Upgrade to 2.4 kernal with Redhat

[Kent Miller]

I am currently running Redhat 7.0 which uses the 2.2 kernel. I would like to upgrade to kernel 2.4 
for the iptables capability in this kernel. Overlaying my existing linux system is not a big issue. 
I have just been using it to learn linux. What is the easiest way to upgrade my system to the 2.4 
kernel. Just getting a full Redhat 7.1 or 7.2 distro on CD and reloading from scratch? Download the 
boot.img from Redhat for the 2.4 kernal? What compatibility issues would I be looking at? 
Suggestions from those who have been there done that would be greatly appreciated.

THX,

Kent Miller

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