Packet #2493059 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from NHI-DG-IM-GCFD (GCFD) to DH7JC-1 (7jc1)

20
Total Receptions
17
Unique Gateways
3
Hop Count
46
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 2493059
Mesh Packet ID: 0x030d5b6d
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-08-15 03:19:48 UTC
From Node: NHI-DG-IM-GCFD (GCFD)
To Node: DH7JC-1 (7jc1)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: MT Node Pey (PEY)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -110 dBm
SNR: -4.0 dBm
Hop Info: 3/5 hops
Start: 5, Limit: 2
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 46 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: 🊁FH30 (FH30) → DL6ZG 868 (8f24) → !433db234
Hop Count: 2 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: -15.25 dB -9.0 dB -10.75 dB
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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 NHI-DG-IM-GCFD (GCFD) 🊁FH30 (FH30) Unknown -15.25 dB Origin Hops
2 🊁FH30 (FH30) DL6ZG 868 (8f24) Unknown -9.0 dB Relay Hops
3 DL6ZG 868 (8f24) !433db234 8.14 km -10.75 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
8.14 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:46 bytes
Gateway:!433ca0fc
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:3 / 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 !433ca0fc
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (46 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 862510964
Source node ID 		uint32
to 1129713748
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 46 bytes size
hop_limit 2
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 5
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 3
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -110.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -4.00 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1755220786
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 52
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1755220788.537201
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 (3 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !433ca0fc
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -110.0 dBm
SNR: -4.00 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:46 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 2688087768, 1978765092, 1128116788 ], "snr_towards": [ -15.25, -9.0, -10.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "1978765092": "DL6ZG 868 (8f24)", "862510964": "NHI-DG-IM-GCFD (GCFD)", "1128116788": "!433db234", "1129713748": "DH7JC-1 (7jc1)", "2688087768": "🊁FH30 (FH30)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 2493059, "timestamp": 1755220788.537201, "from_node_id": 862510964, "to_node_id": 1129713748, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!433ca0fc", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 51207021, "rssi": -110, "snr": -4.0, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 5, "payload_length": 46, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a0cd8f638a0248ff17534b23d43121ec3ffffffffffffffff01dcffffffffffffffff01d5ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1755220786, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 52, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-08-15 03:19:48", "hop_count": 3, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "NHI-DG-IM-GCFD (GCFD)", "to_node_name": "DH7JC-1 (7jc1)", "gateway_name": "MT Node Pey (PEY)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 1128046844, "latitude": 51.0935999, "longitude": 5.899, "altitude": 34, "timestamp": 1755639553.5595992, "timestamp_str": "2025-08-19 23:39:13", "display_name": "MT Node Pey", "long_name": "MT Node Pey", "short_name": "PEY", "hw_model": "HELTEC_WSL_V3" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 2493059, "from_node_id": 862510964, "to_node_id": 1129713748, "timestamp": 1755220788.537201, "gateway_id": "!433ca0fc", "raw_payload": "0a0cd8f638a0248ff17534b23d43121ec3ffffffffffffffff01dcffffffffffffffff01d5ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 5, "from_node_name": "NHI-DG-IM-GCFD (GCFD)", "to_node_name": "!43561054", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 2688087768, 1978765092, 1128116788 ], "snr_towards": [ -15.25, -9.0, -10.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 862510964, 2688087768, 1978765092, 1128116788 ], "node_names": [ "NHI-DG-IM-GCFD (GCFD)", "🊁FH30 (FH30)", "DL6ZG 868 (8f24)", "!433db234" ], "snr_values": [ -15.25, -9.0, -10.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 862510964, "to_node_id": 2688087768, "from_node_name": "NHI-DG-IM-GCFD (GCFD)", "to_node_name": "🊁FH30 (FH30)", "snr": -15.25, "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": 2688087768, "to_node_id": 1978765092, "from_node_name": "🊁FH30 (FH30)", "to_node_name": "DL6ZG 868 (8f24)", "snr": -9.0, "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": 1978765092, "to_node_id": 1128116788, "from_node_name": "DL6ZG 868 (8f24)", "to_node_name": "!433db234", "snr": -10.