Go here and type in 6881 as your port. This site will tell you if the port qbit uses (6881 by default) is open or closed. If it's closed (very common issue) that could explain your problem. canyouseeme.org

Ok it is closed (so thank you!) and I don't know why. I have a port forwarding rule set up for that machine for that port so I'm not sure what's going on but I've already spent too much of my day on this. I appreciate the help nonetheless.

Glad to help!