Whenever I start limewire up I get a message saying that there is a firewall blocking the connection. I tried turning windows firewall off but that didn't work. I also tried shutting down the microsoft antispyware, the norton symantec antivirus, and the ewido security suite but even with all of those shut down I still was not able to find anything.

Turn off XP firewall. Configure Norton firewall to allow LW. See Connection problems? Check here first! (click on link) Also make sure your modem/router's UPnP is enabled. See that section in the link.

that doesnt work, the isp is blocking limewire from us!

I think it's my college firewall that is blocking the connection since I turned off the xp firewall, I realized I just have the norton symantec anti-virus, not the firewall, and my UPnP is enabled on my computer

Many if not most colleges nowadays block or shape p2p program use. So .. only choice might be use it elsewhere or try a proxy. See A Fix for those whose ISP's block Limewire pages 1 - 3 which have links to alternative instructions. Particularly page 2.