My ipad 1 will not activate

I recently upgraded my Ipad 1 to ios 5.1.1 from 4.2.1 and now it wont activate with itunes or over the network..  i searched and found a number of similar posts, but nothing i have tried has worked - any suggestions?

Why don't you share what you tried so that when we start giving you suggestions you don't come back with "I already tried that"? So without knowing what you tried, reboot the iPad and try again.
Reboot the iPad by holding down on the sleep and home buttons at the same time for about 10-15 seconds until the Apple Logo appears - ignore the red slider if it appears on the screen - let go of the buttons. Let the iPad start up.

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