Last month, I had a really strange experience with my 2010 MacBook Pro (pretty old, right?? Duh). The moment I put it to sleep, it would reawaken on its own. And god, did I ever hate that same wallpaper staring at me again? Yes, I did. It was like putting a kid to sleep. The moment you are one inch away from the door knob, he cackles again and wakes up.

Anyways, I had to select the sleep command a couple of times before letting my MacBook Pro off to a deep trance. Kind of like patting or lullabying the device to sleep. Thanks to the online forums, I looked into this matter; they said that the problem was linked to the “Wake up for Internet access” phenomenon. This option is enabled through the Energy Saver pane from the System Preferences menu. If you’re to disable it, the insomniac MacBook Pro attitude will be gone forever.

However, the big question still hung in the balance. I had to figure out a way to let the MacBook Pro sleep whenever I wanted it to, WITHOUT having to initiate the Sleep command a couple of times. Also, I never wanted to disable the Network Access option. And just in case, the Wake for Internet Access option re-enables on its own, you’re gonna have to repeat the same process over and over again.

MacBook Pro Sleep Mode and Energy Reserve Support – Screenshot from Apple Website

Mac Book enthusiasts are well aware of the fact that some of the major system options are stored in the Com.Apple.PowerManagement.Plist file. You can make custom changes to it, if you have a little knack for that sort of stuff. The best way of dealing with this problem is to go online and search for this software;

-          LogMeIn   (Read it out as Log Me In)

This software is primarily your MacBook Pro’s native software. There’s nothing different about the online version (if just there to provide you a little tutorial). All you have to do is go to the program’s advanced options menu, and enable the “Wake on Lan” option. And viola, the insomniac MacBook Pro problem is gone for good.