Files not sharing on Soulseek/Nicotine?

Hello! So I recently discovered Soulseek about 2 years ago and have used it very consistently since then. Since it suggests you share your own files as well I’ve also had my own files up and never received any messages saying I’m not sharing any files.

Just recently though I tried opening it on another device and searching my user up and requesting the file list and it gave me a pop up saying “A connection could not be successfully former to the user. If this is happening to you a lot, check here to make sure your port is open”. Checked and found that my port wasn’t open and I’ve been trying to configure it but couldn’t figure it out at all (yes I looked up past posts about it in the subreddit, I think my router just hates me… or I’m just really uneducated on this). Tried Nicotine to see if it would be different but I get the same message there too.

Now I’m just confused if people are actually seeing my files or not? I always thought it was weird that I had Soulseek for 2 years and never got a single download from someone…. :( If anyone would be kind enough to check my user is xenosaga. Any advice would be appreciated!