Packet #2685368 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from NHI-DG-IM-GCFD (GCFD) to SLE4_GPS (c650)

16
Total Receptions
16
Unique Gateways
5
Hop Count
79
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 2685368
Mesh Packet ID: 0x268cdfbb
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-08-16 13:14:48 UTC
From Node: NHI-DG-IM-GCFD (GCFD)
To Node: SLE4_GPS (c650)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Joozt - Rijen 🏠 (JZT)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -111 dBm
SNR: -0.25 dBm
Hop Info: 5/5 hops
Start: 5, Limit: 0
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 79 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: GLWKJK-P1-SOLAR (GLWP) β†’ GLWKJK-F-Solar (GLWF) β†’ 🦁FH30 (FH30) β†’ !4357e9e0 β†’ !e93e20ce β†’ Joozt - Rijen 🏠 (JZT)
Hop Count: 5 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: -7.25 dB 3.75 dB -19.0 dB -13.25 dB -11.0 dB -0.25 dB
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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 NHI-DG-IM-GCFD (GCFD) GLWKJK-P1-SOLAR (GLWP) 70.81 km -7.25 dB Origin Hops
2 GLWKJK-P1-SOLAR (GLWP) GLWKJK-F-Solar (GLWF) 205 m 3.75 dB Relay Hops
3 GLWKJK-F-Solar (GLWF) 🦁FH30 (FH30) Unknown -19.0 dB Relay Hops
4 🦁FH30 (FH30) !4357e9e0 Unknown -13.25 dB Relay Hops
5 !4357e9e0 !e93e20ce 220.51 km -11.0 dB Relay Hops
6 !e93e20ce Joozt - Rijen 🏠 (JZT) 311.67 km -0.25 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
603.19 km
Combined Traceroute Graph
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Raw Packet Analysis
Complete field breakdown and MQTT privacy/exposure analysis
Packet Structure
MQTT Packet Flow:
ServiceEnvelope (MQTT layer) β†’ MeshPacket (Mesh layer) β†’ Decoded Payload (Application data)
Total Size:79 bytes
Gateway:!da64b550
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:5 / 5
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
βœ“ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
βœ“ 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 !da64b550
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 862510964
Source node ID
uint32
to 2224735824
Target node ID
uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP
enum
decoded.payload_length 79 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 -111.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr -0.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1755342886
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 206
Relay node ID
uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1755342888.2733495
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:
  • βœ“ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
  • βœ“ Acknowledgment requested
  • βœ“ Targeted to specific node
  • βœ“ 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: !da64b550
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -111.0 dBm
SNR: -0.25 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": [ 303317582, 2111531432, 2688087768, 1129834976, 3913162958, 3664033104 ], "snr_towards": [ -7.25, 3.75, -19.0, -13.25, -11.0, -0.25 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "1129834976": "!4357e9e0", "2111531432": "GLWKJK-F-Solar (GLWF)", "3913162958": "!e93e20ce", "303317582": "GLWKJK-P1-SOLAR (GLWP)", "3664033104": "Joozt - Rijen 🏠 (JZT)", "2224735824": "SLE4_GPS (c650)", "862510964": "NHI-DG-IM-GCFD (GCFD)", "2688087768": "🦁FH30 (FH30)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 2685368, "timestamp": 1755342888.2733495, "from_node_id": 862510964, "to_node_id": 2224735824, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!da64b550", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 646766523, "rssi": -111, "snr": -0.25, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 5, "payload_length": 79, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a184e421412a869db7dd8f638a0e0e95743ce203ee950b564da1233e3ffffffffffffffff010fb4ffffffffffffffff01cbffffffffffffffff01d4ffffffffffffffff01ffffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1755342886, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 206, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-08-16 13:14:48", "hop_count": 5, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "NHI-DG-IM-GCFD (GCFD)", "to_node_name": "SLE4_GPS (c650)", "gateway_name": "Joozt - Rijen 🏠 (JZT)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 3664033104, "latitude": 51.5923301, "longitude": 4.921739, "altitude": 20, "timestamp": 1755502822.2950196, "timestamp_str": "2025-08-18 09:40:22", "display_name": "Joozt - Rijen 🏠", "long_name": "Joozt - Rijen 🏠", "short_name": "JZT", "hw_model": "HELTEC_WSL_V3" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 2685368, "from_node_id": 862510964, "to_node_id": 2224735824, "timestamp": 1755342888.2733495, "gateway_id": "!da64b550", "raw_payload": "0a184e421412a869db7dd8f638a0e0e95743ce203ee950b564da1233e3ffffffffffffffff010fb4ffffffffffffffff01cbffffffffffffffff01d4ffffffffffffffff01ffffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 5, "from_node_name": "NHI-DG-IM-GCFD (GCFD)", "to_node_name": "!849ac650", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 303317582, 2111531432, 2688087768, 1129834976, 3913162958, 3664033104 ], "snr_towards": [ -7.25, 3.75, -19.0, -13.25, -11.0, -0.25 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 862510964, 303317582, 2111531432, 2688087768, 1129834976, 3913162958, 3664033104 ], "node_names": [ "NHI-DG-IM-GCFD (GCFD)", "GLWKJK-P1-SOLAR (GLWP)", "GLWKJK-F-Solar (GLWF)", "🦁FH30 (FH30)", "!4357e9e0", "!e93e20ce", "Joozt - Rijen 🏠 (JZT)" ], "snr_values": [ -7.25, 3.75, -19.0, -13.25, -11.0, -0.