, 0.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1764396790, "to_node_id": 4067499, "from_node_name": "NEXUS (WSKI)", "to_node_name": "BSRG Sassafras Mtn MF (SASS)", "snr": -12.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 65222.08385741791, "from_location_timestamp": 1769196041.4763443, "to_location_timestamp": 1769204450.79204, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 4067499, "to_node_id": 3428670954, "from_node_name": "BSRG Sassafras Mtn MF (SASS)", "to_node_name": "Fort Mountain Medium Fast (FTMF)", "snr": -10.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 42840.89415394829, "from_location_timestamp": 1769204450.79204, "to_location_timestamp": 1769208464.541456, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 3428670954, "to_node_id": 3431378139, "from_node_name": "Fort Mountain Medium Fast (FTMF)", "to_node_name": "Fort Mountain Long Fast (FTLF)", "snr": 0.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1769208464.541456, "to_location_timestamp": 1769204779.9675658, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.2h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 3 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 1764396790, 4067499, 3428670954, 3431378139 ], "node_names": [ "NEXUS (WSKI)", "BSRG Sassafras Mtn MF (SASS)", "Fort Mountain Medium Fast (FTMF)", "Fort Mountain Long Fast (FTLF)" ], "snr_values": [ -12.25, -10.75, 0.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1764396790, "to_node_id": 4067499, "from_node_name": "NEXUS (WSKI)", "to_node_name": "BSRG Sassafras Mtn MF (SASS)", "snr": -12.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 65222.08385741791, "from_location_timestamp": 1769196041.4763443, "to_location_timestamp": 1769204450.79204, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 4067499, "to_node_id": 3428670954, "from_node_name": "BSRG Sassafras Mtn MF (SASS)", "to_node_name": "Fort Mountain Medium Fast (FTMF)", "snr": -10.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 42840.89415394829, "from_location_timestamp": 1769204450.79204, "to_location_timestamp": 1769208464.541456, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 3428670954, "to_node_id": 3431378139, "from_node_name": "Fort Mountain Medium Fast (FTMF)", "to_node_name": "Fort Mountain Long Fast (FTLF)", "snr": 0.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1769208464.541456, "to_location_timestamp": 1769204779.9675658, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.2h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 3 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "NEXUS (WSKI) → BSRG Sassafras Mtn MF (SASS) → Fort Mountain Medium Fast (FTMF) → Fort Mountain Long Fast (FTLF)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "NEXUS (WSKI) → BSRG Sassafras Mtn MF (SASS) → Fort Mountain Medium Fast (FTMF) → Fort Mountain Long Fast (FTLF)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1764396790, "to_node_id": 4067499, "from_node_name": "NEXUS (WSKI)", "to_node_name": "BSRG Sassafras Mtn MF (SASS)", "snr": -12.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 65222.08385741791, "from_location_timestamp": 1769196041.4763443, "to_location_timestamp": 1769204450.79204, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 4067499, "to_node_id": 3428670954, "from_node_name": "BSRG Sassafras Mtn MF (SASS)", "to_node_name": "Fort Mountain Medium Fast (FTMF)", "snr": -10.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 42840.89415394829, "from_location_timestamp": 1769204450.79204, "to_location_timestamp": 1769208464.541456, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 3428670954, "to_node_id": 3431378139, "from_node_name": "Fort Mountain Medium Fast (FTMF)", "to_node_name": "Fort Mountain Long Fast (FTLF)", "snr": 0.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1769208464.541456, "to_location_timestamp": 1769204779.9675658, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.2h ago" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 108062.9780113662, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!5e67a7a0", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1764396790, "to": 4264838040, "id": 2500673987, "rx_time": 1769209008, "rx_snr": -7.5, "rx_rssi": -109, "hop_limit": 5, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 219, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a0cab103e00ea5d5dccdbac86cc1215cfffffffffffffffff01d5ffffffffffffffff0100", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 4067499, 3428670954, 3431378139 ], "snr_towards": [ -49, -43, 0 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (37 bytes)
0a0cab103e00ea5d5dccdbac86cc1215cfffffffffffffffff01d5ffffffffffffffff0100
Hex Analysis:
Size:37 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
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Correlation: Using Mesh Packet ID
Reception Locations

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Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
KD2HGI - Mobile (HGI1) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-109.0 dBm -7.50 dB 2 db FTLF LongFast 2026-01-23 22:56:48 UTC Current
KD2HGI-Home (HGI2) +0.134s
After 		-113.0 dBm -15.00 dB 2 db FTLF LongFast 2026-01-23 22:56:48 UTC View
2

Total Receptions

2

Unique Gateways