on the connection bar, it has 1 green bar and 4 red ones. Its staying that way all the time. Ive tried many things. What do you suggest i do?

I suggest doing what the forum rules suggest. Remember those, they were in front of your eyes both before & after registering & when you were making your first post. lol

I had the same problem. Been using Limewire for years, suddenly it woudn't connect with exactly the same symptom you describe.

Here is what worked for me:

delete the gnutella.net file.