Problems with Gentoo stage 1 install

[Rick]

First time using Gentoo. I am trying to get Internet connectivity to 
download source code and install Gentoo


Gentoo 2005.1 minimal install
 > Hardware:
 > Athlon 1900XP
 > 512 megabyte of ram
 >
 > SBC DSL
 > Linksys WRT54G router
 >
 > The Linksys is setup with static IP for port forwarding to support an 
application on a
 > Windows XP box.

 > I can boot to a Knoppix CD and access the Internet just fine but 
cannot access using the Gentoo install CD.
 >
 > I use adsl-setup and enter all required information but when I 
attempt adsl-start it times out. I have the correct DNS information from 
SBC.



Thanks for any help
Rick