Packet #159704 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from EZ Portable - HDMesh.org (EZP) to Sauce Home MQTT HDMesh.org (SS01)

1
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
2
Hop Count
80
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 159704
Mesh Packet ID: 0x9986317d
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-04-05 17:41:08 UTC
From Node: EZ Portable - HDMesh.org (EZP)
To Node: Sauce Home MQTT HDMesh.org (SS01)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Sauce Home MQTT HDMesh.org (SS01)
Channel: LongMod
RSSI: -126 dBm
SNR: -7.75 dBm
Hop Info: 2/5 hops
Start: 5, Limit: 3
Relay Node: 6b HDR5
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: 80 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: KS_Local_(hdmesh.org) (KSLN) → HDR2 → Meshtastic bbc6 (bbc6)
Hop Count: 2 hops
Status: Forward complete, Return in progress
SNR Towards: 0.0 dB -9.75 dB 0.25 dB -17.5 dB
Return Path: Curtis AJ6O Base (Atla) → Apple Valley little bell mtn (HDR5)
SNR Back: -8.25 dB -12.0 dB -7.75 dB
Route Visualization

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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Sauce Home MQTT HDMesh.org (SS01) KS_Local_(hdmesh.org) (KSLN) 91.50 km 0.0 dB Origin Hops
2 KS_Local_(hdmesh.org) (KSLN) HDR2 Unknown -9.75 dB Relay Hops
3 HDR2 Meshtastic bbc6 (bbc6) Unknown 0.25 dB Relay Hops
4 Meshtastic bbc6 (bbc6) EZ Portable - HDMesh.org (EZP) Unknown -17.5 dB Destination Hops
Return Path Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 EZ Portable - HDMesh.org (EZP) Curtis AJ6O Base (Atla) 1.89 km -8.25 dB Return Start Hops
2 Curtis AJ6O Base (Atla) Apple Valley little bell mtn (HDR5) Unknown -12.0 dB Return End Hops
Total Forward Distance
91.50 km
Total Return Distance
1.89 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:80 bytes
Gateway:!33603060
Channel:LongMod
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:2 / 5
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Acknowledgment requested
+ 3 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
⚠ Multi-hop path visible (2 hops)
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !33603060
Node ID format
channel_id LongMod
packet MeshPacket (80 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 1129881600
Source node ID 		uint32
to 861941856
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 80 bytes size
hop_limit 3
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 5
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 2
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -126.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -7.75 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1775410867
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 107
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1775410868.5882137
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
  • ✓ Custom channel: LongMod
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (2 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !33603060
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -126.0 dBm
SNR: -7.75 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:80 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 1770326912, 704372565, 2996747206 ], "snr_towards": [ 0.0, -9.75, 0.25, -17.5 ], "route_back": [ 3136022861, 1534036331 ], "snr_back": [ -8.25, -12.0, -7.75 ], "route_node_names": { "1770326912": "KS_Local_(hdmesh.org) (KSLN)", "1129881600": "EZ Portable - HDMesh.org (EZP)", "861941856": "Sauce Home MQTT HDMesh.org (SS01)", "2996747206": "Meshtastic bbc6 (bbc6)", "1534036331": "Apple Valley little bell mtn (HDR5)", "3136022861": "Curtis AJ6O Base (Atla)", "704372565": "HDR2" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 159704, "timestamp": 1775410868.5882137, "from_node_id": 1129881600, "to_node_id": 861941856, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!33603060", "channel_id": "LongMod", "mesh_packet_id": 2575708541, "rssi": -126, "snr": -7.75, "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 5, "payload_length": 80, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a0c800b856955dffb29c6bb9eb2121600d9ffffffffffffffff0101baffffffffffffffff011a084de9ebba6b896f5b221edfffffffffffffffff01d0ffffffffffffffff01e1ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1775410867, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 107, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2026-04-05 17:41:08 UTC", "hop_count": 2, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "EZ Portable - HDMesh.org (EZP)", "to_node_name": "Sauce Home MQTT HDMesh.org (SS01)", "relay_hex": "6b", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 1534036331, "node_name": "Apple Valley little bell mtn ", "hex_id": "!5b6f896b", "short_name": "HDR5", "last_byte": "6b" } ], "gateway_name": "Sauce Home MQTT HDMesh.org (SS01)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 861941856, "latitude": 34.4850432, "longitude": -117.2701184, "altitude": 900, "timestamp": 1775564062.4047928, "timestamp_str": "2026-04-07 12:14:22", "display_name": "Sauce Home MQTT HDMesh.org", "long_name": "Sauce Home MQTT HDMesh.org", "short_name": "SS01", "hw_model": "LILYGO_TBEAM_S3_CORE" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 159704, "from_node_id": 1129881600, "to_node_id": 861941856, "timestamp": 1775410868.5882137, "gateway_id": "!33603060", "raw_payload": "0a0c800b856955dffb29c6bb9eb2121600d9ffffffffffffffff0101baffffffffffffffff011a084de9ebba6b896f5b221edfffffffffffffffff01d0ffffffffffffffff01e1ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 5, "from_node_name": "EZ Portable - HDMesh.org (EZP)", "to_node_name": "Sauce Home MQTT HDMesh.org (SS01)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 1770326912, 704372565, 2996747206 ], "snr_towards": [ 0.0, -9.75, 0.25, -17.5 ], "route_back": [ 3136022861, 1534036331 ], "snr_back": [ -8.25, -12.0, -7.75 ] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward_with_return", "node_ids": [ 861941856, 1770326912, 704372565, 2996747206, 1129881600 ], "node_names": [ "Sauce Home MQTT HDMesh.org (SS01)", "KS_Local_(hdmesh.org) (KSLN)", "HDR2", "Meshtastic bbc6 (bbc6)", "EZ Portable - HDMesh.org (EZP)" ], "snr_values": [ 0.0, -9.75, 0.25, -17.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 861941856, "to_node_id": 1770326912, "from_node_name": "Sauce Home MQTT HDMesh.org (SS01)", "to_node_name": "KS_Local_(hdmesh.org) (KSLN)", "snr": 0.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 91503.61631339332, "from_location_timestamp": 1775404739.6764026, "to_location_timestamp": 1775410083.341446, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1770326912, "to_node_id": 704372565, "from_node_name": "KS_Local_(hdmesh.org) (KSLN)", "to_node_name": "HDR2", "snr": -9.75, "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" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 704372565, "to_node_id": 2996747206, "from_node_name": "HDR2", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic bbc6 (bbc6)", "snr": 0.25, "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": 2996747206, "to_node_id": 1129881600, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic bbc6 (bbc6)", "to_node_name": "EZ Portable - HDMesh.org (EZP)", "snr": -17.5, "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": 4 }, "return_path": { "path_type": "return", "node_ids": [ 1129881600, 3136022861, 1534036331 ], "node_names": [ "EZ Portable - HDMesh.org (EZP)", "Curtis AJ6O Base (Atla)", "Apple Valley little bell mtn (HDR5)" ], "snr_values": [ -8.25, -12.0, -7.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1129881600, "to_node_id": 3136022861, "from_node_name": "EZ Portable - HDMesh.org (EZP)", "to_node_name": "Curtis AJ6O Base (Atla)", "snr": -8.25, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1888.4543920636256, "from_location_timestamp": 1775401425.1557567, "to_location_timestamp": 1775404801.701106, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.7h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 3136022861, "to_node_id": 1534036331, "from_node_name": "Curtis AJ6O Base (Atla)", "to_node_name": "Apple Valley little bell mtn (HDR5)", "snr": -12.0, "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": [ 861941856, 1770326912, 704372565, 2996747206, 1129881600, 3136022861, 1534036331 ], "node_names": [ "Sauce Home MQTT HDMesh.org (SS01)", "KS_Local_(hdmesh.org) (KSLN)", "HDR2", "Meshtastic bbc6 (bbc6)", "EZ Portable - HDMesh.org (EZP)", "Curtis AJ6O Base (Atla)", "Apple Valley little bell mtn (HDR5)" ], "snr_values": [ 0.0, -9.75, 0.25, -17.5, -8.25, -12.0, -7.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 861941856, "to_node_id": 1770326912, "from_node_name": "Sauce Home MQTT HDMesh.org (SS01)", "to_node_name": "KS_Local_(hdmesh.org) (KSLN)", "snr": 0.