"Cannot connect to itunes store" "Invalid argument"

I tried the Renew Lease and restarted both my cable modem and router and I still get the 169.254.... IP address and no luck connecting.

i had this problem since christmas day, tried all of the things mentioned in other posts even a visit to apple shop where they had never heard of this problem and told me to check router settings, needle and haystack came to mind.
this morning tried the only thing left, done a total reset of router back to factory settings and than tried both ipod touches one at a time and it worked.
lesson learnt dont bother resetting ipods, just turn off wifi and reset router its a pain but it may work for you.
router used is a bt homehub mk2

Oh My God, thank you so much this worked for me, I unplugged my router for 60 seconds and then it worked.

I LOVE you man!!!!!!!! thanks.

Sazzy 1972 is right. I just received the same error message after I upgraded to the new software. When I checked my wifi settings in my ipod my IP address began with a 169. I reset the modem (by unplugging it), checked it again and it reset to 192 and my itunes and app store worked fine

Hey, i was having the problem of not being able to connect to the net or Itunes or app store and i reset my router and i have the correct IP and 3 bars reception, i'm literally sitting 30cm away from the router and still its saying i have no internet connection and it can't connect to anything... pretty frustrated. Can anyone help?? the wireless definately works for everything else just not my touch...

You need to reset your network settings - tap Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network Settings.

And to the rest of you struggling with this problem:

Always check your connection by tapping Settings > WiFi > and the blue > next to your network name. If you are getting a 169.x address, then your router has not properly issued your touch an IP address. Common causes of this problem are:

1. Your router needs to be rebooted (just unplug the power cord for 15 sec or so)
2. WEP encryption (switch to the more secure, easier to use WPA2-psk)
3. Your router firmware is really out of date. Check your router maker's website for updated firmware.

More information on Apple touch networking can be found here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1398

goto settings. then wi-fi. then choose a network.then go to bottom of page and renew lease. this worked for me. This was suggested by johhny wad.

We found this at work for PC clients:

For clients who have upgraded their itunes to 9.0.3 and were not able to access the iTunes store as a result, here’s something you can try to fix:
I disabled Parental Control in preferences for iTunes Store and checked "Allow access to iTunes U and was able to view the store again.
In order to sign in, you need to go back to the preferences, parental control and uncheck the "itunes store" under the Disable section. Strange. But by doing so, you can sign in successfully and the itunes store remains working...

ya I have the SAME problem. I am connected 2 the internet but 4 some reason, I cant get onto youtube, safari, map, forecast, and all the begining icons. So plz help! I realy need 2 no why its not working!

When I use the crappy wireless at my school, I get the "Invalid Argument" and even "Invalid Leading Character" message with the iTunes store, as well as a couple of my apps that use internet connections, although safari works sparsely. On the other hand, when I use my home's wireless, or log into starbucks' wireless, there are no issues at all with anything.

So the problem, if it doesn't lie with the setting, might be the fault of the connection you are using. Have you been trying on the same wireless connection every time? You might try a different Wifi, or see if another a similar device will have the problem on the same connection.

I am having the same problem, but i have a perfect IP address that starts with 192. It just wont connect to anything and i have tried all the suggested problem solvers but nothing seems to work, renewing lease, resetting network. Is there something else i can try, someone please help me???

Hello.
I totally did this procedure and "great success". worked just fine for me. thank you very much for the help.


God Bless!

i've tried the router thing and it still shows the 169.254.x.x i've tried renewing the lease to. and nothing works what do i do>!>! i need help its very frustrating

Hi guys, if you go into the settings for the network you're connected to (click the blue arrow by the network on wifi) then press "forget network" and the rejoin it should sort out the problem.

Hope this helps

Hey, i had the same problem for a few days and couldnt figure out what it was, i follwed what i read in here regarding revieving the error message and the IP adress being 165..... I tried to renew lease and turn off my router, none of these worked but what did work was forgetting the network and entering it again it fixed it straight away and the IP address returned to the normal 192.168..... Hope this helps 🙂 x