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Interpreting [DHCP:ID] entry in router log
My router log is e-mailed to me daily and it contains dozens of entries like this (IP & MAC addresses obscured): [DHCP IP: (x.x.x.x)] to MAC address xx.xx.xx.xx, Wednesday, Sep 29,2021 21:18:47 ...
Depending on the WiFi usage, modern mobile OS can take down WiFi if not used for a longer time, just returning for a short period to get push notifications, chat et all updated, and then go to sleep or low power mode again.
PS. We can imagine on how RFC1918 private IP look, and the MAC address - especially of using random MAC addresses. The only thing to hide is the second half of the real hardware MAC.
Depending on the WiFi usage, modern mobile OS can take down WiFi if not used for a longer time, just returning for a short period to get push notifications, chat et all updated, and then go to sleep or low power mode again.
PS. We can imagine on how RFC1918 private IP look, and the MAC address - especially of using random MAC addresses. The only thing to hide is the second half of the real hardware MAC.
Thank you; that most likely explains it.
Rob