My mac won't connect to the internet without a ethernet cable please HELP!!!!

My mac won't connect to the internet without a enthernet cable and when I go to Network Prefrences and go to airport and try to connect that way it dosen't connect and it says: AirPort 2 has the self-assigned IP address 169.254.201.215 and will not be able to connect to the Internet. PLEASE HELP

Try letting the router assign an IP address. In System Preferences, click the assist me button for help.
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Really?!!! I'd always thought that MAC addresses were fixed and unique to each and every networkable device!
They can be spoofed, for legitimate (virtualisation) as well as less than legitimate purposes
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAC_spoofing>
<http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/security/how-to-spoof-a-mac-address/395>
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