damn small linux networking question

[linux000019]

heres a sample of what my ipconfig /all looks like

ethernet adapter local area connection
nvidia nforce
physical address : **-**-**-**-**-**
DhCp enabled : no
ip address: 192.168.1.101
subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
default gateway: 192.168.1.1
DNS servers: **.**.***.*** , **.**.***.***

i originally was trying DHCP and then turned it off, and entered these settings.

nothing happens when i hit apply and the internet never loads; can someone more familiar with linux explain what i did wrong?

i dont know if this helps or not; puppylinux, knoppix, or basically any other linux live cd other than DSL automatically loads the internet when i boot up.

[Dapper Dan]

Perhaps try:

/etc/init.d/networking restart

Or whatever the DSL command is.