Just an fyi about the error condition. Data packets on the internet have an interval setting as part of the datapacket header which includes a factor called "Time To Live", or TTL. Each trip through a router decrements the TTL until either the packet is responded to, or expires. What could have been happening is the TTL expired due to some problem with a router or routers between the requesting client computer, and the server source. Normally alternate routes are found to send through via the DNS server routing tables on the various Internet backbone hosts, but there may have been a temporary problem somewhere along the line.
Basically, in effect, it sounds like things "timed out" and since the source server didn't get a response, it's server (aka the "remote" server) discontinued it's request and you got that message.
Hope this clarifies the situation. I'm sure it was a temporary glitch. If it's persistent, I would check with your Internet Service Provider, and have them do a TraceRoute search to help isolate the bottleneck. If they are on a fiber based network segment, they may also have to see about doing a TDR test for possible problems. TDR = Time Domain Reflectivity, which basically tests the fiber optic cables for any defects that could cause problems.