Trying to restore 8 gig iPod Touch, keep getting error 1621

i recently updated my ipod touch 8 gig to the latest software (4, I believe). however, it caused my ipod to crash and i lost my backup. i decided to restore to factory settings. however, now when i plug my ipod touch into itunes, it starts the restore process and gets through the extracting software part, but then gives me an error message: "the ipod software update server could not be contacted. an unknown error occurred (1621)." this keeps happening. i tried connecting through wireless and through ethernet, but i keep getting the same message. i have a connection, and am able to access the itunes store, but can't restore my ipod. right now all i have is the silver apple logo w/ the status bar as if it's starting, but that's it.
has anyone encountered this problem and if so, any advice/help they can offer?
thanks.

my post will offer little help, i know, but i thought i'd put it out there. restoring my itouch on my pc was not working after many attempts and much online researching. ultimately, i took it back to the apple store and they restored it there. when i brought it home, my problems were not solved-- i simply inherited a new set of them. i have yet to try the restore on my macbook, but i think i'll hold off on the upgrade for as long as i can. doesnt sound like a good deal.

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