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 8143.146015002503, "from_location_timestamp": 1755219726.199162, "to_location_timestamp": 1755142732.3881676, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 21.7h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 3 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 862510964, 2688087768, 1978765092, 1128116788 ], "node_names": [ "NHI-DG-IM-GCFD (GCFD)", "🊁FH30 (FH30)", "DL6ZG 868 (8f24)", "!433db234" ], "snr_values": [ -15.25, -9.0, -10.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 862510964, "to_node_id": 2688087768, "from_node_name": "NHI-DG-IM-GCFD (GCFD)", "to_node_name": "🊁FH30 (FH30)", "snr": -15.25, "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": 2688087768, "to_node_id": 1978765092, "from_node_name": "🊁FH30 (FH30)", "to_node_name": "DL6ZG 868 (8f24)", "snr": -9.0, "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": 1978765092, "to_node_id": 1128116788, "from_node_name": "DL6ZG 868 (8f24)", "to_node_name": "!433db234", "snr": -10.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 8143.146015002503, "from_location_timestamp": 1755219726.199162, "to_location_timestamp": 1755142732.3881676, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 21.7h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 3 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "NHI-DG-IM-GCFD (GCFD) → 🊁FH30 (FH30) → DL6ZG 868 (8f24) → !433db234", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "NHI-DG-IM-GCFD (GCFD) → 🊁FH30 (FH30) → DL6ZG 868 (8f24) → !433db234", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 862510964, "to_node_id": 2688087768, "from_node_name": "NHI-DG-IM-GCFD (GCFD)", "to_node_name": "🊁FH30 (FH30)", "snr": -15.25, "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": 2688087768, "to_node_id": 1978765092, "from_node_name": "🊁FH30 (FH30)", "to_node_name": "DL6ZG 868 (8f24)", "snr": -9.0, "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": 1978765092, "to_node_id": 1128116788, "from_node_name": "DL6ZG 868 (8f24)", "to_node_name": "!433db234", "snr": -10.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 8143.146015002503, "from_location_timestamp": 1755219726.199162, "to_location_timestamp": 1755142732.3881676, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 21.7h ago" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 8143.146015002503, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!433ca0fc", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 862510964, "to": 1129713748, "id": 51207021, "rx_time": 1755220786, "rx_snr": -4.0, "rx_rssi": -110, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 5, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 52, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a0cd8f638a0248ff17534b23d43121ec3ffffffffffffffff01dcffffffffffffffff01d5ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 2688087768, 1978765092, 1128116788 ], "snr_towards": [ -61, -36, -43 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (46 bytes)
0a0cd8f638a0248ff17534b23d43121ec3ffffffffffffffff01dcffffffffffffffff01d5ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:46 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 Channel Timestamp Actions
MT Node Pey (PEY) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-110.0 dBm -4.00 dB 3 LongFast 2025-08-15 03:19:48 Current
Meshtastic gf30c (gf3c) -3.186s
Before 		-140.0 dBm -14.50 dB 1 LongFast 2025-08-15 03:19:45 View
HolRad (HlRd) -1.476s
Before 		-127.0 dBm -18.50 dB 2 LongFast 2025-08-15 03:19:47 View
Twistit 🇳🇱 (👜) -1.341s
Before 		-125.0 dBm -17.75 dB 2 LongFast 2025-08-15 03:19:47 View
Twistit 🇳🇱 (👜) -1.321s
Before 		-125.0 dBm -17.75 dB 2 LongFast 2025-08-15 03:19:47 View
Leimuiden - Bas (LMDN) -0.733s
Before 		-123.0 dBm -12.00 dB 2 LongFast 2025-08-15 03:19:47 View
Petra76c4 (76c4) -0.598s
Before 		-106.0 dBm 1.00 dB 2 LongFast 2025-08-15 03:19:47 View
Wateringweg, Haarlem (WaHa) +0.135s
After 		-123.0 dBm -17.75 dB 3 LongFast 2025-08-15 03:19:48 View
Colossus 1 (ccw1) +0.523s
After 		-125.0 dBm -15.75 dB 3 LongFast 2025-08-15 03:19:49 View
PD0WES-Louis-3543 (PL43) +0.768s
After 		-111.0 dBm -17.25 dB 3 LongFast 2025-08-15 03:19:49 View
Hendrik ido ambacht 3 (Hia3) +2.122s
After 		-140.0 dBm -17.00 dB 3 LongFast 2025-08-15 03:19:50 View
ALM-BC-Satisfaction (Ally) +2.271s
After 		-110.0 dBm -10.75 dB 4 LongFast 2025-08-15 03:19:50 View
Destiny Long 🏠🔌🌐🛰 (Long) +2.940s
After 		-144.0 dBm -19.75 dB 4 LongFast 2025-08-15 03:19:51 View
Xebia 🌐🔌 Hilversum Bridge (XHB) +4.247s
After 		-89.0 dBm 12.00 dB 4 LongFast 2025-08-15 03:19:52 View
Paul home (pah1) +4.383s
After 		-125.0 dBm -8.50 dB 5 LongFast 2025-08-15 03:19:52 View
MeshNet.NL (GS0D) +4.519s
After 		-119.0 dBm -8.25 dB 4 LongFast 2025-08-15 03:19:53 View
MeshNet.NL (GS0D) +4.538s
After 		-119.0 dBm -8.25 dB 4 LongFast 2025-08-15 03:19:53 View
MeshNet (GS-D) +4.551s
After 		Unknown Unknown 5 LongFast 2025-08-15 03:19:53 View
MeshNet (GS-D) +4.565s
After 		Unknown Unknown 5 LongFast 2025-08-15 03:19:53 View
HLM Raaks Base 🏡🛜 (HLR1) +5.967s
After 		-107.0 dBm -11.25 dB 5 LongFast 2025-08-15 03:19:54 View
20

Total Receptions

17

Unique Gateways