Linux Network connecting to NT - How?

["National & European" <nospam [at] mmu.ac.uk>]

Hi,
	I've recently gained a job (finally) as the IT director of a 
company. Now then, he (the boss) want to expand the current 
base (one NT pc) to a few.
	Now for ease of use, and for saying that he has already got all 
the software that the company needs, turning round and saying 
"Scrap it, use Linux" is not viable. However this expansion is going 
to be a network... so I will need to connect say 6 pcs running NT, 
however, I will not stand for the network going down everyother day, 
I am also at uni, I don't have the time to keep running to and fro just 
to sort out the network because it crashed. 
	Hmmm, hello Linux.... What do I need to use/learn to get them 
connected, and what type of network would be the best for a group 
of 6 pcs (Ring, Star, etc) this small network would be the model for 
other little offices around europe, so connecting them via the 
internet would also need to be met in the future. The company is 
trying to get things sorted out at the begining so massive changes 
later on would not be nessecary. 
	Any suggestions would be useful

	Thanks

	Paul Aspinall
	National & European
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