Production Game VS PTS

rabbiddogb14_ESO

How are files/updates downloaded between the two. Does the PTS use the same process/method as the live game to update? As in do both reach out to Akami to obtain their patches? I ask because I am trying to figure out why I have no issue installing/updating PTS but the live game won't.

rabbiddogb14_ESO

Never mind, I figured it out. Results of nslookup for both..

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> nslookup pts.patcher.elderscrollsonline.com
Server: FIOS_Quantum_Gateway.fios-router.home
Address: 192.168.1.1

Non-authoritative answer:
Name: a1092.d.akamai.net
Addresses: 23.219.92.97
23.219.92.82
Aliases: pts.patcher.elderscrollsonline.com
patcher.elderscrollsonline.com.edgesuite.net

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> nslookup live.patcher.elderscrollsonline.com
Server: FIOS_Quantum_Gateway.fios-router.home
Address: 192.168.1.1

Non-authoritative answer:
Name: a1092.d.akamai.net
Addresses: 173.223.204.49
173.223.204.72
Aliases: live.patcher.elderscrollsonline.com
patcher.elderscrollsonline.com.edgesuite.net

So both the PTS and the live game pull their patches from Akami. Yet PTS patches fine through my ISP and the live game doesn't. Seems peculiar to say the least. I also verified using Wireshark that I am not getting a proper SYN/SYN-ACK when patching live. Unfortunately, Wireshark doesn't actually tell you where the break down in the response cycle is.

I do no it's not my system (turned off firewall) and same thing and it;s not my home router (again, turned off firewall). And it doesn't APPEAR to be Verizon, because the PTS traffic is getting through from the same destination (Akami).