Packet #1398146 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from McReaL (McRL) to LastHope Nenya (LHNN)

1
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
2
Hop Count
84
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 1398146
Mesh Packet ID: 0xc387a899
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-05-14 22:52:06 UTC
From Node: McReaL (McRL)
To Node: LastHope Nenya (LHNN)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Meshtastic l271 (l271)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -102 dBm
SNR: -19.25 dBm
Hop Info: 2/6 hops
Start: 6, Limit: 4
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 84 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: MDX1 ā†’ Main node (pwLs) ā†’ Eye of Sauron (sau) ā†’ GutSer-TšŸ¤– (G-T)
Hop Count: 3 hops
Status: Forward complete, Return in progress
SNR Towards: 0.0 dB -9.25 dB -14.0 dB -3.5 dB 5.0 dB
Return Path: Eye of Sauron (sau) ā†’ Main node (pwLs)
SNR Back: -7.25 dB -18.0 dB
Route Visualization

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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 LastHope Nenya (LHNN) MDX1 11.17 km 0.0 dB Origin Hops
2 MDX1 Main node (pwLs) 6.01 km -9.25 dB Relay Hops
3 Main node (pwLs) Eye of Sauron (sau) Unknown -14.0 dB Relay Hops
4 Eye of Sauron (sau) GutSer-TšŸ¤– (G-T) Unknown -3.5 dB Relay Hops
5 GutSer-TšŸ¤– (G-T) McReaL (McRL) Unknown 5.0 dB Destination Hops
Return Path Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 McReaL (McRL) Eye of Sauron (sau) Unknown -7.25 dB Return Start Hops
2 Eye of Sauron (sau) Main node (pwLs) Unknown -18.0 dB Return End Hops
Total Forward Distance
17.18 km
Combined Traceroute Graph
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Legend & Paths
Nodes
šŸ”„ Router Node
šŸ“” Gateway Node
šŸš€ Source Node
šŸŽÆ Target Node
Connections
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Raw Packet Analysis
Complete field breakdown and MQTT privacy/exposure analysis
Packet Structure
MQTT Packet Flow:
ServiceEnvelope (MQTT layer) ā†’ MeshPacket (Mesh layer) ā†’ Decoded Payload (Application data)
Total Size:84 bytes
Gateway:!6983e4d4
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:2 / 6
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
āœ“ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
āœ“ Acknowledgment requested
+ 2 more...
Exposure Risks:
āš  Default channel - no encryption
āš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 2 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !6983e4d4
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (84 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 463660072
Source node ID 		uint32
to 463638748
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 84 bytes size
hop_limit 4
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 6
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 2
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -102.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -19.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1778784726
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 1778784726.8239422
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:
  • āœ“ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
  • āœ“ Acknowledgment requested
  • āœ“ Targeted to specific node
  • āœ“ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • āš  Default channel - no encryption
  • āš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • āš  Multi-hop path visible (2 hops)
  • āš  RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !6983e4d4
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -102.0 dBm
SNR: -19.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:84 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 1770362448, 67154228, 2658708728, 1770384852 ], "snr_towards": [ 0.0, -9.25, -14.0, -3.5, 5.0 ], "route_back": [ 2658708728, 67154228 ], "snr_back": [ -7.25, -18.0 ], "route_node_names": { "463660072": "McReaL (McRL)", "1770362448": "MDX1", "1770384852": "GutSer-TšŸ¤– (G-T)", "67154228": "Main node (pwLs)", "2658708728": "Eye of Sauron (sau)", "463638748": "LastHope Nenya (LHNN)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 1398146, "timestamp": 1778784726.8239422, "from_node_id": 463660072, "to_node_id": 463638748, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!6983e4d4", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 3280447641, "rssi": -102, "snr": -19.25, "hop_limit": 4, "hop_start": 6, "payload_length": 84, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a105096856934b10004f8ac789ed4ed8569122000dbffffffffffffffff01c8ffffffffffffffff01f2ffffffffffffffff01141a08f8ac789e34b100042214e3ffffffffffffffff01b8ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1778784726, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 52, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2026-05-14 22:52:06", "hop_count": 2, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "McReaL (McRL)", "to_node_name": "LastHope Nenya (LHNN)", "gateway_name": "Meshtastic l271 (l271)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 1770251476, "latitude": 51.511296, "longitude": 46.1635584, "altitude": null, "timestamp": 1780341064.681055, "timestamp_str": "2026-06-01 23:11:04", "display_name": "Meshtastic l271", "long_name": "Meshtastic l271", "short_name": "l271", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V4" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 1398146, "from_node_id": 463660072, "to_node_id": 463638748, "timestamp": 1778784726.8239422, "gateway_id": "!6983e4d4", "raw_payload": "0a105096856934b10004f8ac789ed4ed8569122000dbffffffffffffffff01c8ffffffffffffffff01f2ffffffffffffffff01141a08f8ac789e34b100042214e3ffffffffffffffff01b8ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 4, "hop_start": 6, "from_node_name": "McReaL (McRL)", "to_node_name": "LastHope Nenya (LHNN)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 1770362448, 67154228, 2658708728, 1770384852 ], "snr_towards": [ 0.0, -9.25, -14.0, -3.5, 5.0 ], "route_back": [ 2658708728, 67154228 ], "snr_back": [ -7.25, -18.0 ] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward_with_return", "node_ids": [ 463638748, 1770362448, 67154228, 2658708728, 1770384852, 463660072 ], "node_names": [ "LastHope Nenya (LHNN)", "MDX1", "Main node (pwLs)", "Eye of Sauron (sau)", "GutSer-TšŸ¤– (G-T)", "McReaL (McRL)" ], "snr_values": [ 0.0, -9.25, -14.0, -3.5, 5.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 463638748, "to_node_id": 1770362448, "from_node_name": "LastHope Nenya (LHNN)", "to_node_name": "MDX1", "snr": 0.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 11170.332043592314, "from_location_timestamp": 1778776212.0985255, "to_location_timestamp": 1778763562.1272004, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 5.9h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1770362448, "to_node_id": 67154228, "from_node_name": "MDX1", "to_node_name": "Main node (pwLs)", "snr": -9.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 6007.959822639766, "from_location_timestamp": 1778763562.1272004, "to_location_timestamp": 1774313821.1943896, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 7.4w ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 67154228, "to_node_id": 2658708728, "from_node_name": "Main node (pwLs)", "to_node_name": "Eye of Sauron (sau)", "snr": -14.0, "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": 2658708728, "to_node_id": 1770384852, "from_node_name": "Eye of Sauron (sau)", "to_node_name": "GutSer-TšŸ¤– (G-T)", "snr": -3.5, "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": 5, "from_node_id": 1770384852, "to_node_id": 463660072, "from_node_name": "GutSer-TšŸ¤– (G-T)", "to_node_name": "McReaL (McRL)", "snr": 5.0, "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" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 5 }, "return_path": { "path_type": "return", "node_ids": [ 463660072, 2658708728, 67154228 ], "node_names": [ "McReaL (McRL)", "Eye of Sauron (sau)", "Main node (pwLs)" ], "snr_values": [ -7.25, -18.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 463660072, "to_node_id": 2658708728, "from_node_name": "McReaL (McRL)", "to_node_name": "Eye of Sauron (sau)", "snr": -7.25, "direction": "return", "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": 2658708728, "to_node_id": 67154228, "from_node_name": "Eye of Sauron (sau)", "to_node_name": "Main node (pwLs)", "snr": -18.0, "direction": "return", "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": 2 }, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "combined_rf", "node_ids": [ 463638748, 1770362448, 67154228, 2658708728, 1770384852, 463660072 ], "node_names": [ "LastHope Nenya (LHNN)", "MDX1", "Main node (pwLs)", "Eye of Sauron (sau)", "GutSer-TšŸ¤– (G-T)", "McReaL (McRL)" ], "snr_values": [ 0.0, -9.25, -14.0, -3.5, 5.0, -7.25, -18.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 463638748, "to_node_id": 1770362448, "from_node_name": "LastHope Nenya (LHNN)", "to_node_name": "MDX1", "snr": 0.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 11170.332043592314, "from_location_timestamp": 1778776212.0985255, "to_location_timestamp": 1778763562.1272004, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 5.9h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1770362448, "to_node_id": 67154228, "from_node_name": "MDX1", "to_node_name": "Main node (pwLs)", "snr": -9.