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 862510964, "to_node_id": 303317582, "from_node_name": "NHI-DG-IM-GCFD (GCFD)", "to_node_name": "GLWKJK-P1-SOLAR (GLWP)", "snr": -7.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 70811.5614826216, "from_location_timestamp": 1755341559.640131, "to_location_timestamp": 1755324102.773538, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 5.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 303317582, "to_node_id": 2111531432, "from_node_name": "GLWKJK-P1-SOLAR (GLWP)", "to_node_name": "GLWKJK-F-Solar (GLWF)", "snr": 3.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 205.32707966302948, "from_location_timestamp": 1755324102.773538, "to_location_timestamp": 1755326916.6995363, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 4.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 2111531432, "to_node_id": 2688087768, "from_node_name": "GLWKJK-F-Solar (GLWF)", "to_node_name": "🦁FH30 (FH30)", "snr": -19.0, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 2688087768, "to_node_id": 1129834976, "from_node_name": "🦁FH30 (FH30)", "to_node_name": "!4357e9e0", "snr": -13.25, "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": 5, "from_node_id": 1129834976, "to_node_id": 3913162958, "from_node_name": "!4357e9e0", "to_node_name": "!e93e20ce", "snr": -11.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 220506.16944470216, "from_location_timestamp": 1755389455.0954869, "to_location_timestamp": 1755341805.9045053, "from_location_age_warning": "from 12.9h later", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 6, "from_node_id": 3913162958, "to_node_id": 3664033104, "from_node_name": "!e93e20ce", "to_node_name": "Joozt - Rijen 🏠 (JZT)", "snr": -0.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 311668.9222433424, "from_location_timestamp": 1755341805.9045053, "to_location_timestamp": 1755342507.2112627, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 6 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 862510964, 303317582, 2111531432, 2688087768, 1129834976, 3913162958, 3664033104 ], "node_names": [ "NHI-DG-IM-GCFD (GCFD)", "GLWKJK-P1-SOLAR (GLWP)", "GLWKJK-F-Solar (GLWF)", "🦁FH30 (FH30)", "!4357e9e0", "!e93e20ce", "Joozt - Rijen 🏠 (JZT)" ], "snr_values": [ -7.25, 3.75, -19.0, -13.25, -11.0, -0.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 862510964, "to_node_id": 303317582, "from_node_name": "NHI-DG-IM-GCFD (GCFD)", "to_node_name": "GLWKJK-P1-SOLAR (GLWP)", "snr": -7.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 70811.5614826216, "from_location_timestamp": 1755341559.640131, "to_location_timestamp": 1755324102.773538, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 5.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 303317582, "to_node_id": 2111531432, "from_node_name": "GLWKJK-P1-SOLAR (GLWP)", "to_node_name": "GLWKJK-F-Solar (GLWF)", "snr": 3.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 205.32707966302948, "from_location_timestamp": 1755324102.773538, "to_location_timestamp": 1755326916.6995363, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 4.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 2111531432, "to_node_id": 2688087768, "from_node_name": "GLWKJK-F-Solar (GLWF)", "to_node_name": "🦁FH30 (FH30)", "snr": -19.0, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 2688087768, "to_node_id": 1129834976, "from_node_name": "🦁FH30 (FH30)", "to_node_name": "!4357e9e0", "snr": -13.25, "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": 5, "from_node_id": 1129834976, "to_node_id": 3913162958, "from_node_name": "!4357e9e0", "to_node_name": "!e93e20ce", "snr": -11.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 220506.16944470216, "from_location_timestamp": 1755389455.0954869, "to_location_timestamp": 1755341805.9045053, "from_location_age_warning": "from 12.9h later", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 6, "from_node_id": 3913162958, "to_node_id": 3664033104, "from_node_name": "!e93e20ce", "to_node_name": "Joozt - Rijen 🏠 (JZT)", "snr": -0.