IPod just keeps restoring

When I connected my iPod today, iTunes said that it had detected an iPod in recovery mode and that I needed to restore it. I did so, but afterwards it gave me the same message and said I needed to restore it again. I have done so several times and it just keeps doing it. How do I fix this?

Have you had a chance to look at this troubleshooting page? Have a look at the bottom section that covers what to try if restoring doesn't work, it may be of some help: iTunes has detected an iPod in recovery mode - Use iTunes to restore

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Unable to contact the iOS software update server gs.apple.com
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Install the latest version of iTunes.
Check security software. Ensure that communication to gs.apple.com is allowed. Follow this article for assistance with security software. iTunes for Windows: Troubleshooting security software issues.
Check the hosts file. The restore will fail if there is an active entry to redirect gs.apple.com. Follow iTunes: Advanced iTunes Store troubleshooting to edit the hosts file or revert to a default hosts file. See section "Blocked by configuration: (Mac OS X/Windows) > Rebuild network information".
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