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 6007.959822639766, "from_location_timestamp": 1778763562.1272004, "to_location_timestamp": 1774313821.1943896, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 7.4w ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 67154228, "to_node_id": 2658708728, "from_node_name": "Main node (pwLs)", "to_node_name": "Eye of Sauron (sau)", "snr": -14.0, "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": 2658708728, "to_node_id": 1770384852, "from_node_name": "Eye of Sauron (sau)", "to_node_name": "GutSer-TšŸ¤– (G-T)", "snr": -3.5, "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": 5, "from_node_id": 1770384852, "to_node_id": 463660072, "from_node_name": "GutSer-TšŸ¤– (G-T)", "to_node_name": "McReaL (McRL)", "snr": 5.0, "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": 463660072, "to_node_id": 2658708728, "from_node_name": "McReaL (McRL)", "to_node_name": "Eye of Sauron (sau)", "snr": -7.25, "direction": "return_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": 7, "from_node_id": 2658708728, "to_node_id": 67154228, "from_node_name": "Eye of Sauron (sau)", "to_node_name": "Main node (pwLs)", "snr": -18.0, "direction": "return_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": 7 } }, "has_return_path": true, "is_complete": true, "forward_path_display": "LastHope Nenya (LHNN) ā†’ MDX1 ā†’ Main node (pwLs) ā†’ Eye of Sauron (sau) ā†’ GutSer-TšŸ¤– (G-T) ā†’ McReaL (McRL)", "return_path_display": "McReaL (McRL) ā†’ Eye of Sauron (sau) ā†’ Main node (pwLs)", "actual_rf_path_display": "LastHope Nenya (LHNN) ā†’ MDX1 ā†’ Main node (pwLs) ā†’ Eye of Sauron (sau) ā†’ GutSer-TšŸ¤– (G-T) ā†’ McReaL (McRL)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 463638748, "to_node_id": 1770362448, "from_node_name": "LastHope Nenya (LHNN)", "to_node_name": "MDX1", "snr": 0.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 11170.332043592314, "from_location_timestamp": 1778776212.0985255, "to_location_timestamp": 1778763562.1272004, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 5.9h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1770362448, "to_node_id": 67154228, "from_node_name": "MDX1", "to_node_name": "Main node (pwLs)", "snr": -9.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 6007.959822639766, "from_location_timestamp": 1778763562.1272004, "to_location_timestamp": 1774313821.1943896, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 7.4w ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 67154228, "to_node_id": 2658708728, "from_node_name": "Main node (pwLs)", "to_node_name": "Eye of Sauron (sau)", "snr": -14.0, "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": 2658708728, "to_node_id": 1770384852, "from_node_name": "Eye of Sauron (sau)", "to_node_name": "GutSer-TšŸ¤– (G-T)", "snr": -3.5, "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": 5, "from_node_id": 1770384852, "to_node_id": 463660072, "from_node_name": "GutSer-TšŸ¤– (G-T)", "to_node_name": "McReaL (McRL)", "snr": 5.0, "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" } ], "return_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 463660072, "to_node_id": 2658708728, "from_node_name": "McReaL (McRL)", "to_node_name": "Eye of Sauron (sau)", "snr": -7.25, "direction": "return", "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": 2658708728, "to_node_id": 67154228, "from_node_name": "Eye of Sauron (sau)", "to_node_name": "Main node (pwLs)", "snr": -18.0, "direction": "return", "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" } ], "total_forward_distance": 17178.29186623208, "total_return_distance": 0 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!6983e4d4", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 463660072, "to": 463638748, "id": 3280447641, "rx_time": 1778784726, "rx_snr": -19.25, "rx_rssi": -102, "hop_limit": 4, "hop_start": 6, "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": "0a105096856934b10004f8ac789ed4ed8569122000dbffffffffffffffff01c8ffffffffffffffff01f2ffffffffffffffff01141a08f8ac789e34b100042214e3ffffffffffffffff01b8ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 1770362448, 67154228, 2658708728, 1770384852 ], "snr_towards": [ 0, -37, -56, -14, 20 ], "route_back": [ 2658708728, 67154228 ], "snr_back": [ -29, -72 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (84 bytes)
0a105096856934b10004f8ac789ed4ed8569122000dbffffffffffffffff01c8ffffffffffffffff01f2ffffffffffffffff01141a08f8ac789e34b100042214e3ffffffffffffffff01b8ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:84 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
Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Channel Timestamp Actions
Meshtastic l271 (l271) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-102.0 dBm -19.25 dB 2 LongFast 2026-05-14 22:52:06 Current
No other receptions found within Ā±2 seconds
1

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways