Packet #963826 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from KQ4LAC Roof Node (3360) to !e047db80

2
Total Receptions
2
Unique Gateways
6
Hop Count
79
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 963826
Mesh Packet ID: 0x68815cd6
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-21 05:31:58 UTC
From Node: KQ4LAC Roof Node (3360)
To Node: !e047db80 (db80)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Deka Mobile (DM)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -55 dBm
SNR: 9.0 dBm
Hop Info: 6/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 1
Relay Node: ae DMDD
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: 79 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: K4KSC-2 TARC www.k4ksc.com (4KSC) → 👽 LWS ARC Area 51 Gateway (👽) → I95 Old St.Augustine - Jaxmesh.com (I95O) → Jax Beach Router (JAXB) → !3db077ad → Deka Mobile Drone Detector (DMDD)
Hop Count: 5 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: -2.5 dB 1.75 dB -8.0 dB -17.5 dB -17.0 dB -20.25 dB
Route Visualization

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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 KQ4LAC Roof Node (3360) K4KSC-2 TARC www.k4ksc.com (4KSC) Unknown -2.5 dB Origin Hops
2 K4KSC-2 TARC www.k4ksc.com (4KSC) 👽 LWS ARC Area 51 Gateway (👽) Unknown 1.75 dB Relay Hops
3 👽 LWS ARC Area 51 Gateway (👽) I95 Old St.Augustine - Jaxmesh.com (I95O) 210.15 km -8.0 dB Relay Hops
4 I95 Old St.Augustine - Jaxmesh.com (I95O) Jax Beach Router (JAXB) 21.63 km -17.5 dB Relay Hops
5 Jax Beach Router (JAXB) !3db077ad Unknown -17.0 dB Relay Hops
6 !3db077ad Deka Mobile Drone Detector (DMDD) Unknown -20.25 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
231.78 km
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Legend & Paths
Nodes
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🚀 Source Node
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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:79 bytes
Gateway:!8c27a75e
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:6 / 7
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Targeted to specific node
+ 1 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Default channel - no encryption
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
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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 (79 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 1127953248
Source node ID 		uint32
to 3762805632
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 79 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 -55.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 9.00 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1774071123
Receive timestamp 		fixed32
via_mqtt False
Direct LoRa transmission 		bool
want_ack False
No ACK 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 174
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1774071118.7937038
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)
  • ✓ Targeted to specific node
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Default channel - no encryption
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (6 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !8c27a75e
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -55.0 dBm
SNR: 9.00 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:79 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 1460520163, 382654088, 1770224528, 1770300272, 1034975149, 1773990062 ], "snr_towards": [ -2.5, 1.75, -8.0, -17.5, -17.0, -20.25 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "1127953248": "KQ4LAC Roof Node (3360)", "3762805632": "!e047db80", "1460520163": "K4KSC-2 TARC www.k4ksc.com (4KSC)", "382654088": "👽 LWS ARC Area 51 Gateway (👽)", "1034975149": "!3db077ad", "1773990062": "Deka Mobile Drone Detector (DMDD)", "1770300272": "Jax Beach Router (JAXB)", "1770224528": "I95 Old St.Augustine - Jaxmesh.com (I95O)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 963826, "timestamp": 1774071118.7937038, "from_node_id": 1127953248, "to_node_id": 3762805632, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!8c27a75e", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 1753308374, "rssi": -55, "snr": 9.0, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 7, "payload_length": 79, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a18e3c40d5788d6ce16907b836970a38469ad77b03daef0bc691233f6ffffffffffffffff0107e0ffffffffffffffff01baffffffffffffffff01bcffffffffffffffff01afffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1774071123, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 174, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2026-03-21 05:31:58 UTC", "hop_count": 6, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "KQ4LAC Roof Node (3360)", "to_node_name": "!e047db80", "relay_hex": "ae", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 1773990062, "node_name": "Deka Mobile Drone Detector", "hex_id": "!69bcf0ae", "short_name": "DMDD", "last_byte": "ae" } ], "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": 963826, "from_node_id": 1127953248, "to_node_id": 3762805632, "timestamp": 1774071118.7937038, "gateway_id": "!8c27a75e", "raw_payload": "0a18e3c40d5788d6ce16907b836970a38469ad77b03daef0bc691233f6ffffffffffffffff0107e0ffffffffffffffff01baffffffffffffffff01bcffffffffffffffff01afffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 7, "from_node_name": "KQ4LAC Roof Node (3360)", "to_node_name": "!e047db80", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 1460520163, 382654088, 1770224528, 1770300272, 1034975149, 1773990062 ], "snr_towards": [ -2.5, 1.75, -8.0, -17.5, -17.0, -20.25 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 1127953248, 1460520163, 382654088, 1770224528, 1770300272, 1034975149, 1773990062 ], "node_names": [ "KQ4LAC Roof Node (3360)", "K4KSC-2 TARC www.k4ksc.com (4KSC)", "👽 LWS ARC Area 51 Gateway (👽)", "I95 Old St.Augustine - Jaxmesh.com (I95O)", "Jax Beach Router (JAXB)", "!3db077ad", "Deka Mobile Drone Detector (DMDD)" ], "snr_values": [ -2.5, 1.75, -8.0, -17.5, -17.0, -20.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1127953248, "to_node_id": 1460520163, "from_node_name": "KQ4LAC Roof Node (3360)", "to_node_name": "K4KSC-2 TARC www.k4ksc.com (4KSC)", "snr": -2.5, "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": 1460520163, "to_node_id": 382654088, "from_node_name": "K4KSC-2 TARC www.k4ksc.com (4KSC)", "to_node_name": "👽 LWS ARC Area 51 Gateway (👽)", "snr": 1.75, "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": 382654088, "to_node_id": 1770224528, "from_node_name": "👽 LWS ARC Area 51 Gateway (👽)", "to_node_name": "I95 Old St.Augustine - Jaxmesh.com (I95O)", "snr": -8.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 210148.51656086158, "from_location_timestamp": 1770949404.1468635, "to_location_timestamp": 1774057136.2119865, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.2w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.9h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 1770224528, "to_node_id": 1770300272, "from_node_name": "I95 Old St.Augustine - Jaxmesh.com (I95O)", "to_node_name": "Jax Beach Router (JAXB)", "snr": -17.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 21634.593850832145, "from_location_timestamp": 1774057136.2119865, "to_location_timestamp": 1774056302.2365704, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 4.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 1770300272, "to_node_id": 1034975149, "from_node_name": "Jax Beach Router (JAXB)", "to_node_name": "!3db077ad", "snr": -17.0, "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": 1034975149, "to_node_id": 1773990062, "from_node_name": "!3db077ad", "to_node_name": "Deka Mobile Drone Detector (DMDD)", "snr": -20.25, "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": 6 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 1127953248, 1460520163, 382654088, 1770224528, 1770300272, 1034975149, 1773990062 ], "node_names": [ "KQ4LAC Roof Node (3360)", "K4KSC-2 TARC www.k4ksc.com (4KSC)", "👽 LWS ARC Area 51 Gateway (👽)", "I95 Old St.Augustine - Jaxmesh.com (I95O)", "Jax Beach Router (JAXB)", "!3db077ad", "Deka Mobile Drone Detector (DMDD)" ], "snr_values": [ -2.5, 1.75, -8.0, -17.5, -17.0, -20.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1127953248, "to_node_id": 1460520163, "from_node_name": "KQ4LAC Roof Node (3360)", "to_node_name": "K4KSC-2 TARC www.k4ksc.com (4KSC)", "snr": -2.5, "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": 1460520163, "to_node_id": 382654088, "from_node_name": "K4KSC-2 TARC www.k4ksc.com (4KSC)", "to_node_name": "👽 LWS ARC Area 51 Gateway (👽)", "snr": 1.75, "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": 382654088, "to_node_id": 1770224528, "from_node_name": "👽 LWS ARC Area 51 Gateway (👽)", "to_node_name": "I95 Old St.Augustine - Jaxmesh.com (I95O)", "snr": -8.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 210148.51656086158, "from_location_timestamp": 1770949404.1468635, "to_location_timestamp": 1774057136.2119865, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.2w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.9h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 1770224528, "to_node_id": 1770300272, "from_node_name": "I95 Old St.Augustine - Jaxmesh.com (I95O)", "to_node_name": "Jax Beach Router (JAXB)", "snr": -17.