DSL slower on my Mac than my Windows machine

Okay, so here's the problem.
I have a Dual Core 2.0Ghz PowerMac G5 with 6.5Gb of RAM and an old Windows box that's on its last leg with only 128mb of RAM. I'm using Firefox 2.0 on both and I have the FasterFox extension installed on the Mac, it is set to the "optimized" setting.
I have 1Mb/sec download DSL connection through Verizon. Both computers are hooked up to the DSL modem via a D-Link DI-604 router. My Windows machine seems to have a much more stable and fast connection while my Mac tends to loose the connection more frequently and is generally slower, much slower.
My Ethernet is configured at a speed of 100baseTX, full-duplex at the standard 1500 MTU size.
Any clues?
Thanks in advance!

Evan Agee-
Just unplug the cable from the port it is in and plug it into another one.
"My Ethernet is configured at a speed of 100baseTX, full-duplex at the standard 1500 MTU size." From that statement I made the leap of faith that you were familiar with how to set things up.
Most routers have a set-up web page for configuring stuff. It would be located at the default ip address for the router. The manual for the router should explain where it is.
Luck-
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