Something is weird.
I noticed on github there was a commit to the src directory right at launch, with the comment "new port". Checking the src I downloaded I see
-port=<port> " + _("Listen for connections on <port> (default: 8915)") + "\n" +
but the original post still has the old port. I wonder where the pools are actually mining. Giving up on this one, something is jacked.