help with wireless intel 2200bg driver

[Jim]

hi i am clueless on how to do this.  i need to install trhe driver for
my wireless (intel 2200bg centrino)
i read that i need to get 
1. driver ---got it
2.  firmware -- got it
3. wireless tools -  got them too
4. update FC3  in the process 

now  it said in the destructions that i needed to install the firmware
files into the directory /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/   <--- don't
exist!
so that makes problem #1 

problem #2  
i tried to make the driver as per the instructions 

link to instructions 
http://ipw2200.sourceforge.net/INSTALL
got 2 errors 
************************************************ Errors
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[root at Home wireless]# cd ipw2200-0.19
[root at Home ipw2200-0.19]#  make
/bin/sh: cc: command not found
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.9-1.667/build
SUBDIRS=/home/jim/wireless/ipw2200-0.19
MODVERDIR=/home/jim/wireless/ipw2200-0.19 modules
/lib/modules/2.6.9-1.667/build/scripts/gcc-version.sh: line 11: gcc:
command not found
/lib/modules/2.6.9-1.667/build/scripts/gcc-version.sh: line 12: gcc:
command not found
make[1]: Entering directory `/lib/modules/2.6.9-1.667/build'
  CC [M]  /home/jim/wireless/ipw2200-0.19/ipw2200.o
/bin/sh: gcc: command not found
make[2]: *** [/home/jim/wireless/ipw2200-0.19/ipw2200.o] Error 127
make[1]: *** [_module_/home/jim/wireless/ipw2200-0.19] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/lib/modules/2.6.9-1.667/build'
make: *** [modules] Error 2
[root at Home ipw2200-0.19]#
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so where am i going wrong?? please someone help me out 
thank you all for your kindness  i've been tearing my hair out for 3 hours 

-- 
James Lawrence
Rochester NY