Originally Posted by
umop-apisdn
Just adding info here even though the issue is fixed.
An IP address with a first octet of 169 is a locally assigned (by Windows) address. If you see this, that means you're router isn't assigning the host an IP address from the DHCP pool.
rofl
but yes, if you get a 169, it's not your router giving it to you, it's YOUR computer.