ITunes is not recognizing or connecting to network

My iTunes is not recognizing or connecting to my network. Everytime I try to update my iPhone 4S to the its latest OS software or update my apps via iTunes Store, it prompts up an error message as:
'The iPhone software update server could not be contacted.
Make sure your network settings are correct and your network connection is active, or try again later.'
My net otherwise is working to the best of its abilities without any glitches whatsoever.
If I were to change any settings or anything else, please let me know.
Your help would be very much appreciated.
Thank you.

try a soft-reset : press and hold both the sleep and home buttons for about 10 to 15 seconds (ignore the red slider), after which the Apple logo should appear - you won't lose any content, it's the iPad equivalent of a reboot.
Try restarting your iPad : press and hold the Sleep/Wake button until a red slider appears, then drag the slider; then press and hold the Sleep/Wake button until the Apple logo appears. If the book download doesn't re-start, then you could try downloading the book to your computer and then syncing/copying it across to your iPad.
You could also go to Settings, General, Reset All Settings.
Can't connect to the iTunes Store
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1368
iOS: Troubleshooting Wi-Fi networks and connections
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1398
on rare occasions, the hardware wifi can be broken...you then must take it to a repair shop
good luck

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