Ethernet doesn't have a valid IP configuration

Hello,

I have a brand new PC workstation.

Everything was fine, until recently, when I turn on my PC, I don't get an immediate internet connection. This is happening nearly everytime now with some frequency.

I reset the router/modem and everything is fine after that, so all is good.

But it is still frustrating. I get, "Ethernet doesn't have a valid IP configuration".

I googled this and it appears I am certainly not alone.

The following to assist you are screenshots of my 'ipconfig' and 'Network Connection Status' before (unsuccessful) and after (successful) internet access:









You will see from the above that there is certainly something different with the data...

I'm sure it is something so simple.
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Incidentally, I did find a nice youtube 'tutorial' in relation to this subject title about manually configurating the settings:



I haven't tried this yet and that is probably down to the fact that I can't find my alternate DNS server setting (the very last box to fill in - watch the video and you will know what I mean) ???

Many thanks for reading, please help me.