P2p program problem

I recently installed a p2p program, and in order to get a high ID in the line-up you need to have your TCP and UDP ports open. I have a router, so i set it up to forward the requests from that program to the specified ports, then i opened those ports in my firewall, yet the program still finds them closed. What is the problem?

 

As in you modified the routers settings itself?

 

I don't know, this is a question from someone else who needs help.

 

Two very contradictory statements, how do you know if that person opened the correct ports?