IChat opens and closes repeatedly

I've seen this come up in discussions a few times but without answers.
iChat opens and closes repeated then tells me I've logged in too many times and to try again later. BUT... this only happens on one particular Airport connection. Everywhere else is fine. Is it the wireless router that is the problem... some compatibility issue? Is that the issue for the other people getting this problem too, perhaps?
Any ideas how to fix this?

Hi,
From that (9C7010) I can see that you have done the Time Machine and Airport Update.
I presume this updates the specs for the Airport Card as well as adjusting the Airport Devices themselves to Apple's version of the latest 802.11n draft spec.
I would have then said that it was effecting the connection presumably as this is now out of step with the firmware on the Netgear, but you say other Internet features work.
First I would delete the com.apple.iChat.AIM.plist from Users/(your account)/Library/Preferences
Then I would see if this Netgear is set to Respond to Internet Pings and has the Block Port Scan and DOS (or SPI) turned Off.
As test I would see if the N spec can be turned off in the Netgear and use the G only.
4:39 PM Sunday; April 6, 2008

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