I have 3 computers all running windows 98 and setup as a windows workgroup
with manual ip addresses. All three computers can see each other and share
printers/files and the broadband internet connection.

Heres the setup:

Machine One (192.168.168.40) this machine connects direct to internet

Machine Two (192.168.168.42) machine can see machine one & three

Machine Three (192.168.168.22) machine can see machine one & two

Problem:

Machine two and three cannot see any POP3 or SMTP servers, and when you
attempt to ping any url (like www.google.com) it returns UNKNOWN HOST even
though when you type www.google.com into the browser both machine resolve it.

any help appreciated!