Packet #2979408 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Meshtastic 5714 (5714) to Explorer 1 (exp1)

1
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
4
Hop Count
74
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 2979408
Mesh Packet ID: 0x0cf856bb
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-20 05:25:24 UTC
From Node: Meshtastic 5714 (5714)
To Node: Explorer 1 (exp1)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Great Acres Farm - Base Station - WG4RY (GF00)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -95 dBm
SNR: -18.25 dBm
Hop Info: 4/4 hops
Start: 4, Limit: 0
Relay Node: 31 GFR1
Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet - Candidate source node(s) based on 0-hop direct receptions
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 74 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: TinyBBS nRF52 Hawk’s Nest (BBSN) → Meshtastic 170f (170f) → Popolopen Torne (HR) → 🔷UMBRO🔷Mt.Beacon F.T RepWxBme680 (MBFT) → Great Acres Farm - TF&G Router (GFR1)
Hop Count: 4 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: -13.5 dB -13.75 dB -11.25 dB -4.75 dB -18.75 dB
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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Meshtastic 5714 (5714) TinyBBS nRF52 Hawk’s Nest (BBSN) 0 m -13.5 dB Origin Hops
2 TinyBBS nRF52 Hawk’s Nest (BBSN) Meshtastic 170f (170f) 0 m -13.75 dB Relay Hops
3 Meshtastic 170f (170f) Popolopen Torne (HR) 10.33 km -11.25 dB Relay Hops
4 Popolopen Torne (HR) 🔷UMBRO🔷Mt.Beacon F.T RepWxBme680 (MBFT) 18.00 km -4.75 dB Relay Hops
5 🔷UMBRO🔷Mt.Beacon F.T RepWxBme680 (MBFT) Great Acres Farm - TF&G Router (GFR1) 72.58 km -18.75 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
100.91 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:74 bytes
Gateway:!a2ebdc94
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:4 / 4
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

FieldValue
gateway_id !a2ebdc94
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (74 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Canonical MeshPacket view reconstructed from stored protobuf bytes.

FieldValueType
from 4054341396
Source node ID 		uint32
to 3007836418
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum TRACEROUTE_APP
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 74 bytes size
hop_limit Not set uint32
hop_start 4
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 4
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -95.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -18.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1773984324
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 8
Channel index 		uint32
pki_encrypted False
Standard encryption 		bool
next_hop Not set uint32
relay_node 49
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp Not set 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 (4 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !a2ebdc94
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -95.0 dBm
SNR: -18.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:74 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 70253360, 3522631439, 1802057947, 2557553353, 2300599857 ], "snr_towards": [ -13.5, -13.75, -11.25, -4.75, -18.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "3007836418": "Explorer 1 (exp1)", "2557553353": "🔷UMBRO🔷Mt.Beacon F.T RepWxBme680 (MBFT)", "3522631439": "Meshtastic 170f (170f)", "70253360": "TinyBBS nRF52 Hawk’s Nest (BBSN)", "2300599857": "Great Acres Farm - TF&G Router (GFR1)", "4054341396": "Meshtastic 5714 (5714)", "1802057947": "Popolopen Torne (HR)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 2979408, "timestamp": 1773984324.4240637, "from_node_id": 4054341396, "to_node_id": 3007836418, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!a2ebdc94", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 217601723, "rssi": -95, "snr": -18.25, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 4, "payload_length": 74, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a1430fb2f040f17f7d1db38696bc92a7198315e20891232caffffffffffffffff01c9ffffffffffffffff01d3ffffffffffffffff01edffffffffffffffff01b5ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1773984324, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 49, "tx_after": 0, "raw_service_envelope": "0a84010d1457a8f11502f147b318082a5267472b2a8125392eab2392025a3abce4d1d681dcb8aa8e86eb07c697d1f55c8e209d970af233acab11ee5529f8b7bedf38a0490592b02f6cb581f6eae17b4e76f015d97e77c602b700624d52ef68f520456e35bb56f80c3d44dabc6945000092c1500160a1ffffffffffffffff017804980131a8010112084c6f6e67466173741a09216132656264633934", "timestamp_str": "2026-03-20 05:25:24 UTC", "hop_count": 4, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 5714 (5714)", "to_node_name": "Explorer 1 (exp1)", "relay_hex": "31", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 2300599857, "node_name": "Great Acres Farm - TF&G Router", "hex_id": "!89205e31", "short_name": "GFR1", "last_byte": "31" } ], "gateway_name": "Great Acres Farm - Base Station - WG4RY (GF00)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 2733366420, "latitude": 41.803994, "longitude": -73.207718, "altitude": 422, "timestamp": 1775309292.5599604, "timestamp_str": "2026-04-04 13:28:12", "display_name": "Great Acres Farm - Base Station - WG4RY", "long_name": "Great Acres Farm - Base Station - WG4RY", "short_name": "GF00", "hw_model": "STATION_G2" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 2979408, "from_node_id": 4054341396, "to_node_id": 3007836418, "timestamp": 1773984324.4240637, "gateway_id": "!a2ebdc94", "raw_payload": "0a1430fb2f040f17f7d1db38696bc92a7198315e20891232caffffffffffffffff01c9ffffffffffffffff01d3ffffffffffffffff01edffffffffffffffff01b5ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 4, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 5714 (5714)", "to_node_name": "!b347f102", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 70253360, 3522631439, 1802057947, 2557553353, 2300599857 ], "snr_towards": [ -13.5, -13.75, -11.25, -4.75, -18.