Frustrated trying to geyt my HP 6500 wireless to change its IP

Hello.  I've been getting this error message for a while now:
"Your printer has limited connectivity. Your printer is using IP address 169.254.161.70, which is not compatible with the IP address 192.168.2.4 of the PC.  Power off your printer and then power on and wait 60 sec for the printer to acquire an IP address. Then click Retry."
When I follow those instructions, nothing changes; it comes right back to this same point every time.  I went through using the controls on the printer itself to verify that it was connected to my network- using the wizard, it finds my network with no problem, and says "Success.  Connected to Network."  It does not, however, seem to get a valid IP.  I went in and manually gave it an IP address (192.168.2.10), and that seemed to work, but the software setup just send me the same error all over again when I try to complete it.
I have a Belkin router plugged straight into a fiber connection to my ISP.  I tried doing the above with it connected to the ISP and again with it disconnected from the wall.  My router uses a 192.168.2.1 scheme and I do not have any other devices creating networks.
What should I do?

Honestly, ISP routers are good for little more than getting Windows PC's attached to the internet.
It is most assuredly the source of your problem.  Here is something to try if it is a DSL service:
Sometimes DSL providers have more control over the router than the printer likes.
- Unplug the telephone line from the router
- Turn the power off on the router, wait 30 seconds, then turn the power back on.
- Go through the normal process of connecting the printer to the router.
- Now find the IP address of the printer (it should be on the self-test printout), type it into a browser.
- On that screen you will find a Networking Tab, then on the left Wireless, then the IPv4 Tab.
- On this screen you want to set a Manual IP. You need to set an IP address outside the range that the router automatically sets (called the DHCP range). If you know what that is, set an IP outside that range but no higher than 254 (the last number in the address). If you do not know, use the current IP address.
- Use 255.255.255.0 for the subnet (unless you know it is different, if so, use that)
- Leave the gateway and DNS blank
- Finally, plug in the phone line, reboot the router and test.
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