iPad 2 64GB Wifi+3G - error 1013 on update (and now restore)

Is there a SIM card installed in your iPad?
I had an error with my iPad 2 (+3G) as well, and I think it was 1013, but since I installed a SIM card I don't get this error anymore.

Did you update the iPad to iOS 4.3.1 already?

Message was edited by: Apfelwurm

I found it!!!!!!!

I turned off airport upper right and hard lined with a Cat5 cable in to computer and loaded fast!

Not that I should need help for an iOS upgrade but I did and this thread saved me.

Well done Apple discussion boards. Poorly done Apple QA!

After an hour or resorting my apps I'm in business.

Thanks to everyone for pointing out the fix (commenting out gs.apple.com from your local hosts file. In fact, since Apple shouldn't be monkeying around with hosts files, but should expect that users have other name resolution services (DNS anyone???), I flat-out deleted that entry.). Now the important question...

*** IS APPLE DOING MODIFYING MY HOSTS FILE?

This worked perfectly! Thank you.

On Mac OSX:

On your Mac, go to your “Applications” folder.
Now navigate to the “Utilities” folder.
Launch "Terminal".
Type "sudo nano /etc/hosts" (without quotes) and hit return.
Enter your password
Use the down arrow key to find the “gs.apple.com” entries. Once the cursor is in front, make sure you comment out the line(s) by entering “#” in front of the text.
Save the file by pressing CONTROL+O.
Exit the nano editor by pressing CONTROL+X.
Restore your iPhone to iOS 4.2.1 using iTunes.

Hey,

Referring to the fix be editing the hosts file, there were 2 lines with gs.apple.com. Only one of mine was commented out with a '#'. I commented out the 2nd line and my brand new ipad began to work.

Hope this helps..

My conjecture would be that somebody using your computer has jailbroken an iPhone or used the program tinyumbrella.

Either of these may change your /etc/hosts file, specifically modifying the gs.apple.com entry.

In other words: most likely not Apple's fault.

Yes, Sigurd is correct.

An error 1013 is most likely caused by altering the host list.

Simply remove the line of code listed below and your back to talking with apple:

On Mac:
* Open Finder
* Hold down COMMAND + SHIFT keys and press 'G'
* Enter "/private/etc/" in the field and press "Go"
* Find "hosts" file in the directory
* Drag the file to your desktop
* Open it in text editor
* Remove the line that has gs.apple.com entirely or put a # at the beginning of it to comment it out
* Save the file
* Drag it back to the /private/etc/ folder.
* You'd need to enter your username and password to authenticate the move

This will solve your problem.