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 4054341396, 70253360, 3522631439, 1802057947, 2557553353, 2300599857 ], "node_names": [ "Meshtastic 5714 (5714)", "TinyBBS nRF52 Hawk’s Nest (BBSN)", "Meshtastic 170f (170f)", "Popolopen Torne (HR)", "🔷UMBRO🔷Mt.Beacon F.T RepWxBme680 (MBFT)", "Great Acres Farm - TF&G Router (GFR1)" ], "snr_values": [ -13.5, -13.75, -11.25, -4.75, -18.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 4054341396, "to_node_id": 70253360, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 5714 (5714)", "to_node_name": "TinyBBS nRF52 Hawk’s Nest (BBSN)", "snr": -13.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1773865302.1362803, "to_location_timestamp": 1773978540.3542411, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.4d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 70253360, "to_node_id": 3522631439, "from_node_name": "TinyBBS nRF52 Hawk’s Nest (BBSN)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 170f (170f)", "snr": -13.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1773978540.3542411, "to_location_timestamp": 1773899533.554007, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 23.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 3522631439, "to_node_id": 1802057947, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 170f (170f)", "to_node_name": "Popolopen Torne (HR)", "snr": -11.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 10332.55718105063, "from_location_timestamp": 1773899533.554007, "to_location_timestamp": 1774737957.0451274, "from_location_age_warning": "from 23.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.2w later" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 1802057947, "to_node_id": 2557553353, "from_node_name": "Popolopen Torne (HR)", "to_node_name": "🔷UMBRO🔷Mt.Beacon F.T RepWxBme680 (MBFT)", "snr": -4.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 17996.45610683975, "from_location_timestamp": 1774737957.0451274, "to_location_timestamp": 1773910332.2593684, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.2w later", "to_location_age_warning": "from 20.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 2557553353, "to_node_id": 2300599857, "from_node_name": "🔷UMBRO🔷Mt.Beacon F.T RepWxBme680 (MBFT)", "to_node_name": "Great Acres Farm - TF&G Router (GFR1)", "snr": -18.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 72583.85887002875, "from_location_timestamp": 1773910332.2593684, "to_location_timestamp": 1773971230.9322104, "from_location_age_warning": "from 20.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.6h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 5 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 4054341396, 70253360, 3522631439, 1802057947, 2557553353, 2300599857 ], "node_names": [ "Meshtastic 5714 (5714)", "TinyBBS nRF52 Hawk’s Nest (BBSN)", "Meshtastic 170f (170f)", "Popolopen Torne (HR)", "🔷UMBRO🔷Mt.Beacon F.T RepWxBme680 (MBFT)", "Great Acres Farm - TF&G Router (GFR1)" ], "snr_values": [ -13.5, -13.75, -11.25, -4.75, -18.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 4054341396, "to_node_id": 70253360, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 5714 (5714)", "to_node_name": "TinyBBS nRF52 Hawk’s Nest (BBSN)", "snr": -13.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1773865302.1362803, "to_location_timestamp": 1773978540.3542411, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.4d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 70253360, "to_node_id": 3522631439, "from_node_name": "TinyBBS nRF52 Hawk’s Nest (BBSN)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 170f (170f)", "snr": -13.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1773978540.3542411, "to_location_timestamp": 1773899533.554007, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 23.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 3522631439, "to_node_id": 1802057947, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 170f (170f)", "to_node_name": "Popolopen Torne (HR)", "snr": -11.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 10332.55718105063, "from_location_timestamp": 1773899533.554007, "to_location_timestamp": 1774737957.0451274, "from_location_age_warning": "from 23.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.2w later" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 1802057947, "to_node_id": 2557553353, "from_node_name": "Popolopen Torne (HR)", "to_node_name": "🔷UMBRO🔷Mt.Beacon F.T RepWxBme680 (MBFT)", "snr": -4.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 17996.45610683975, "from_location_timestamp": 1774737957.0451274, "to_location_timestamp": 1773910332.2593684, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.2w later", "to_location_age_warning": "from 20.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 2557553353, "to_node_id": 2300599857, "from_node_name": "🔷UMBRO🔷Mt.Beacon F.T RepWxBme680 (MBFT)", "to_node_name": "Great Acres Farm - TF&G Router (GFR1)", "snr": -18.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 72583.85887002875, "from_location_timestamp": 1773910332.2593684, "to_location_timestamp": 1773971230.9322104, "from_location_age_warning": "from 20.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.6h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 5 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Meshtastic 5714 (5714) → TinyBBS nRF52 Hawk’s Nest (BBSN) → Meshtastic 170f (170f) → Popolopen Torne (HR) → 🔷UMBRO🔷Mt.Beacon F.T RepWxBme680 (MBFT) → Great Acres Farm - TF&G Router (GFR1)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "Meshtastic 5714 (5714) → TinyBBS nRF52 Hawk’s Nest (BBSN) → Meshtastic 170f (170f) → Popolopen Torne (HR) → 🔷UMBRO🔷Mt.Beacon F.T RepWxBme680 (MBFT) → Great Acres Farm - TF&G Router (GFR1)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 4054341396, "to_node_id": 70253360, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 5714 (5714)", "to_node_name": "TinyBBS nRF52 Hawk’s Nest (BBSN)", "snr": -13.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1773865302.1362803, "to_location_timestamp": 1773978540.3542411, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.4d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 70253360, "to_node_id": 3522631439, "from_node_name": "TinyBBS nRF52 Hawk’s Nest (BBSN)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 170f (170f)", "snr": -13.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 0.0, "from_location_timestamp": 1773978540.3542411, "to_location_timestamp": 1773899533.554007, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 23.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 3522631439, "to_node_id": 1802057947, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 170f (170f)", "to_node_name": "Popolopen Torne (HR)", "snr": -11.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 10332.55718105063, "from_location_timestamp": 1773899533.554007, "to_location_timestamp": 1774737957.0451274, "from_location_age_warning": "from 23.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.2w later" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 1802057947, "to_node_id": 2557553353, "from_node_name": "Popolopen Torne (HR)", "to_node_name": "🔷UMBRO🔷Mt.Beacon F.T RepWxBme680 (MBFT)", "snr": -4.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 17996.45610683975, "from_location_timestamp": 1774737957.0451274, "to_location_timestamp": 1773910332.2593684, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.2w later", "to_location_age_warning": "from 20.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 2557553353, "to_node_id": 2300599857, "from_node_name": "🔷UMBRO🔷Mt.Beacon F.T RepWxBme680 (MBFT)", "to_node_name": "Great Acres Farm - TF&G Router (GFR1)", "snr": -18.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 72583.85887002875, "from_location_timestamp": 1773910332.2593684, "to_location_timestamp": 1773971230.9322104, "from_location_age_warning": "from 20.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.6h ago" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 100912.87215791913, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "packet": { "from": 4054341396, "to": 3007836418, "channel": 8, "decoded": { "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "payload": "ChQw+y8EDxf30ds4aWvJKnGYMV4giRIyyv//////////Acn//////////wHT//////////8B7f//////////AbX//////////wE=", "want_response": true, "bitfield": 2 }, "id": 217601723, "rx_time": 1773984324, "rx_snr": -18.25, "want_ack": true, "rx_rssi": -95, "hop_start": 4, "relay_node": 49, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" }, "channel_id": "LongFast", "gateway_id": "!a2ebdc94" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 4054341396, "to": 3007836418, "channel": 8, "decoded": { "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "payload": "ChQw+y8EDxf30ds4aWvJKnGYMV4giRIyyv//////////Acn//////////wHT//////////8B7f//////////AbX//////////wE=", "want_response": true, "bitfield": 2, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 70253360, 3522631439, 1802057947, 2557553353, 2300599857 ], "snr_towards": [ -54, -55, -45, -19, -75 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } }, "id": 217601723, "rx_time": 1773984324, "rx_snr": -18.25, "want_ack": true, "rx_rssi": -95, "hop_start": 4, "relay_node": 49, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" } }
Raw Packet Data (74 bytes)
0a1430fb2f040f17f7d1db38696bc92a7198315e20891232caffffffffffffffff01c9ffffffffffffffff01d3ffffffffffffffff01edffffffffffffffff01b5ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:74 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 Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
Great Acres Farm - Base Station - WG4RY (GF00) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-95.0 dBm -18.25 dB 4 31 GFR1 LongFast 2026-03-20 05:25:24 UTC Current
No other receptions found within ±2 seconds
1

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways