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the 169 address is a false positive, for lack of better term. It appears to be a real address, but is not. Back in the Windows 98 days and before, a PC not getting an address would show: 0.0.0.0. Now it will always show something from the 169 block, fooling you into thinking you got a real IP Address. You don't.
Try setting it manually. Or try setting your DHCP server, if you know it.
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