Error -3212 What is this and How can I deal with it?

I keep getting an error message -3212 (connection to network or internet could not be made) when signing into ITunes. I am clearly online hence being able to do this message! Does anyone know how I can get past this please?

I'm sorry for the delay, but it appears that quite a few others have the same problem. It's so rare for me to find a solution to Apple/iTunes problems, I felt like I needed to share.
For me, I was getting this message because I had a IP blocking utility running in the background. Two options to resolve the problem--add the Apple addresses to the "okay" list, or just close the utility. I generally just close it.

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