Software Update can't connect to the update server.

I have an iMac 8-1 with OS is Mac OS X, version 10.7, 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, and 3 GB 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM memory.
When I try to update software I get this error message:
The file “AppleMobileDeviceSupportDelta.pkg” couldn’t be found on the server “swcdn.apple.com”.
Software Update can’t connect to the update server. Make sure you’re connected to the Internet, and then try again.
I don't know how to "connect to the update server" but I guarantee that I AM connected to the internet!

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