Gem timeout

I can no longer install gems on any machines on my little network. I
suspect my router or isp or sumthin, but I thought I'd ask anyway. Has
anyone seen anything like this?

Attempting local installation of 'redcloth'
Local gem file not found: redcloth*.gem
Attempting remote installation of 'redcloth'
/opt/local/lib/ruby/1.8/timeout.rb:42:in `new': execution expired
(Timeout::Error)
        from /opt/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:83:in `connect'
        from /opt/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:82:in `timeout'
        from /opt/local/lib/ruby/1.8/timeout.rb:55:in `timeout'
        from /opt/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:82:in `connect'
        from /opt/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:64:in `initialize'
        from /opt/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:430:in `open'
        from /opt/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:430:in `do_start'
        from /opt/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:419:in `start'
         ... 15 levels...

Thanks,

Jeem