Packet #2504619 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from NHI-DG-IM-GCFD (GCFD) to Marcel (963b)

12
Total Receptions
12
Unique Gateways
5
Hop Count
65
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 2504619
Mesh Packet ID: 0x375422bf
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-08-15 05:16:13 UTC
From Node: NHI-DG-IM-GCFD (GCFD)
To Node: Marcel (963b)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: dJoris 📡🏠🌐 StaRF (j8bc)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -124 dBm
SNR: -17.25 dBm
Hop Info: 5/5 hops
Start: 5, Limit: 0
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 65 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: 🦁Mobilekoffer 1 (MOB1) → 🦁FH30 (FH30) → Meshtastic 79f3 (79f3) → !ffffffff → Ams Zuidas Base (AZ4)
Hop Count: 4 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: -19.25 dB 6.25 dB -19.75 dB -32.0 dB -6.75 dB
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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 NHI-DG-IM-GCFD (GCFD) 🦁Mobilekoffer 1 (MOB1) Unknown -19.25 dB Origin Hops
2 🦁Mobilekoffer 1 (MOB1) 🦁FH30 (FH30) Unknown 6.25 dB Relay Hops
3 🦁FH30 (FH30) Meshtastic 79f3 (79f3) Unknown -19.75 dB Relay Hops
4 Meshtastic 79f3 (79f3) !ffffffff Unknown -32.0 dB Relay Hops
5 !ffffffff Ams Zuidas Base (AZ4) Unknown -6.75 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
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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:65 bytes
Gateway:!da64b604
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:5 / 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 !da64b604
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (65 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 3594753595
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 65 bytes size
hop_limit Not set uint32
hop_start 5
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 5
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -124.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -17.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1755227771
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 56
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1755227773.7958138
Unix timestamp 		uint32
MQTT Privacy & Exposure Analysis

