Anyone recommend an ADSL modem for use with iChatAV?

Hi,
I have recently bought an iSight to run with my iBook 700mhz & 1mbps Broadband connection, and intend to get an airport express shortly.
I have accepted that I must ditch my current Netgear DM602 Modem/Router because it simply wont work with iChatAV no matter what you do with the ports.. and trust me I have fiddled extensively.
I was thinking of Airport Express because the Airtunes sounds pretty cool and it's also one more Apple link in the chain which further reduces native connectivity conflicts..
Anyway. I am looking to get a new ADSL modem that is all but garunteed to work well with iChatAV (using my iSight) and Airport Express..
I have searched the net but cant find anything terribly useful.
Does anyone out there have a good reliable - not too expensive - ADSL modem that works with that setup that they can recommend?
Any advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
SW

Hey,
No Firewalls running no.. Well no software ones, just the hardware one in the DM602.
Incidentally I managed to find another DM602 user who said to me that the Modem / Router in 'Modem Only' mode works fine.. just using the Airport Express/Extreme set up as the router.
Will have to wait and see once I have bought the Airport Express as Modem Only mode without another Router caused me all kinds of confusion and left me unable to connect to the net or even to the Modem/Router directly when I was fiddling around with it.
But yeah, I agree that it's odd that Mac make everything else BUT the modem to connect to an ADSL line.. and then recommend rubbish 3rd party hardware that wont allow it's customers to use it's own well designed software..
Bit annoying.. you try and be a good Mac disciple and model consumer - Mac all the way, and still run into grief..

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