Hi Guys,

I would classify my self as a complete newbie to the blood and guts of *nix.

My Goal..

Set up a RH - Fedora core 2 Box to connect directly to the internet
set the beast up as a firewall (Ip tables)
and enable it as a gateway for the home network.. perhaps with a proxy (squid?)
leading to a plan of installing a mail server/spam&virus filter

First hurdle:
I have a D-Link DSL-200 Modem.. the only drivers I can find are the ECIADSL universal drivers.. these are supplied in 2 formats RPM and TAR.GZ ..
Now the RPM would be easiest for me (lazy).. but I get a file association error 9I thought RPM was compatable with RH..I must be wrong)
no worries.. I will just install useing the TAR.GZ package.. hmm a slight barrier (Me).. the following error is displayed.
starting configuration for ECIADSL-0.9 in /usr/local/eci-adsl..

checking make location... /usr/bin/make
checking make version... 3.80
checking gcc location... not found

the configure script has failed, one or more errors have occurred,
check configure.log and configure.tmp for further detail
My question .. Where the $#@% is GCC be? what should I be looking for, missing update.. or misconfigured install.. (installed as a server.. with Gnome Xwindows.. tried to use default setting..secure as I learn..oh and break after installation rather than during)
BTW: I don expect to have my hand held.. I appreciate pointers.. or a link to where I may find some info.. I realy need to get too many years of Windoze jelly brain out of my system

Thank You