My iPad 2 (with iOS 4.3.3) doesn't find the upgrade to iOS 5/6

I have an iPad 2 running iOS 4.3.3. It's connected to a MBP on Mountain Lion (10.8.2) with iTunes 11.0 installed, with the Apple account that always has been used for that iPad signed in.
I can't find a way to make the iPad upgrade to iOS 5 / 6 (I don't care much, just want the Netflix app that's now requiring iOS >= 5 to work again).
iTunes just shows "Your iPad software is up to date", again with iOS 4.3.3 on the device. If I click "Check for Update", I get a file browser (presumably to manually find an update to install).
I even downloaded the full iOS 6 update manually through cultofmac.com (iPad2,4_6.0_10A403_Restore.ipsw), but iTunes won't accept it:
"The iPad (name of ipad here) could not be updated because the firmware file is not compatible."
I am out of ideas for how to make this software upgrade. Any suggestions are most welcome.
[1] http://www.cultofmac.com/191631/here-are-all-the-ios-6-direct-download-links-for -each-supported-idevice/

You can connect your iPad to your computer and directly click on Update or Restore in iTunes and it will do the rest. (if you have high speed internet). but there is another way to restore or update to higher versions. You can download the firmware file (.ipsw). Connect your device to the pc and open iTunes. Hold shift (in windows. In mac I think it is another key) and click on Update or Restore. A window will appear and you should browse and open the firmware file you've downloaded. Rest of the action will be done by iTunes.
Here are links of 5.1.1 for iPad 2.
iPad 2 WiFi
http://appldnld.apple.com/iOS5.1.1/041-4294.20120427.Pp5qM/iPad2,1_5.1.1_9B206_R estore.ipsw
iPad 2 GSM
http://appldnld.apple.com/iOS5.1.1/041-4296.20120427.dPX6x/iPad2,2_5.1.1_9B206_R estore.ipsw
iPad 2 CDMA
http://appldnld.apple.com/iOS5.1.1/041-4297.20120427.NAvbf/iPad2,3_5.1.1_9B206_R estore.ipsw

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