Packet #3088362 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from NHI-DG-IM-GCFD (GCFD) to RubberDuckRAK1 (RDR1)

4
Total Receptions
4
Unique Gateways
5
Hop Count
79
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 3088362
Mesh Packet ID: 0x3603d532
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-08-19 12:21:56 UTC
From Node: NHI-DG-IM-GCFD (GCFD)
To Node: RubberDuckRAK1 (RDR1)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Joozt - Rijen 🏠 (JZT)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -125 dBm
SNR: -16.75 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: II LEV Obstwanderweg (IIow) !b03d1c54 EVO RAK [2.6.11] (EVrk) IL LEV Neuboddenberg (0ILp) !ffffffff Joozt - Rijen 🏠 (JZT)
Hop Count: 5 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: -14.0 dB -12.25 dB -16.25 dB 1.5 dB -32.0 dB -16.75 dB
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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 NHI-DG-IM-GCFD (GCFD) II LEV Obstwanderweg (IIow) 65.35 km -14.0 dB Origin Hops
2 II LEV Obstwanderweg (IIow) !b03d1c54 Unknown -12.25 dB Relay Hops
3 !b03d1c54 EVO RAK [2.6.11] (EVrk) Unknown -16.25 dB Relay Hops
4 EVO RAK [2.6.11] (EVrk) IL LEV Neuboddenberg (0ILp) 970 m 1.5 dB Relay Hops
5 IL LEV Neuboddenberg (0ILp) !ffffffff Unknown -32.0 dB Relay Hops
6 !ffffffff Joozt - Rijen 🏠 (JZT) Unknown -16.75 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
66.32 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:79 bytes
Gateway:!da64b550
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 !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 1461588559
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 -125.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr -16.75 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1755598915
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 153
Relay node ID
uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1755598916.64339
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 (5 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !da64b550
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -125.0 dBm
SNR: -16.75 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": [ 1482392359, 2956794964, 2734010180, 382705704, 4294967295, 3664033104 ], "snr_towards": [ -14.0, -12.25, -16.25, 1.5, -32.0, -16.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "2734010180": "EVO RAK [2.6.11] (EVrk)", "1482392359": "II LEV Obstwanderweg (IIow)", "382705704": "IL LEV Neuboddenberg (0ILp)", "1461588559": "RubberDuckRAK1 (RDR1)", "3664033104": "Joozt - Rijen 🏠 (JZT)", "2956794964": "!b03d1c54", "862510964": "NHI-DG-IM-GCFD (GCFD)", "4294967295": "!ffffffff" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 3088362, "timestamp": 1755598916.64339, "from_node_id": 862510964, "to_node_id": 1461588559, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!da64b550", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 906220850, "rssi": -125, "snr": -16.75, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 5, "payload_length": 79, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a1827835b58541c3db044aff5a228a0cf16ffffffff50b564da1233c8ffffffffffffffff01cfffffffffffffffff01bfffffffffffffffff010680ffffffffffffffff01bdffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1755598915, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 153, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2025-08-19 12:21:56", "hop_count": 5, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "NHI-DG-IM-GCFD (GCFD)", "to_node_name": "RubberDuckRAK1 (RDR1)", "gateway_name": "Joozt - Rijen 🏠 (JZT)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 3664033104, "latitude": 51.5923301, "longitude": 4.921739, "altitude": 20, "timestamp": 1755615069.5085185, "timestamp_str": "2025-08-19 16:51:09", "display_name": "Joozt - Rijen 🏠", "long_name": "Joozt - Rijen 🏠", "short_name": "JZT", "hw_model": "HELTEC_WSL_V3" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 3088362, "from_node_id": 862510964, "to_node_id": 1461588559, "timestamp": 1755598916.64339, "gateway_id": "!da64b550", "raw_payload": "0a1827835b58541c3db044aff5a228a0cf16ffffffff50b564da1233c8ffffffffffffffff01cfffffffffffffffff01bfffffffffffffffff010680ffffffffffffffff01bdffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 5, "from_node_name": "NHI-DG-IM-GCFD (GCFD)", "to_node_name": "!571e124f", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 1482392359, 2956794964, 2734010180, 382705704, 4294967295, 3664033104 ], "snr_towards": [ -14.0, -12.25, -16.25, 1.5, -32.0, -16.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 862510964, 1482392359, 2956794964, 2734010180, 382705704, 4294967295, 3664033104 ], "node_names": [ "NHI-DG-IM-GCFD (GCFD)", "II LEV Obstwanderweg (IIow)", "!b03d1c54", "EVO RAK [2.6.11] (EVrk)", "IL LEV Neuboddenberg (0ILp)", "!ffffffff", "Joozt - Rijen 🏠 (JZT)" ], "snr_values": [ -14.0, -12.25, -16.25, 1.5, -32.0, -16.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 862510964, "to_node_id": 1482392359, "from_node_name": "NHI-DG-IM-GCFD (GCFD)", "to_node_name": "II LEV Obstwanderweg (IIow)", "snr": -14.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 65348.88077003832, "from_location_timestamp": 1755585020.8910844, "to_location_timestamp": 1755584986.2230818, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.9h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1482392359, "to_node_id": 2956794964, "from_node_name": "II LEV Obstwanderweg (IIow)", "to_node_name": "!b03d1c54", "snr": -12.25, "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": 2956794964, "to_node_id": 2734010180, "from_node_name": "!b03d1c54", "to_node_name": "EVO RAK [2.6.11] (EVrk)", "snr": -16.25, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 2734010180, "to_node_id": 382705704, "from_node_name": "EVO RAK [2.6.11] (EVrk)", "to_node_name": "IL LEV Neuboddenberg (0ILp)", "snr": 1.