accessing windows 2k3 partition from Linux Advance Server 3

Dear all
i hav dual operating system ie windows 2003 and Red Hat Advance Server3

trying to mount windows partition on linux operating system using the following method

1)mkdir /mnt/windows
2)mount -t ntfs /dev/hda1 /mnt/windows
mount: fs type ntf not supported by kernel

and my kernel version is
#uname -r
2.4.21-4.ELSmp

do i need to update the kernel in order to mount windows partition ?

regards

http://www.unix.com/linux/12620-red-hat-9-ntfs-support.html

If I was wanting NTFS support I would want the most upto date.

Hi,
Yes im afraid you will have to rebuild kernel with ntfs support, i've heard that redhat does not come with ntfs support 'out of the box' ...
Here's one link about building kernel http://www.digitalhermit.com/linux/Kernel-Build-HOWTO.html