Macbook connection problem WRT54GS v6.0

I have a problem on my macbook running OS X 10.4.8
My airport connects to the router but does not receive a valid Ip address. I can even access admin screen from the macbook, but I cannot get on to the internet.
I am running a WRT54GS v6.0 router
I have turned on MAC address filter on my router on purpose. I have my macbook's MAC address stored as an "Allowed client" on my router
also, I have ristricted the maximum number of DHCP leases to 4 clients [ i have 2 pc's and a macbook]
I am using wpa personal security setting. I tried both TKIP and AES modes. neither worked [currently using TKIP]
Although the Airport shows that It is connected to "myNetwork", it does not have an IP address assigned
please help me

the macbook used to
I changed some settings [which I forget now] in order to join the windows workgroup. It did not work.
I did a clean reinstall of Mac OS X today
I did not import anything from the previous install. So all network properties must have been deleted.
So i was expecting that starting all new would work. but it hasn't yet.

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I've reset the modem about 20 times. i've reset the airport about 20 times. i even re-installed my OS on the mac and nothing has done it.
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