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 311668.9222433424, "from_location_timestamp": 1755341805.9045053, "to_location_timestamp": 1755342507.2112627, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 6 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "NHI-DG-IM-GCFD (GCFD) β†’ GLWKJK-P1-SOLAR (GLWP) β†’ GLWKJK-F-Solar (GLWF) β†’ 🦁FH30 (FH30) β†’ !4357e9e0 β†’ !e93e20ce β†’ Joozt - Rijen 🏠 (JZT)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "NHI-DG-IM-GCFD (GCFD) β†’ GLWKJK-P1-SOLAR (GLWP) β†’ GLWKJK-F-Solar (GLWF) β†’ 🦁FH30 (FH30) β†’ !4357e9e0 β†’ !e93e20ce β†’ Joozt - Rijen 🏠 (JZT)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 862510964, "to_node_id": 303317582, "from_node_name": "NHI-DG-IM-GCFD (GCFD)", "to_node_name": "GLWKJK-P1-SOLAR (GLWP)", "snr": -7.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 70811.5614826216, "from_location_timestamp": 1755341559.640131, "to_location_timestamp": 1755324102.773538, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 5.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 303317582, "to_node_id": 2111531432, "from_node_name": "GLWKJK-P1-SOLAR (GLWP)", "to_node_name": "GLWKJK-F-Solar (GLWF)", "snr": 3.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 205.32707966302948, "from_location_timestamp": 1755324102.773538, "to_location_timestamp": 1755326916.6995363, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 4.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 2111531432, "to_node_id": 2688087768, "from_node_name": "GLWKJK-F-Solar (GLWF)", "to_node_name": "🦁FH30 (FH30)", "snr": -19.0, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 2688087768, "to_node_id": 1129834976, "from_node_name": "🦁FH30 (FH30)", "to_node_name": "!4357e9e0", "snr": -13.25, "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": 5, "from_node_id": 1129834976, "to_node_id": 3913162958, "from_node_name": "!4357e9e0", "to_node_name": "!e93e20ce", "snr": -11.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 220506.16944470216, "from_location_timestamp": 1755389455.0954869, "to_location_timestamp": 1755341805.9045053, "from_location_age_warning": "from 12.9h later", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 6, "from_node_id": 3913162958, "to_node_id": 3664033104, "from_node_name": "!e93e20ce", "to_node_name": "Joozt - Rijen 🏠 (JZT)", "snr": -0.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 311668.9222433424, "from_location_timestamp": 1755341805.9045053, "to_location_timestamp": 1755342507.2112627, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 603191.9802503292, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!da64b550", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 862510964, "to": 2224735824, "id": 646766523, "rx_time": 1755342886, "rx_snr": -0.25, "rx_rssi": -111, "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": 206, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a184e421412a869db7dd8f638a0e0e95743ce203ee950b564da1233e3ffffffffffffffff010fb4ffffffffffffffff01cbffffffffffffffff01d4ffffffffffffffff01ffffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 303317582, 2111531432, 2688087768, 1129834976, 3913162958, 3664033104 ], "snr_towards": [ -29, 15, -76, -53, -44, -1 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (79 bytes)
0a184e421412a869db7dd8f638a0e0e95743ce203ee950b564da1233e3ffffffffffffffff010fb4ffffffffffffffff01cbffffffffffffffff01d4ffffffffffffffff01ffffffffffffffffff01
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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Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Channel Timestamp Actions
Joozt - Rijen 🏠 (JZT) Primary 0.000s
Reference
-111.0 dBm -0.25 dB 5 LongFast 2025-08-16 13:14:48 Current
9E72 Pi (9E72) -0.307s
Before
-115.0 dBm -12.25 dB 5 LongFast 2025-08-16 13:14:47 View
Afrithon (afrt) -0.172s
Before
-101.0 dBm -4.75 dB 5 LongFast 2025-08-16 13:14:48 View
PA3JH 🏠 (2.7.5) (3JH1) -0.158s
Before
-95.0 dBm Unknown 5 LongFast 2025-08-16 13:14:48 View
SoesterduinenπŸ”Œ 🌐 πŸ›°οΈ (🌲) -0.143s
Before
-125.0 dBm -18.25 dB 5 LongFast 2025-08-16 13:14:48 View
Meshtastic 7c28 (7c28) -0.084s
Before
-117.0 dBm -1.75 dB 5 LongFast 2025-08-16 13:14:48 View
Meshbase (Mshb) -0.071s
Before
-121.0 dBm -10.50 dB 5 LongFast 2025-08-16 13:14:48 View
Tubetastic 🏠 (TTH) -0.056s
Before
-126.0 dBm -16.75 dB 5 LongFast 2025-08-16 13:14:48 View
RJ_Rook_1 (RJR1) -0.043s
Before
-122.0 dBm -10.25 dB 5 LongFast 2025-08-16 13:14:48 View
SimbaNova (8139) -0.029s
Before
-115.0 dBm -19.25 dB 5 LongFast 2025-08-16 13:14:48 View
dJoris πŸ“‘πŸ πŸŒ StaRF (j8bc) -0.011s
Before
-120.0 dBm -14.00 dB 5 LongFast 2025-08-16 13:14:48 View
Chopin (Chpn) +0.012s
After
-141.0 dBm -18.25 dB 5 LongFast 2025-08-16 13:14:48 View
MT Node Pey (PEY) +0.025s
After
-108.0 dBm -3.50 dB 5 LongFast 2025-08-16 13:14:48 View
No13 Oirschot (OIR1) +0.038s
After
-120.0 dBm -11.25 dB 5 LongFast 2025-08-16 13:14:48 View
Meshtastic 4e50 (4e50) +0.096s
After
-128.0 dBm -17.25 dB 5 LongFast 2025-08-16 13:14:48 View
Terwinselen | Kerkrade | Netherlands (TKNB) +17.675s
After
-122.0 dBm -4.25 dB 4 OpenChat 2025-08-16 13:15:05 View
16

Total Receptions

16

Unique Gateways