ICHAT disconnects while typing a chat

A buddy appears and I'll start chatting with them. While I'm typing a phrase to send, before I even hit send, iChat disconnects and I am also disconnected from my DSL. This only happens while actually typing in a chat, it does not shut down when the iChat window is open but nobody is chatting with me. Only when I am typing does it disconnect. It just started happening one day. iChat always worked fine in the past. This disconnection problem does not happen in any other situation other than iChat. Any advice?

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