Problems upgrading 8GB 2nd Gen Touch to 4.2

I am trying to update my iPod Touch 2nd Gen 8GB from 3.1.3 to 4.2.
After about 20 minutes of it supposedly downloading the software in iTunes, I get a message saying that there was an error and it couldn't complete the download due to some connection network error and it timed out. My computer network/connection is fine. Any ideas?
I've tried a search in the forums but couldn't find a problem like this; my apologies if there is a discussion and I missed it.
Thanks for your help.

Hello, thanks for the advice but it didn't work. My iPod is working fine however, there are NO problems with it not being recognized in iTunes, nor does it freeze up or anything. It's running fine. I can sync it perfectly fine. The software just won't download. This is the message I keep getting:
"There was a problem downloading the software for the iPod 'zepians's iPod'. The network connection timed out.
Make sure your network settings are correct and your network connection is active, or try again later."
I don't know what they mean by 'network connection'. Everything on my computer is running fine (that I can tell).
I really want to update from 3.1.3 so I can use some of the newer apps and also to update the apps I have. I'm finding that, while using my iPod, that I cannot update my apps via iTunes App Store, nor can I purchase/download any songs or apps from iTunes via my iPod. After about 5 minutes I get a 'timed out' message. I'm guessing it's because of the older 3.1.3 software.

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