user3016: Bitcoin has only 8 active connections, and I read somewhere that it helps to forward ports. I know how to forward a port, but which port should I forward, and how should I tell Bitcoin-qt to use the forwarded port?

user2306: 
Bitcoin has only 8 active connections

Correction: it has 8 outbound connections. By default, it can also accept up to 117 inbound connections

which port

Port 8333, TCP

how should I tell Bitcoin-qt to use the forwarded port?

Don't need to. 

3016: <p>Bitcoin has only 8 active connections, and I read somewhere that it helps to forward ports. I know how to forward a port, but which port should I forward, and how should I tell Bitcoin-qt to use the forwarded port?</p>
 2306: <blockquote>
  <p>Bitcoin has only 8 active connections</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Correction: it has 8 <em>outbound</em> connections. By default, it can also accept up to 117 inbound connections</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>which port</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Port 8333, TCP</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>how should I tell Bitcoin-qt to use the forwarded port?</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Don't need to. </p>
