Linksys WRT54G - Dlink DI-624 Won't Work

For awhile now I've been unable to get any Video chats to work with my parents. Tried all the various suggestions, nothing seemed to work. Finally, I thought to break out my Airport Express and see if that would work, and it did! Further testing eventually revealed that it has to be my router, but even that is kinda in question.
Some details:
Parents have Roadrunner in IN, using a Motorola SB4100, connected to WRT54G going over the wire, not wireless.
I've got Roadrunner in NC, using Motorola SB4100, connected to a D-Link 624.
Now me talking to them, no router on my side, I can vid chat. Me connected to my D-link, wire or wireless: No go. Set my computer to be in DMZ. Still doesn't work. Set their computer in DMZ plus mine. No go.
Switched to Airport Express router, and it worked fine. Plugged Airport Express into Dlink, Dlink to cable modem, and THAT worked. That surprised me big time, but looks like the default configuration I'm using on the AE is keeping all that traffic seperate, and the Dlink is just routing the packets to cable modem without doing any filtering.
I 'borrowed' a Netgear router using wireless in a neighboring apartment, but I that didn't work. 'Borrowed' a WRT54G and had no problem talking to my parents via that. (People so need to learn to secure their routers)
Tried to talk to my parents through the Dlink to their computer with no Linksys, but couldn't do it because of the way we have that physically setup.
Very frustrating as I much prefer the Dlink and how it works, what information it provides, and some of its options. But if I can't make it work with the more prevalent Linksys, especially my parents, then seems like I have to bail on it and get me a Linksys too.
Anybody have any success with the DI-624 talking to Linksys?

Doug,
Desperate to make iChat work after several weeks of trying everything else, and a hint that it may be a router problem, I tried communicating with my Dl-624 router out of the "chain'', I.E. with my Mac connected directly to the ADSL modem.
This worked (My setup uses a ADSL modem and a wireless router). 'Defcom' from this discussion group informed me that he was using a NetGear without any problems, so I elected to try that brand and it has worked flawlessly.
I bought a NetGear WGR614v6 and after two tweaks my internet and iChat work perfectly.
Like you, I really liked the DI-624, how it worked, the information it provided, and some of its options but just could not get it to work.
If you would like to contact me click on 'edharson', the info is in my profile.
Ed

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