Do not turn off your firewall or else your pc will be infected. The reason why you do not get any result is because Limewire is still searching for peers. Just leave your limewire open maybe for about 20-30 minutes until it has found peers that will act as file server, then, search for the files you want.
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Don't use limewire. It is a horrible breeding ground for viruses, malware and other nasty things.

If you must... the problem is with Norton. It is very difficult to tell Norton to exclude limewire from the blocked ports. To verify this, temporarily disable Norton and try to connect to the Limewire network.

However, again... Limewire really is the absolute worst P2P application. Why not use uTorrent and any of the numerous websites that are moderated and have user comments that let you know the quality?
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You don't want to leave yourself unprotected, but you want to use LimeWire...

My friend, that is physically impossible.

But, if you insist, try going into Norton settings, deleting the entry for LimeWire, turning "Automatic Program Control" off, turning "Advanced Notifications" on, and rebooting.

Then, when you start LimeWire, you will see one or more pop-up boxes. Set Limewire to "allow."

Note that sometimes, you might have firewalls built into your router, and if you are on a public network, such as a college campus, they may have blocked LimeWire.

NOTE: I DO NOT CONDONE THE USE OF LIMEWIRE FOR ILLEGAL PURPOSES. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO NOT USE LIMEWIRE IF YOU KNOW WHAT IS GOOD FOR YOU. NOT ONLY ARE MOST OF THE THINGS THAT YOU USE LIMEWIRE FOR ILLEGAL, BUT YOUR SYSTEM IS ALSO AT A LARGE RISK FOR VIRUSES, HACKING, WORMS, TROJANS, ETC. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO USE LIMEWIRE, OR ANY OTHER P2P SOFTWARE, SAFELY.
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If you are absolutely sure that you have correctly turned off both Windows Firewall and Norton's firewall, then your problem lies in a firewall outside of your computer. Try checking your internet modem, many external modems have built in firewalls. If you have an external internet modem, you can usually access it by typing 192.168.1.1 into your web browser's address bar. If you have an internal modem, your external modem has no firewall, or you are sure that this still isn't the problem, your ISP may be blocking Limewire. Many ISP's don't like P2P traffic, and some block it. The only other thing that I can think of is that you have a third firewall that you are forgetting about on your machine, which will have to be configured as well.
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