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 21634.593850832145, "from_location_timestamp": 1774057136.2119865, "to_location_timestamp": 1774056302.2365704, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 4.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 1770300272, "to_node_id": 1034975149, "from_node_name": "Jax Beach Router (JAXB)", "to_node_name": "!3db077ad", "snr": -17.0, "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": 1034975149, "to_node_id": 1773990062, "from_node_name": "!3db077ad", "to_node_name": "Deka Mobile Drone Detector (DMDD)", "snr": -20.25, "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" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 6 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "KQ4LAC Roof Node (3360) → K4KSC-2 TARC www.k4ksc.com (4KSC) → 👽 LWS ARC Area 51 Gateway (👽) → I95 Old St.Augustine - Jaxmesh.com (I95O) → Jax Beach Router (JAXB) → !3db077ad → Deka Mobile Drone Detector (DMDD)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "KQ4LAC Roof Node (3360) → K4KSC-2 TARC www.k4ksc.com (4KSC) → 👽 LWS ARC Area 51 Gateway (👽) → I95 Old St.Augustine - Jaxmesh.com (I95O) → Jax Beach Router (JAXB) → !3db077ad → Deka Mobile Drone Detector (DMDD)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1127953248, "to_node_id": 1460520163, "from_node_name": "KQ4LAC Roof Node (3360)", "to_node_name": "K4KSC-2 TARC www.k4ksc.com (4KSC)", "snr": -2.5, "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": 1460520163, "to_node_id": 382654088, "from_node_name": "K4KSC-2 TARC www.k4ksc.com (4KSC)", "to_node_name": "👽 LWS ARC Area 51 Gateway (👽)", "snr": 1.75, "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": 382654088, "to_node_id": 1770224528, "from_node_name": "👽 LWS ARC Area 51 Gateway (👽)", "to_node_name": "I95 Old St.Augustine - Jaxmesh.com (I95O)", "snr": -8.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 210148.51656086158, "from_location_timestamp": 1770949404.1468635, "to_location_timestamp": 1774057136.2119865, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.2w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.9h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 1770224528, "to_node_id": 1770300272, "from_node_name": "I95 Old St.Augustine - Jaxmesh.com (I95O)", "to_node_name": "Jax Beach Router (JAXB)", "snr": -17.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 21634.593850832145, "from_location_timestamp": 1774057136.2119865, "to_location_timestamp": 1774056302.2365704, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 4.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 1770300272, "to_node_id": 1034975149, "from_node_name": "Jax Beach Router (JAXB)", "to_node_name": "!3db077ad", "snr": -17.0, "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": 1034975149, "to_node_id": 1773990062, "from_node_name": "!3db077ad", "to_node_name": "Deka Mobile Drone Detector (DMDD)", "snr": -20.25, "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": [], "total_forward_distance": 231783.11041169372, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!8c27a75e", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1127953248, "to": 3762805632, "id": 1753308374, "rx_time": 1774071123, "rx_snr": 9.0, "rx_rssi": -55, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 174, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a18e3c40d5788d6ce16907b836970a38469ad77b03daef0bc691233f6ffffffffffffffff0107e0ffffffffffffffff01baffffffffffffffff01bcffffffffffffffff01afffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 1460520163, 382654088, 1770224528, 1770300272, 1034975149, 1773990062 ], "snr_towards": [ -10, 7, -32, -70, -68, -81 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (79 bytes)
0a18e3c40d5788d6ce16907b836970a38469ad77b03daef0bc691233f6ffffffffffffffff0107e0ffffffffffffffff01baffffffffffffffff01bcffffffffffffffff01afffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:79 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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Map shows gateway locations that received this packet. Hop counts are displayed if available.
Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
Deka Mobile (DM) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-55.0 dBm 9.00 dB 6 ae DMDD LongFast 2026-03-21 05:31:58 UTC Current
Deka Nebra Node (DNN) -0.334s
Before 		-53.0 dBm 6.25 dB 6 ae DMDD LongFast 2026-03-21 05:31:58 UTC View
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Total Receptions

2

Unique Gateways