Cannot connect to iTunes Store. The Network Connection was reset.

I have a similar problem. Internet works, checked keychains, unblocked pop-ups...still get this message when I try to access iTunes store:

"iTunes could not connect to the iTunes store. The network connection timed out.
Make sure your network settings are correct and your network connection is active, then try again."

Anyone know which it takes to get said correct network settings?

I am having the same issues. Reset keychain, reinstalled iTunes, and I am having no problems accessing any other web content. Help! The error I get is the iTunes could not connect to the iTunes Store. Check your Internet connection and try again.

my son is having the same problem. He reinstalled itunes, that didn't help. He is connecting to the internet via ethernet. We are also looking for a solution to this problem. Any help appreciated. Janet

I had a similar problem. I can't access iTunes, but my co-worker (using the same network) can. Moving my preferences out of ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.iTunes* and attempting to set up the account again doesn't help. The Keychain tool says nothing is wrong. It turned out I had two problems:

- I had a proxy setting to use a "proxy.pac" file. It turned out this proxy.pac file basically had "Go Direct" in it. Safari, etc, handled this correctly, and iTunes used to, but it stopped working in a recent upgrade (I think around MacOSX 10.5.3.)
- Turn IPv6 support off from the "Advanced" setting in the Network panel of System Preferences.

It tried with both of these individually and it didn't help, I had to do both to make iTunes work again.

The reference to the proxy.pac file I'd had there for a year and a half. We do have functioning IPv6 in the office, and our ISP has other IPv6 customers, but external IPv6 connectivity is a bit spotty to say the least. I suspect the problem only applies to those who have local but not global IPv6 connectivity.

One wonders if the person who said it occurred after a network upgrade, was due to their ISP now supported IPv6 and triggering this problem?

Etgilles found the work around which I've copied and pasted here.
I unplugged it, shut down my phone and iTunes, started everything back up and plugged it back in. It worked for me and finished out the process. Not sure if that was the right thing to do, but it finished the download process.