Errors trying to download iOS 5.1 to iPad1

If I connect up to USB and iTunes to perform the download and install, I keep getting a connection error that says the network connection could not be established.
I get a similar error when I try to download the update over WiFi.
Haven't had any issues before trying to do an update in the past.
Any ideas?

Just found this fix from another post: 
Make a temporary update to your DNS settings go to:
SYSTEM PREFERENCES>NETWORK>ADVACED>DNS
change DNS by adding ( + )
208.67.222.222
then
208.67.220.220
click okay/apply after. then try the update. after the update, just delete the two open DNS server numbers. should revert back to your old one.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.7/en/mh14127.html
See the an

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