HT1414 iPod Touch 4 G - long "back up" time

Dialog box in iTunes: "Backing up 'device name'" "Time remaining: about 1,446 hours".
First: is something wrong?
Second: should I sync rather than "backup"?
Third: is there a difference between sync and back up?

May have to first do some work to get from 10.6.1 to 10.6.3 iTunes. 
When trying to check for new version of iTunes it says not connecting to internet.
Tried first solution regarding automatically detecting setting on LAN with no luck. 
Will now try second solution to see if hosts file blocking gs.apple.com but am confused because Edit menu does not come up.
Hope it is ok to post Support link where these two solutions were found: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1814
Thanks for the quick reply.

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