sounds like you're having connection problems.

Answer all of these questions, and we'll probably be able to help you.
(1) What BitTorrent client are you using?
(2) Does your client list any connections to peers or seeds?
(3) Does your client show any error messages?
(4) How is your internet connection set up? -- Do you have a cable or dsl connection? Do you have a router, or are you routed through another computer, or just plugged straight into your modem? Does your computer have a personal firewall, and if so, what?
(5) Who is your ISP? Do you know if they block or alter bittorrent traffic (several do)?
(6) What port is bittorrent trying to use? Is it the default, or did you change it? If you changed it, what did you change it to?

All of these things have bearing on bittorrent actually working. It sounds like you've actually <u>got</u> a bittorrent client already, and it somewhat works, which is a good start.