gcc-c++4.1.0.3.i386
gcc-4.1.0.3.i386

You will want to install these packages if they aren't already. The first on is for compiling C++ projects, the second is for C projects.

in the continuing saga, i tried to install the gcc rpm and there were some dependencies. While installing the dependencies, I got the following:
[root@localhost ~]# rpm -ivh glibc-devel-2.4-4.i386.rpm
warning: glibc-devel-2.4-4.i386.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 4f2a6fd2
error: Failed dependencies:
glibc-headers is needed by glibc-devel-2.4-4.i386
glibc-headers = 2.4-4 is needed by glibc-devel-2.4-4.i386
I then installed the glibc-headers without any problem and then when I went to install glibc-devel I still get the above dependency issue.

Any thoughts?

Was glibc-headers version 2.4-4?

I may be safer to use "rpm -Uhv package-<version>". Just in case a package is already installed.

I decided to reinstall the whole fedora 5 and was able to install everything hoping that it might have what I needed (the last install was text based and I coulcn't install everything). Now It does not recognize my usb ports, both the PCI 2.o usb card and the internal ports). Any reason why that might have happenned? Is there anything I can do to recognize the USB ports. I have the ndiswrapper version on a jump drive that attaches to USB.

by the way, glib-headers was 2.4-4

Try to modprobe "usbcore" and "usbhid".

I reinstalled Fedora 5 and installed all the development packages and all of a sudden ndiswrapper worked. the wireless card also worked. But the card did not show up in the gui network manager. I created /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-wlan0 and the wlan0 then showed up in the gui network manager. But when I go to activate it. It won't activate. When I plugged in the ethernet card, that became active and I lost the wireless connection. I rebooted and it took about 45 minutes to reboot becasue it was stuck on searching network. So my question is, how do I fix it so the computer sees the wireless connection on reboot and It won't take forever to find the network? Also, how do I not lose the wirelesss connection and if I do, how do I start it up again

When I reinstalled Fedora 5 with all the development packages, all of a sudden ndiswrapper worked and the wireless card was recognized. I had to create /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-wlan0 in order for the card to finally show up in the gui network manager. When i reboot, the link on the wireless card does not automatically come up and I have to reconfigure the card by the text mode. also, when surfing the web, frequently, I can get to the first and sometimes second page, but the third page usually shows server not found. For instance, when itype in the page for google, it comes up. In google when I search for Fedora forum, I can get inot that page from google, but when I want to go to another page from within fedora forum, I get server not found. Any thoughts?

I solved the problem by reinstalling Fedora 5 and included all the development packages, ndiswrapper finally installed. The wireless card connected with a link light. However, connection to the internet is sporadic. I tried pinging my default gateway and it was unreachable. When I llok into the 2wire DSL gateway, it shows the tcp/ip setting that my Fedora box has, ie 192.168.1.65. So what am I missing? what esle do I need to do? One other question, when i reboot I lose the link. What can I do to make sure the link comes up upon reboot?

in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-wlan0 set:
onboot=yes

The default gateway on your Fedora box should be the DSL gateway, if you are having problems reaching that then a good guess is that something is causing problems with the wireless signal.

A few good suggestions to help with wireless (802.11) issues in general:

Use your wireless manager to scan for available networks at different points around where you normally have the laptop connect from and near the access point. Pay particulay attention to how many other APs you can see and what channels they are using. Because 802.11 uses overlapping channels for wireless, the only really useable channels are 1, 6 and 11 (in the US at least, but this is applicable for other countries also.) If you find other APs in range you have to pick a channel furthest away from them, if possible.

Also be wary of other devices in the 2.4g range. The biggest culprit I've seen here are 2.4g cordless phones. I literally had a friend who never figured out until I pointed it out that whenever their daughter was on the phone (teenage girls do this rarely, right?) the wireless network went to bits. Other 2.4g devices can include bluetooth and some (OK, most) cordless keyboards and mice.

I reinstalled Fedora 5 and included all the development packages and now ndiswrapp installed and the card's link light went on after following the text based iwconfig commands. Now i have a different problem. Upon reboot, the link light won't go on unless i run through the iwconfig commands each time. I already appended the line alias wlan0 ndiswrapper in /etc/modprobe.conf. but I get the same problem. also, I get sporadic internet access. It will go maybe one or two pages deep and then it bombs out - no server found. If I deactivate the card in network manager and reactivate, I can usually get to Google, my home page. But I still can't get very far past the google page