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 91503.61631339332, "from_location_timestamp": 1775404739.6764026, "to_location_timestamp": 1775410083.341446, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1770326912, "to_node_id": 704372565, "from_node_name": "KS_Local_(hdmesh.org) (KSLN)", "to_node_name": "HDR2", "snr": -9.75, "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" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 704372565, "to_node_id": 2996747206, "from_node_name": "HDR2", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic bbc6 (bbc6)", "snr": 0.25, "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": 2996747206, "to_node_id": 1129881600, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic bbc6 (bbc6)", "to_node_name": "EZ Portable - HDMesh.org (EZP)", "snr": -17.5, "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": 1129881600, "to_node_id": 3136022861, "from_node_name": "EZ Portable - HDMesh.org (EZP)", "to_node_name": "Curtis AJ6O Base (Atla)", "snr": -8.25, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1888.4543920636256, "from_location_timestamp": 1775401425.1557567, "to_location_timestamp": 1775404801.701106, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.7h ago" }, { "hop_number": 6, "from_node_id": 3136022861, "to_node_id": 1534036331, "from_node_name": "Curtis AJ6O Base (Atla)", "to_node_name": "Apple Valley little bell mtn (HDR5)", "snr": -12.0, "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" }, { "hop_number": 7, "from_node_id": 1534036331, "to_node_id": 861941856, "from_node_name": "Apple Valley little bell mtn (HDR5)", "to_node_name": "Sauce Home MQTT HDMesh.org (SS01)", "snr": -7.75, "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": true, "total_hops": 7 } }, "has_return_path": true, "is_complete": true, "forward_path_display": "Sauce Home MQTT HDMesh.org (SS01) → KS_Local_(hdmesh.org) (KSLN) → HDR2 → Meshtastic bbc6 (bbc6) → EZ Portable - HDMesh.org (EZP)", "return_path_display": "EZ Portable - HDMesh.org (EZP) → Curtis AJ6O Base (Atla) → Apple Valley little bell mtn (HDR5)", "actual_rf_path_display": "Sauce Home MQTT HDMesh.org (SS01) → KS_Local_(hdmesh.org) (KSLN) → HDR2 → Meshtastic bbc6 (bbc6) → EZ Portable - HDMesh.org (EZP) → Curtis AJ6O Base (Atla) → Apple Valley little bell mtn (HDR5)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 861941856, "to_node_id": 1770326912, "from_node_name": "Sauce Home MQTT HDMesh.org (SS01)", "to_node_name": "KS_Local_(hdmesh.org) (KSLN)", "snr": 0.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 91503.61631339332, "from_location_timestamp": 1775404739.6764026, "to_location_timestamp": 1775410083.341446, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1770326912, "to_node_id": 704372565, "from_node_name": "KS_Local_(hdmesh.org) (KSLN)", "to_node_name": "HDR2", "snr": -9.75, "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" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 704372565, "to_node_id": 2996747206, "from_node_name": "HDR2", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic bbc6 (bbc6)", "snr": 0.25, "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": 2996747206, "to_node_id": 1129881600, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic bbc6 (bbc6)", "to_node_name": "EZ Portable - HDMesh.org (EZP)", "snr": -17.5, "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": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1129881600, "to_node_id": 3136022861, "from_node_name": "EZ Portable - HDMesh.org (EZP)", "to_node_name": "Curtis AJ6O Base (Atla)", "snr": -8.25, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1888.4543920636256, "from_location_timestamp": 1775401425.1557567, "to_location_timestamp": 1775404801.701106, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.7h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 3136022861, "to_node_id": 1534036331, "from_node_name": "Curtis AJ6O Base (Atla)", "to_node_name": "Apple Valley little bell mtn (HDR5)", "snr": -12.0, "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": 91503.61631339332, "total_return_distance": 1888.4543920636256 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!33603060", "channel_id": "LongMod", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1129881600, "to": 861941856, "id": 2575708541, "rx_time": 1775410867, "rx_snr": -7.75, "rx_rssi": -126, "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 5, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 107, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a0c800b856955dffb29c6bb9eb2121600d9ffffffffffffffff0101baffffffffffffffff011a084de9ebba6b896f5b221edfffffffffffffffff01d0ffffffffffffffff01e1ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 1770326912, 704372565, 2996747206 ], "snr_towards": [ 0, -39, 1, -70 ], "route_back": [ 3136022861, 1534036331 ], "snr_back": [ -33, -48, -31 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (80 bytes)
0a0c800b856955dffb29c6bb9eb2121600d9ffffffffffffffff0101baffffffffffffffff011a084de9ebba6b896f5b221edfffffffffffffffff01d0ffffffffffffffff01e1ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:80 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
Sauce Home MQTT HDMesh.org (SS01) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-126.0 dBm -7.75 dB 2 6b HDR5 LongMod 2026-04-05 17:41:08 UTC Current
No other receptions found within ±2 seconds
1

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways