I can't check for updates because of a "network problem"

when i try to access software updates, i get the aforementioned message, however, when i run the network diagnostic i get "your internet connection appears to be working correctly. i recently had major issues w/my mac and had to have the hard drive reinstalled. i'm running version 10.6.8.
thanks for looking.

Not sure any of these will work, but did you try restarting your iMac? Re-setting the PRAM? Running Disk Utility and repairing disk permissions for your startup volume?
Has this only happened once or twice in the past hour, of over the course of a whole day? If only happened in the last hour, maybe the other end of the network is having a problem at the moment, and try to run updates again in an hour or two.
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Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Windows\system32>NET START BITS
The requested service has already been started.
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C:\Windows\system32>NET START WUAUSERV
The requested service has already been started.
More help is available by typing NET HELPMSG 2182.
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SERVICE_NAME: BITS
        TYPE               : 20 WIN32_SHARE_PROCESS
        STATE              : 4 RUNNING
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        WIN32_EXIT_CODE    : 0 (0x0)
        SERVICE_EXIT_CODE : 0 (0x0)
        CHECKPOINT         : 0x0
        WAIT_HINT          : 0x0
        PID                : 400
        FLAGS              :
C:\Windows\system32>
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Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
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The requested service has already been started.
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        TYPE               : 20 WIN32_SHARE_PROCESS
        STATE              : 4 RUNNING
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        WAIT_HINT          : 0x0
        PID                : 400
        FLAGS              :
C:\Windows\system32>
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SERVICE_NAME: WUAUSERV
        TYPE               : 20 WIN32_SHARE_PROCESS
        STATE              : 4 RUNNING
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C:\Windows\system32>
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