Getting errors when restoring iPod touch

I'm trying to restore my iPod Touch to 5.0.1 but I keep getting errors like 3194 and I can't restore it. Any suggestion?

Hi cornedbeef123 and welcome to the Apple Support Communities!
Have you ever jailbroken your device? If you have and have downgraded it before, you might need to edit the Hosts file on your computer. If you are using Windows, navigate to "C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\Hosts" and edit the file with Notepad. If you are on Mac, go to "/etc/hosts" and open it with TextEdit. Remove any lines you added before and save the file (If you are on Windows Vista or 7, you will need to take ownership of the file first). Then open iTunes and try to restore.

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