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 970.2892675590649, "from_location_timestamp": 1755575525.4224107, "to_location_timestamp": 1755585891.2755618, "from_location_age_warning": "from 6.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 382705704, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "IL LEV Neuboddenberg (0ILp)", "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": 6, "from_node_id": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 3664033104, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "Joozt - Rijen 🏠 (JZT)", "snr": -16.75, "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": 6 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 862510964, 1482392359, 2956794964, 2734010180, 382705704, 4294967295, 3664033104 ], "node_names": [ "NHI-DG-IM-GCFD (GCFD)", "II LEV Obstwanderweg (IIow)", "!b03d1c54", "EVO RAK [2.6.11] (EVrk)", "IL LEV Neuboddenberg (0ILp)", "!ffffffff", "Joozt - Rijen 🏠 (JZT)" ], "snr_values": [ -14.0, -12.25, -16.25, 1.5, -32.0, -16.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 862510964, "to_node_id": 1482392359, "from_node_name": "NHI-DG-IM-GCFD (GCFD)", "to_node_name": "II LEV Obstwanderweg (IIow)", "snr": -14.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 65348.88077003832, "from_location_timestamp": 1755585020.8910844, "to_location_timestamp": 1755584986.2230818, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.9h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1482392359, "to_node_id": 2956794964, "from_node_name": "II LEV Obstwanderweg (IIow)", "to_node_name": "!b03d1c54", "snr": -12.25, "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": 2956794964, "to_node_id": 2734010180, "from_node_name": "!b03d1c54", "to_node_name": "EVO RAK [2.6.11] (EVrk)", "snr": -16.25, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 2734010180, "to_node_id": 382705704, "from_node_name": "EVO RAK [2.6.11] (EVrk)", "to_node_name": "IL LEV Neuboddenberg (0ILp)", "snr": 1.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 970.2892675590649, "from_location_timestamp": 1755575525.4224107, "to_location_timestamp": 1755585891.2755618, "from_location_age_warning": "from 6.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 382705704, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "IL LEV Neuboddenberg (0ILp)", "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": 6, "from_node_id": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 3664033104, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "Joozt - Rijen 🏠 (JZT)", "snr": -16.75, "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": 6 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "NHI-DG-IM-GCFD (GCFD) → II LEV Obstwanderweg (IIow) → !b03d1c54 → EVO RAK [2.6.11] (EVrk) → IL LEV Neuboddenberg (0ILp) → !ffffffff → Joozt - Rijen 🏠 (JZT)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "NHI-DG-IM-GCFD (GCFD) → II LEV Obstwanderweg (IIow) → !b03d1c54 → EVO RAK [2.6.11] (EVrk) → IL LEV Neuboddenberg (0ILp) → !ffffffff → Joozt - Rijen 🏠 (JZT)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 862510964, "to_node_id": 1482392359, "from_node_name": "NHI-DG-IM-GCFD (GCFD)", "to_node_name": "II LEV Obstwanderweg (IIow)", "snr": -14.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 65348.88077003832, "from_location_timestamp": 1755585020.8910844, "to_location_timestamp": 1755584986.2230818, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.9h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1482392359, "to_node_id": 2956794964, "from_node_name": "II LEV Obstwanderweg (IIow)", "to_node_name": "!b03d1c54", "snr": -12.25, "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": 2956794964, "to_node_id": 2734010180, "from_node_name": "!b03d1c54", "to_node_name": "EVO RAK [2.6.11] (EVrk)", "snr": -16.25, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 2734010180, "to_node_id": 382705704, "from_node_name": "EVO RAK [2.6.11] (EVrk)", "to_node_name": "IL LEV Neuboddenberg (0ILp)", "snr": 1.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 970.2892675590649, "from_location_timestamp": 1755575525.4224107, "to_location_timestamp": 1755585891.2755618, "from_location_age_warning": "from 6.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 382705704, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "IL LEV Neuboddenberg (0ILp)", "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": 6, "from_node_id": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 3664033104, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "Joozt - Rijen 🏠 (JZT)", "snr": -16.75, "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": 66319.17003759739, "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": 1461588559, "id": 906220850, "rx_time": 1755598915, "rx_snr": -16.75, "rx_rssi": -125, "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": 153, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a1827835b58541c3db044aff5a228a0cf16ffffffff50b564da1233c8ffffffffffffffff01cfffffffffffffffff01bfffffffffffffffff010680ffffffffffffffff01bdffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 1482392359, 2956794964, 2734010180, 382705704, 4294967295, 3664033104 ], "snr_towards": [ -56, -49, -65, 6, -128, -67 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (79 bytes)
0a1827835b58541c3db044aff5a228a0cf16ffffffff50b564da1233c8ffffffffffffffff01cfffffffffffffffff01bfffffffffffffffff010680ffffffffffffffff01bdffffffffffffffff01
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
-125.0 dBm -16.75 dB 5 LongFast 2025-08-19 12:21:56 Current
Daniela VHV (dnla) -0.305s
Before
-123.0 dBm -16.75 dB 5 LongFast 2025-08-19 12:21:56 View
GOC-Parkstad.nl (GOC) -0.134s
Before
-128.0 dBm -20.00 dB 5 LongFast 2025-08-19 12:21:56 View
MT Node Pey (PEY) +0.011s
After
-119.0 dBm -13.75 dB 5 LongFast 2025-08-19 12:21:56 View
4

Total Receptions

4

Unique Gateways