Can't purchase: the dreaded "network connection was lost" error.

I'm suddenly having iTunes problems, but they haven't been prompted by anything. I have 2 iTunes accounts: one works just fine for purchasing, the other generates this error message when I click "BUY" or when I click "Purchase" from within my Wish List:
We could not complete your iTunes Store request. The network connection was lost. There was an error in the ITunes Store. Please try again later.
I just updated to the latest OS, and re-downloaded the latest iTunes hoping that would help, but no luck. One account still works just fine, the other won't download at all.
I found similar issues in the forums, so I also repaired disk permissions, and also did a Keychain First Aid. Those didn't help either. I looked at my network settings, and nothing has changed in there either.
I also read that it could be a MobileMe issue: my Mobile Me account name is the iTunes account that's not working, but my non-mobile-me account name works just fine.
I'm completely & totally stumped. Googling for the possible answer only yields threads from 2-3 years ago. Has anyone had this problem recently, and perhaps found a fix for it? I'm stuck!
Kirby

I'm still stuck on this one. I've tried repairing permissions, doing Keychain first aid... nothing helps. I've also installed the most recent version of iTunes, hoping that would fix the problem, but no dice. I even uninstalled and reinstalled iTunes, but that didn't work either.
I'm not running any kind of virus protection software on my mac, and I don't have any custom firewall settings: they're defaulted to whatever they were at original startup.
It's not my cable modem, because my laptop can download without a problem from either account, but my desktop keeps hitting the wall of this error. I've scoured the web high and low, and unfortunately can't find any fixes. But I've encountered plenty of people who've had the same problem. I feel like there must be an errant file somewhere, or corrupt preference file, or a box ticked that shouldn't be ticked: something is making this error message pop up over and over again. I've also read that it has something to do with MobileMe users (which I am) but I don't understand how that would impact my ability to purchase a song.
I'm truly stumped, and I'm usually good at this stuff. Help!
Kirby

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