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1. paulja+hb[view] [source] 2025-07-31 15:23:14
>>speckx+(OP)
This used to happen to my MacBook Pro, although it was a non Apple Silicon one. The issue was that I had changed the DHCP lease time on my router from the default to a really low value. I believe I had set it to 15 minutes. What I believe was happening was the MBP was waking up to renew its IP address every 15 minutes and by the time it went to sleep again, it was probably waking back up to repeat the process. Changing the value on the router back to its default completely fixed the battery drain issue on my MacBook Pro. I'd never have guessed the cause-effect except I made the change around the same time I purchased that new MacBook Pro and was paying more attention to any issues that might arise.
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2. sneak+7c[view] [source] 2025-07-31 15:27:25
>>paulja+hb
This is a macOS bug; it doesn’t need an IP address while it’s asleep. Waking up to renew a DHCP lease is crazy.

Closed source OSes are such a bane.

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3. mschus+5d[view] [source] 2025-07-31 15:32:49
>>sneak+7c
> This is a macOS bug; it doesn’t need an IP address while it’s asleep. Waking up to renew a DHCP lease is crazy.

It's actually not. As a user I'd expect the device to wake up and still have the same IP address via a continuation of the lease.

Yes, the correct way would be a longer lived DHCP lease, but el-cheapo ISP routers often lock down such settings.

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4. kelnos+9R[view] [source] 2025-07-31 19:28:07
>>mschus+5d
> As a user I'd expect the device to wake up and still have the same IP address via a continuation of the lease.

Most users don't know what IP addresses even are, let alone care what theirs is. I don't think Apple is (or should be) optimizing for you.

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5. nsksl+bV[view] [source] 2025-07-31 19:55:04
>>kelnos+9R
Okay, then… As a user I’d expect the device not to waste any time connecting to my wireless network and getting a dhcp lease, instead being already connected when I open the lid.
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