Packet #2984475 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from KZ4FD Mobile (Z4FD) to Meshtastic 9d2c (9d2c)

3
Total Receptions
3
Unique Gateways
1
Hop Count
84
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 2984475
Mesh Packet ID: 0x8df51a0c
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-20 17:25:10 UTC
From Node: KZ4FD Mobile (Z4FD)
To Node: Meshtastic 9d2c (9d2c)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Great Acres Farm - Base Station - WG4RY (GF00)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -92 dBm
SNR: -17.25 dBm
Hop Info: 1/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 6
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: 84 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: !3c6af05c → Newport JC Relay 8680 (8680) → Madison Square Garden (MSG) → Rockefeller Center (RC) → !af430cd5
Hop Count: 4 hops
Status: Complete
SNR Towards: -9.25 dB -16.5 dB -19.0 dB -9.25 dB -5.5 dB -9.25 dB
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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 KZ4FD Mobile (Z4FD) !3c6af05c Unknown -9.25 dB Origin Hops
2 !3c6af05c Newport JC Relay 8680 (8680) Unknown -16.5 dB Relay Hops
3 Newport JC Relay 8680 (8680) Madison Square Garden (MSG) Unknown -19.0 dB Relay Hops
4 Madison Square Garden (MSG) Rockefeller Center (RC) 914 m -9.25 dB Relay Hops
5 Rockefeller Center (RC) !af430cd5 Unknown -5.5 dB Destination Hops
Total Forward Distance
914 m
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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:84 bytes
Gateway:!a2ebdc94
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:1 / 7
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 (84 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Canonical MeshPacket view reconstructed from stored protobuf bytes.

FieldValueType
from 1553605213
Source node ID 		uint32
to 1771871532
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum TRACEROUTE_APP
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 84 bytes size
hop_limit 6
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 7
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 1
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -92.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -17.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1774027510
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

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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 (1 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !a2ebdc94
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -92.0 dBm
SNR: -17.25 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": [ 1013641308, 2256832128, 2085188712, 1155371784, 2940406997 ], "snr_towards": [ -9.25, -16.5, -19.0, -9.25, -5.5, -9.25 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "2256832128": "Newport JC Relay 8680 (8680)", "1155371784": "Rockefeller Center (RC)", "2085188712": "Madison Square Garden (MSG)", "1771871532": "Meshtastic 9d2c (9d2c)", "2940406997": "!af430cd5", "1013641308": "!3c6af05c", "1553605213": "KZ4FD Mobile (Z4FD)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 2984475, "timestamp": 1774027510.763801, "from_node_id": 1553605213, "to_node_id": 1771871532, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!a2ebdc94", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 2381650444, "rssi": -92, "snr": -17.25, "hop_limit": 6, "hop_start": 7, "payload_length": 84, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a145cf06a3c808684866874497c0893dd44d50c43af123cdbffffffffffffffff01beffffffffffffffff01b4ffffffffffffffff01dbffffffffffffffff01eaffffffffffffffff01dbffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1774027510, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 49, "tx_after": 0, "raw_service_envelope": "0a93010d5d229a5c152c9d9c6918082a5fea8874440499ee3a6d13a0bd542408463ccb705b53cb609ee24beec0dcd8b5e20b126e5eb9f664353aa65e80e677a564d6524784a132163d1801120af3f6625430c2a80a9d78f9062cdc95f7d2091150cff67a29c442f913f5880dcf107c3f350c1af58d3df682bd694500008ac14806500160a4ffffffffffffffff017807980131a8010112084c6f6e67466173741a09216132656264633934", "timestamp_str": "2026-03-20 17:25:10 UTC", "hop_count": 1, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "KZ4FD Mobile (Z4FD)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 9d2c (9d2c)", "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": 2984475, "from_node_id": 1553605213, "to_node_id": 1771871532, "timestamp": 1774027510.763801, "gateway_id": "!a2ebdc94", "raw_payload": "0a145cf06a3c808684866874497c0893dd44d50c43af123cdbffffffffffffffff01beffffffffffffffff01b4ffffffffffffffff01dbffffffffffffffff01eaffffffffffffffff01dbffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 6, "hop_start": 7, "from_node_name": "KZ4FD Mobile (Z4FD)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 9d2c (9d2c)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 1013641308, 2256832128, 2085188712, 1155371784, 2940406997 ], "snr_towards": [ -9.25, -16.5, -19.0, -9.25, -5.5, -9.25 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 1553605213, 1013641308, 2256832128, 2085188712, 1155371784, 2940406997 ], "node_names": [ "KZ4FD Mobile (Z4FD)", "!3c6af05c", "Newport JC Relay 8680 (8680)", "Madison Square Garden (MSG)", "Rockefeller Center (RC)", "!af430cd5" ], "snr_values": [ -9.25, -16.5, -19.0, -9.25, -5.5, -9.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1553605213, "to_node_id": 1013641308, "from_node_name": "KZ4FD Mobile (Z4FD)", "to_node_name": "!3c6af05c", "snr": -9.25, "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": 1013641308, "to_node_id": 2256832128, "from_node_name": "!3c6af05c", "to_node_name": "Newport JC Relay 8680 (8680)", "snr": -16.5, "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": 3, "from_node_id": 2256832128, "to_node_id": 2085188712, "from_node_name": "Newport JC Relay 8680 (8680)", "to_node_name": "Madison Square Garden (MSG)", "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": 2085188712, "to_node_id": 1155371784, "from_node_name": "Madison Square Garden (MSG)", "to_node_name": "Rockefeller Center (RC)", "snr": -9.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 914.2093055537542, "from_location_timestamp": 1774001761.978081, "to_location_timestamp": 1773994658.4814904, "from_location_age_warning": "from 7.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 9.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 1155371784, "to_node_id": 2940406997, "from_node_name": "Rockefeller Center (RC)", "to_node_name": "!af430cd5", "snr": -5.5, "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" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 5 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 1771871532, 1013641308, 2256832128, 2085188712, 1155371784, 2940406997, 1553605213 ], "node_names": [ "Meshtastic 9d2c (9d2c)", "!3c6af05c", "Newport JC Relay 8680 (8680)", "Madison Square Garden (MSG)", "Rockefeller Center (RC)", "!af430cd5", "KZ4FD Mobile (Z4FD)" ], "snr_values": [ -9.25, -16.5, -19.0, -9.25, -5.5, -9.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1771871532, "to_node_id": 1013641308, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 9d2c (9d2c)", "to_node_name": "!3c6af05c", "snr": -9.25, "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": 1013641308, "to_node_id": 2256832128, "from_node_name": "!3c6af05c", "to_node_name": "Newport JC Relay 8680 (8680)", "snr": -16.5, "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": 3, "from_node_id": 2256832128, "to_node_id": 2085188712, "from_node_name": "Newport JC Relay 8680 (8680)", "to_node_name": "Madison Square Garden (MSG)", "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": 2085188712, "to_node_id": 1155371784, "from_node_name": "Madison Square Garden (MSG)", "to_node_name": "Rockefeller Center (RC)", "snr": -9.