Network connection timed out.

I'm unable to successfully use the iTunes Store. The
following error occurs randomly, though it most often
happen when searching and power searching, the
progress bar on top will just never stop and the
error message will display after about 30 seconds. It
sometimes occur when browsing and clicking on links
(the page will not load).

Here's the error message :
"We could not complete your iTunes Store request. The
network connection timed out.
Make sure your network settings are correct and your
network connection is active, then try again."

My internet connection is fine, I'm 100% positive
about that. Unless it would have to do with firewall
settings?

Something weird I've noticed about all this is that
the error seems to happen way more often when
searching on less known artists/songs than well
know.

I'm using Windows Vista.

Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks!

Hum... I'm unable to find this topic, though I hope
it is true.

It's hard to believe and stay calm when these persons
don't take you seriously. Here is what I received in
response to an e-mail I've sent them :


Dear xxxxxx,

I'm sorry to hear that you're having trouble
connecting to the iTunes Store. I
understand you receive a "network connection
timed-out" error. I have verified
that the iTunes Store is functioning and accepting
connections, which indicates
that the issue is related to your internet
connection, local network, or your
local computer itself.

iTunes has a great new feature called Network
Diagnostics that can help you
diagnose and resolve issues that prevent you from
connecting to the iTunes
Store.

First, make sure you're using iTunes 7.0 or later,
which is available free of
charge at the Apple website:

http://www.apple.com/itunes/download

Now follow these steps to use Network Diagnostics:

1) Make sure that you have an active Internet
connection.

2) Open iTunes.

3) Choose Diagnostics from the Help Menu.

4) Select Network Diagnostics and click Run.

The Network Diagnostics interface will help you
identify and resolve any
network issues that are affecting your ability to
connect to the iTunes Store.

Please note that certain types of software can affect
the way a computer sends
and receives information from the Internet. Here are
a few examples of these
types of software:

* Virus and/or worm protection software
* Web accelerators
* Ad filters
* Firewalls

If you have any of this software, and if you cannot
access the iTunes Store,
you will need to configure these applications to
allow iTunes to connect to the
internet.

Please refer to the documentation that came with that
software, and if
necessary contact the software's manufacturer. You'll
need to configure the
software to allow these domains to send and receive
data from the Internet:

phobos.apple.com
phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net

Thank you for contacting iTunes about this issue and
for using the discussion
boards as a resource to help with troubleshoot this
issue.

Sincerely,

xxxxxx
iTunes Store Customer Support
http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/ww

Same message guys....I think apple should deal with
the problem before we all start uninstalling and
reinstalling all these programs i mean it's creating
more work for us and it's not our fault the new
verison screwed up i'm not sure if searching for more
popular artists works because i'm looking for Lee Ann
Womack's famous song "I Hope You Dance" (who doesn't
know that song???) and i did the dns thing too
zilch....grrrrrrr