An address of 169.X.X.X usually means connectivity issues from your computer to the router.
Try the following:
1. Connecting only the router to the computer, one of the 4 ports together not WAN or Internet. (so remove cable modem at this point).
2. Go to a command shell (cmd in Start->Run).
3. Type in ipconfig /release
4. ipconfig /renew
If you still don't have a proper IP try replacing the Ethernet cable, this can usually be a source of the problem. Also this usually works too, press and hold the Reset button for 10 seconds or so. This should revert the router to the factory defaults, and retry steps above.
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