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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 (5 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !da64b604
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -124.0 dBm
SNR: -17.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:65 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 2560166608, 2688087768, 285702643, 4294967295, 2956741688 ], "snr_towards": [ -19.25, 6.25, -19.75, -32.0, -6.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "2688087768": "🦁FH30 (FH30)", "2560166608": "🦁Mobilekoffer 1 (MOB1)", "285702643": "Meshtastic 79f3 (79f3)", "862510964": "NHI-DG-IM-GCFD (GCFD)", "2956741688": "Ams Zuidas Base (AZ4)", "3594753595": "Marcel (963b)", "4294967295": "!ffffffff" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 2504619, "timestamp": 1755227773.7958138, "from_node_id": 862510964, "to_node_id": 3594753595, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!da64b604", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 928260799, "rssi": -124, "snr": -17.25, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 5, "payload_length": 65, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a14d00a9998d8f638a0f3790711ffffffff384c3cb01229b3ffffffffffffffff0119b1ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01e5ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1755227771, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 56, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-08-15 05:16:13", "hop_count": 5, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "NHI-DG-IM-GCFD (GCFD)", "to_node_name": "Marcel (963b)", "gateway_name": "dJoris 📡🏠🌐 StaRF (j8bc)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 3664033284, "latitude": 51.9487488, "longitude": 4.5891584, "altitude": null, "timestamp": 1755680353.656706, "timestamp_str": "2025-08-20 10:59:13", "display_name": "dJoris 📡🏠🌐 StaRF", "long_name": "dJoris 📡🏠🌐 StaRF", "short_name": "j8bc", "hw_model": "HELTEC_WSL_V3" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 2504619, "from_node_id": 862510964, "to_node_id": 3594753595, "timestamp": 1755227773.7958138, "gateway_id": "!da64b604", "raw_payload": "0a14d00a9998d8f638a0f3790711ffffffff384c3cb01229b3ffffffffffffffff0119b1ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01e5ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 5, "from_node_name": "NHI-DG-IM-GCFD (GCFD)", "to_node_name": "!d643963b", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 2560166608, 2688087768, 285702643, 4294967295, 2956741688 ], "snr_towards": [ -19.25, 6.25, -19.75, -32.0, -6.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 862510964, 2560166608, 2688087768, 285702643, 4294967295, 2956741688 ], "node_names": [ "NHI-DG-IM-GCFD (GCFD)", "🦁Mobilekoffer 1 (MOB1)", "🦁FH30 (FH30)", "Meshtastic 79f3 (79f3)", "!ffffffff", "Ams Zuidas Base (AZ4)" ], "snr_values": [ -19.25, 6.25, -19.75, -32.0, -6.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 862510964, "to_node_id": 2560166608, "from_node_name": "NHI-DG-IM-GCFD (GCFD)", "to_node_name": "🦁Mobilekoffer 1 (MOB1)", "snr": -19.25, "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": 2560166608, "to_node_id": 2688087768, "from_node_name": "🦁Mobilekoffer 1 (MOB1)", "to_node_name": "🦁FH30 (FH30)", "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" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 2688087768, "to_node_id": 285702643, "from_node_name": "🦁FH30 (FH30)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 79f3 (79f3)", "snr": -19.75, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 285702643, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 79f3 (79f3)", "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": 5, "from_node_id": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 2956741688, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "Ams Zuidas Base (AZ4)", "snr": -6.75, "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" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 5 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 862510964, 2560166608, 2688087768, 285702643, 4294967295, 2956741688 ], "node_names": [ "NHI-DG-IM-GCFD (GCFD)", "🦁Mobilekoffer 1 (MOB1)", "🦁FH30 (FH30)", "Meshtastic 79f3 (79f3)", "!ffffffff", "Ams Zuidas Base (AZ4)" ], "snr_values": [ -19.25, 6.25, -19.75, -32.0, -6.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 862510964, "to_node_id": 2560166608, "from_node_name": "NHI-DG-IM-GCFD (GCFD)", "to_node_name": "🦁Mobilekoffer 1 (MOB1)", "snr": -19.25, "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": 2560166608, "to_node_id": 2688087768, "from_node_name": "🦁Mobilekoffer 1 (MOB1)", "to_node_name": "🦁FH30 (FH30)", "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": 3, "from_node_id": 2688087768, "to_node_id": 285702643, "from_node_name": "🦁FH30 (FH30)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 79f3 (79f3)", "snr": -19.75, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 285702643, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 79f3 (79f3)", "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": 5, "from_node_id": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 2956741688, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "Ams Zuidas Base (AZ4)", "snr": -6.75, "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" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 5 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "NHI-DG-IM-GCFD (GCFD) → 🦁Mobilekoffer 1 (MOB1) → 🦁FH30 (FH30) → Meshtastic 79f3 (79f3) → !ffffffff → Ams Zuidas Base (AZ4)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "NHI-DG-IM-GCFD (GCFD) → 🦁Mobilekoffer 1 (MOB1) → 🦁FH30 (FH30) → Meshtastic 79f3 (79f3) → !ffffffff → Ams Zuidas Base (AZ4)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 862510964, "to_node_id": 2560166608, "from_node_name": "NHI-DG-IM-GCFD (GCFD)", "to_node_name": "🦁Mobilekoffer 1 (MOB1)", "snr": -19.25, "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": 2560166608, "to_node_id": 2688087768, "from_node_name": "🦁Mobilekoffer 1 (MOB1)", "to_node_name": "🦁FH30 (FH30)", "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" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 2688087768, "to_node_id": 285702643, "from_node_name": "🦁FH30 (FH30)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 79f3 (79f3)", "snr": -19.75, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 285702643, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 79f3 (79f3)", "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": 5, "from_node_id": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 2956741688, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "Ams Zuidas Base (AZ4)", "snr": -6.75, "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" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 0, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!da64b604", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 862510964, "to": 3594753595, "id": 928260799, "rx_time": 1755227771, "rx_snr": -17.25, "rx_rssi": -124, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 5, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 56, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a14d00a9998d8f638a0f3790711ffffffff384c3cb01229b3ffffffffffffffff0119b1ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01e5ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 2560166608, 2688087768, 285702643, 4294967295, 2956741688 ], "snr_towards": [ -77, 25, -79, -128, -27 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (65 bytes)
0a14d00a9998d8f638a0f3790711ffffffff384c3cb01229b3ffffffffffffffff0119b1ffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01e5ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:65 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
dJoris 📡🏠🌐 StaRF (j8bc) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-124.0 dBm -17.25 dB 5 LongFast 2025-08-15 05:16:13 Current
Meshtastic gf30c (gf3c) -13.648s
Before 		-140.0 dBm -15.50 dB 2 LongFast 2025-08-15 05:16:00 View
Leimuiden - Bas (LMDN) -11.513s
Before 		-126.0 dBm -15.75 dB 3 LongFast 2025-08-15 05:16:02 View
Colossus 1 (ccw1) -7.224s
Before 		-113.0 dBm -4.25 dB 5 LongFast 2025-08-15 05:16:06 View
Wateringweg, Haarlem (WaHa) -7.193s
Before 		-108.0 dBm -6.50 dB 4 LongFast 2025-08-15 05:16:06 View
Ams Zuidas Base (AZ4) -7.173s
Before 		-105.0 dBm -6.75 dB 4 LongFast 2025-08-15 05:16:06 View
PD0WES-Louis-3543 (PL43) -6.753s
Before 		-93.0 dBm -3.75 dB 5 LongFast 2025-08-15 05:16:07 View
Terwinselen | Kerkrade | Netherlands (TKNB) -5.454s
Before 		-119.0 dBm -5.50 dB 3 OpenChat 2025-08-15 05:16:08 View
Meshtastic 4e50 (4e50) -4.946s
Before 		-125.0 dBm -15.50 dB 5 LongFast 2025-08-15 05:16:08 View
HLM Raaks Base 🏡🛜 (HLR1) -4.226s
Before 		-120.0 dBm -14.00 dB 5 LongFast 2025-08-15 05:16:09 View
GOC-Parkstad.nl (GOC) -3.245s
Before 		-128.0 dBm -17.75 dB 4 LongFast 2025-08-15 05:16:10 View
ALM-BC-Satisfaction (Ally) -3.110s
Before 		-113.0 dBm -15.25 dB 5 LongFast 2025-08-15 05:16:10 View
12

Total Receptions

12

Unique Gateways