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 914.2093055537542, "from_location_timestamp": 1774001761.978081, "to_location_timestamp": 1773994658.4814904, "from_location_age_warning": "from 7.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 9.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 1155371784, "to_node_id": 2940406997, "from_node_name": "Rockefeller Center (RC)", "to_node_name": "!af430cd5", "snr": -5.5, "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": 6, "from_node_id": 2940406997, "to_node_id": 1553605213, "from_node_name": "!af430cd5", "to_node_name": "KZ4FD Mobile (Z4FD)", "snr": -9.25, "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" } ], "is_complete": true, "total_hops": 6 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": true, "forward_path_display": "KZ4FD Mobile (Z4FD) → !3c6af05c → Newport JC Relay 8680 (8680) → Madison Square Garden (MSG) → Rockefeller Center (RC) → !af430cd5", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "Meshtastic 9d2c (9d2c) → !3c6af05c → Newport JC Relay 8680 (8680) → Madison Square Garden (MSG) → Rockefeller Center (RC) → !af430cd5 → KZ4FD Mobile (Z4FD)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1553605213, "to_node_id": 1013641308, "from_node_name": "KZ4FD Mobile (Z4FD)", "to_node_name": "!3c6af05c", "snr": -9.25, "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": 1013641308, "to_node_id": 2256832128, "from_node_name": "!3c6af05c", "to_node_name": "Newport JC Relay 8680 (8680)", "snr": -16.5, "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": 3, "from_node_id": 2256832128, "to_node_id": 2085188712, "from_node_name": "Newport JC Relay 8680 (8680)", "to_node_name": "Madison Square Garden (MSG)", "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": 2085188712, "to_node_id": 1155371784, "from_node_name": "Madison Square Garden (MSG)", "to_node_name": "Rockefeller Center (RC)", "snr": -9.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 914.2093055537542, "from_location_timestamp": 1774001761.978081, "to_location_timestamp": 1773994658.4814904, "from_location_age_warning": "from 7.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 9.1h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 1155371784, "to_node_id": 2940406997, "from_node_name": "Rockefeller Center (RC)", "to_node_name": "!af430cd5", "snr": -5.5, "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" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 914.2093055537542, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "packet": { "from": 1553605213, "to": 1771871532, "channel": 8, "decoded": { "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "payload": "ChRc8Go8gIaEhmh0SXwIk91E1QxDrxI82///////////Ab7//////////wG0//////////8B2///////////Aer//////////wHb//////////8B", "request_id": 4194349252, "bitfield": 1 }, "id": 2381650444, "rx_time": 1774027510, "rx_snr": -17.25, "hop_limit": 6, "want_ack": true, "rx_rssi": -92, "hop_start": 7, "relay_node": 49, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" }, "channel_id": "LongFast", "gateway_id": "!a2ebdc94" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1553605213, "to": 1771871532, "channel": 8, "decoded": { "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "payload": "ChRc8Go8gIaEhmh0SXwIk91E1QxDrxI82///////////Ab7//////////wG0//////////8B2///////////Aer//////////wHb//////////8B", "request_id": 4194349252, "bitfield": 1, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 1013641308, 2256832128, 2085188712, 1155371784, 2940406997 ], "snr_towards": [ -37, -66, -76, -37, -22, -37 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } }, "id": 2381650444, "rx_time": 1774027510, "rx_snr": -17.25, "hop_limit": 6, "want_ack": true, "rx_rssi": -92, "hop_start": 7, "relay_node": 49, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" } }
Raw Packet Data (84 bytes)
0a145cf06a3c808684866874497c0893dd44d50c43af123cdbffffffffffffffff01beffffffffffffffff01b4ffffffffffffffff01dbffffffffffffffff01eaffffffffffffffff01dbffffffffffffffff01
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
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Correlation: Using Mesh Packet ID
Reception Locations

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Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
Great Acres Farm - Base Station - WG4RY (GF00) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-92.0 dBm -17.25 dB 1 31 GFR1 LongFast 2026-03-20 17:25:10 UTC Current
1 hop Gateways that received this packet after 1 hop
Pi On Air | ctmesh.org (RF:P) -18.183s
Before 		-36.0 dBm 6.50 dB 1 c7 RF:T LongFast 2026-03-20 17:24:52 UTC View
2 hops Gateways that received this packet after 2 hops
NWCT BBS | Say Hi! (NWCT) -16.119s
Before 		-127.0 dBm -16.50 dB 2 14 IR7M , NWCT LongFast 2026-03-20 17:24:54 UTC View
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Total Receptions

3

Unique Gateways