Problems with UT over internet.

Every time I try to join an internet game of UT (in the pings of under 200) I have weird problems. When I choose a server to join, UT will Load, Precashe, then Connect. Before the game's graphics appear, I will hear a small burst of gunfire and other game action, then I hear silence. WHen I am actually able to see the arena, I find that any player in the game I see is frozen like a statue. My gun fires, but no bullets hit the walls or targets, and my ammo never depletes. I cannot pick up any items or change weapons. I can move around as I like, but I cannot activate lifts that normally sense my presence. Also, if I fall off the map, I cannot die. This is weird and cool for a while, but I actually wanna play the game and I am getting really sick of this. I call this problem Limbo Syndrome, because it's so weird and feels like I'm misplaced in time.

I am using an at&t@home cable connection, I have 64 mb ram, a 16 mb video card using TNT, I have a 500mhz athlon processor. Please help me. I just bought this game on sale for 20 bucks, and I have NOT gotten my money's worth so far.

Baron