Router connections fine, IP is not.

Until a few days ago my internet basic Windows XP computer was fine. Recently, however, it refuses to connect to the internet. I can use the Linksys applet to get onto the router fine. The problem is that I don't get assigned a subnet mask, IP etc and it says DHCP client is disabled. My router has a basic automatic setting and has DHCP enabled. It is pretty much the factory default for routers. My computer has the Internet Protocol automatically finding IP and other computers get IPs without issue. What is the issue here and how do I fix it?

Which router you are using? Did you try to update its firmware?

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photoeyeseattle wrote:
how do I know if the router has useful DNS servers? i am looking at the settings of the router on the pc that is online.
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Ok. So after tweaking my IP settings no luck.
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