Finally I see the log.
From the log I see you have 3 ETH pools. After every 3 attempts miner switches to new pool. May be all pools have same IP, I don't know it, I have no idea why you cleared IP because 192.168.x.x addresses are not public, they are not routed. Anyway, 3 or 6 attempts mean that miner changed pool 1 or 2 times. To make a "clean" test, try to remove all settings from command line or config.dat and leave one pool in epools.txt as I described in previous message.
Also before starting miner it's a good idea that geth is working (and may be test it with some different miner). In my tests miner always starts working at first attempt.
I can add option to change the delay between attempts, but I'm not sure if it really necessary, you are the first person who want to have it.


Already done, check Readme or OP for "-li" option.