My iPod won't connect to my Mac... Help?

My iPod won't connect with my Mac anymore.
It connected last time I tried it (four months ago, about). It's a Gen Two or Three (I don't know the difference, sorry) and I haven't changed anything about my Mac since then, or my iTunes.
If you can help at all, please reply. And don't hesitate to ask for more info.
EDIT: Oh, and I've tried resetting the iPod, putting it in Disk Mode, using a different USB port and restarting the computer (several times).
The iPod says "Do Not Disconnect" and the iPod symbol appears on Finder and I am able to access it, but it won't appear in iTunes.
Message was edited by: Hortaux

I was having the same problem--no iPod on Desktop, no iPod in iTunes. This fixed it for me, at least:
1. Open Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility. (My iPod DID show up here, though it wasn't mounted.)
2. Select the iPod in the disk list on the left.
3. Click "Verify Disk." (In my case, this revealed an underlying error.)
4. Click "Repair Disk." (If this works, great--stop here. It didn't work for me...)
5. Click the "Erase" tab at the top of the right-hand main pane.
6. Choose Mac OS Extended (Journaled) for Volume Format.
7. Click "Erase" button at bottom right.
Almost immediately, my iPod showed up on my Desktop, iTunes launched, and it was as though I had completed a Restore of the iPod.
Hope that helps....
David

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