Trouble with AT&T Wireless connection - shows IP address 169

I recently got at&t wireless. Connected via router on ethernet. Put in wep address, and according to at&t I am connected - address is listed as 169, which means I'm not. They said that I need to contact Apple. I went to the store for help but because it is a third party, suggested I post a message here for assistance. I'm a novice computer user, and am totally confused. Any suggestions???

Skyangel wrote:
I recently got at&t wireless. Connected via router on ethernet. Put in wep address
Beanfield wrote:
In Show pull-down, choose Built-In Ethernet, then Network Configurations. Uncheck all but Built-In Ethernet.
Beanfield's procedure is on the money, except that if I read the situation right, it's the Airport Configuration Skyangel wants to change. Also, it should be sufficient to drag Airport to the top of the list in Network Configurations.
An address is the 169.254 network generally means the problem is in the IP layer of the networking stack. It signifies that the Mac has established a link-layer connection to the wireless router, but is unable to get DHCP. There are two possible reasons: the first, which Beanfield addresses, is that the Mac isn't asking, most likely because it anticipates getting the information from PPPoE. The second is that the wifi router isn't responding.
If Skyangel does what Beanfield suggest, except using "Airport" instead of "Ethernet", and it doesn't fix it, we've most likely eliminated the first possibility and have to move on to the second.
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