ITunes kills my network

Hi, I've seen a number of threads in the past about iTunes killing the network. I'm trying to download the latest firmware for my iPad (4.3.2) but I am unable to do so as my network dies. It only happens when I use iTunes. I am on an ADSL Router, and it seems that it kills my connection between my PC (10.1.1.3) and my router/gateway (10.1.1.1) As I type, my PC has been happily pinging the default gateway for 30 minutes now, but as soon as I try to download apps or the firmware, anytime between immediately and 60 seconds, it starts displaying "General Failure" and "Request timed out" randomly until it dies. I then get random replies of "Reply from 10.1.1.3: Destination host unreachable." The firmware won't allow me to resume the download after it dies, which make it that much more difficult.

I have also tried updating from version 7 to 8 Itunes. This did not fix the issue.

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The last time I updated all my podcasts was 12-8-5. I had not run Itunes since then. I fired it up this past weekend and something really strange happened.
It was unable to update any podcasts. Also, my laptop had disconnected from my wireless network. I closed Itunes but my system still was unable to see any wireless network. I rebooted and was able to connect again. I then left the wireless properties open and started Itunes. My wireless connection began to drop in speed over the course of 1 minute from 54 -> 36 -> 24 -> 11 -> 1 -> 0 Mbps when it again disconnected and would not see wireless. I rebooted and started all over again. This time I closed Itunes before it killed the connection and within 1 minute my speed is back up to 54 Mbps.
This is also happening on my hardwired Desktop! As soon as I fire up Itunes, the lights on my switch and router and every AP start flashing like crazy! I am talking about three switches and a wireless bridge. The activity lights on all devices go crazy until I kill Itunes on my desktop. As soon as I do, the activity stops, but I am forced to reboot all my network devices to get the network up again.
No, I am not the only person in the world seeing this behavior. I just listened to Leo Laporte's KFI Tech Guy podcast from the first week of December and a caller was describing the exact same issue:
http://leoville.tv/radio/ShowNotes/Show201#toc3
I have also found another reference to the same thing here:
http://forums.macnn.com/archive/index.php/t-246946.html
And another here:
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.networkweb/browsethread/thread/12be291b47a65868/04144bc0accb23f8#04144bc0accb23f8
Basically, running Itunes kills my network!
I have turned off all automatic network functions in Itunes, like automatic podcast updates and search for shared music. Turning off search for shared music seems to have solved the need to reboot every network device in my house, but running Itunes still causes the death of my wireless connection on my notebook.
I can only postulate that this MUST be the result of a recent XP update since Itunes was working just fine a few weeks ago. To test this theory, I will be doing a parallel OS install of XP SP2 on my laptop with no additional updates and Itunes the only installed application. I might try doing this in Virtual PC first, but I am not sure I could trust its results.

OK,
I just installed Itunes 6.0.1.3 on a fresh install of XP SP2 in Virtual PC.
Simply starting Itunes, No subscriptionsn no podcasts to update, and the same results.
Within 1 minute, the network connection on the VPC was dead and reported limited or no connectivity. Before it died, the wireless on my laptop began to decrease in speed. As soon as the network connection in VPC died, it began rising again. As with my desktop, my network devices activity lights lit up almost solid! The ethernet bridge that connects my ReplayTV to the network went solid on activity and my Replay was knocked off the network. It would appear the 6.0.1.3 is spewing a bunch of garbage on the network to the point that it is killing all my devices.
Whenever Itunes is open on any system on the network (In its default config), ALL devices lose network connectivity.
Now I will try an older version on the virtual PC and see what happens..
Stephen TN

I can not dowload the new updated software for my Ipod touch 4G. When i do I get an error message that says Network connection has timed out. I have done the trouble shooting steps. Downloaded the latest version of Itunes, and checked network connection

I can not dowload the new updated software for my Ipod touch 4G. When i do I get an error message that says Network connection has timed out. I have done the trouble shooting steps. Downloaded the latest version of Itunes, and checked network connection

Disabling the computer's antivirus and firewall during the download and update usually resolves the timeout error.

Can I install itunes on a network drive?

Can I install itunes on a network drive? How?

Your virtual drive still needs a physical drive to live on. You can move your iTunes library to any drive big enough to hold it, e.g. an additional internal drive, an external drive, a network share, it's up to you. What you can't do is put a quart into a pint pot.
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I may have misunderstood, but the iTunes folder will only be there if you have copied it from your old computer to the iPod first. If you no longer have the old computer see Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device,
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I just saw your post and I resolved this on mine for my wired connection. I'm willing to bet that the issue is the same for wireless. Here's what I found.
Issue:
During the installation, iTunes installs some network components related to mobile device support over ethernet(Apple Mobile Device Ethernet Service - netaapl.inf). At the same time, according the logs, the install process removed OEM18.inf. This almost exactly coincided with the time that I saw the network connection die (preceded it by a few seconds).
Basically, iTunes appears to be removing a required network component.
Resolution:
After installing iTunes and the network connection breaking, remove the network device from Device Manager and allow Windows to reinstall it automatically.
The following instructions are for Windows 7, but they are close enough to follow for other versions of Windows.
1. Click the Start button (Jewel in Vista and Win7).
2. Right-click Computer and click Manage in the menu that appears (type your password or click Yes if prompted).
3. On the left side of hte Computer Management window, click Device Manager.
4. Click the arrow (or plus sign) next to Network Adapters to expand that section.
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6. Click OK.
7. Reboot.
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ITune killed my drive CD/DVD! iTunes a supprimé mon lecteur de CD/DVD!

iTunes incompatible with my PC.
iTunes killed my drive CD / DVD.
What is the corrective which allows to put back my drive (CD/DVD) of my PC in functioning?
iTunes incompatible avec mon PC.
iTunes a supprimé mon lecteur CD/DVD.
Quel est le correctif qui permet de remettre le lecteur CD/DVD de mon PC en fonctionnement?
Cordialement, cordialy,
Yannick FRANCOIS

a good solution:
http://forum.packardbell.com/fr/viewtopic.php?t=47277
La solution qui a sauvé mon PC:
http://forum.packardbell.com/fr/viewtopic.php?t=47277
Je respire à nouveau car mon PC re-fonctionne mais je ne suis toujours pas content de APPLE ou je n'ai trouvé aucun correctif pour ce problème.
Voila l'utilisation et la procédure super pratique du chargement de musique sur mon iPod de 30Giga:
1) J'installe iTunes et je charge les musiques sur mon iPod.
2) Je redémarre mon PC et le lecteur CD/DVD n'existe plus.
3) Je désinstalle iTunes.
4) Je désinstalle le lecteur CD/DVD, je supprime les 2 clés de registre incriminé.
5) Je redémmarre mon PC et je peux à nouveau utiliser mon lecteur.
6) La prochaine fois que je veux mettre de la musique sur mon iPod, je recommence la procédure à partir de 1)
J'espère que APPLE va trouver une solution.
Cordialement,
Yannick FRANCOIS.

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Thanks Roger, I actually tried that feed several times as well. I still get the same error. I am trying it one more time now just to make sure. But when I put that feed into feedburner it says its not a valid feed.
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