Getting rid of firewall
 

Hi, I am a new pc user.I am having issues getting access to limewire. I believe it is a firewall issue any ideas how to get rid?

Connection
 

Everytime i enter an artist,group or song in the search box in Lime wire I get a message saying Limewire is currently connecting to the system.Your seach nay not return many results until you are fully connected to the system. I always get a red X beside any searches i try. Please help