Mouse-over links in netscape?

I'm designing a website for my college club sport. I have a red column to the left for links to browse the site, and the main content is going on the right and is white (it's all done with tables). The following code makes white links for the red area and red links for the white area in internet explorer, but doesn't work in netscape. I get the generic blue underlined links.

<STYLE>
a.1{text-decoration: none; color: #A62C36;}
a.1:hover {text-decoration: underline; color: #A62C36;}
a.2 {text-decoration: none; color: #FFFFFF;}
a.2:hover {text-decoration: underline; color: #FFFFFF;}
font </STYLE>

Is there anything I can use that would acchieve the same effect in netscape, or that would work for both browsers?

Thanks in advance
~MightySquirrel