Apple Remote app on wired network: help please

I am trying to use the remote app to control my apple tv. I noticed that my bedroom apple tv unit was showing up in my app but not the living room apple tv. After further inspection I found that the ethernet cable was not plugged into the bedroom apple tv unit so I was on wifi to control the apple tv.
We do a lot of streaming in my house and having 4 apple tv's on wifi would just kill the streaming. From what I see, the device(iPhone) using the remote app and the Apple TV you want to control have to be on the same wifi network.
Is there a way to use the remote app when the apple tv's are connected via ethernet cable? They are still on the same network but the app doesn't recognize them if they are on ethernet.
Basically if I unplug my ethernet cables from the apple tv's the app works but when the ethernet is plugged in the app doest see the apple tv's present. Any way around this issue>

I am definitely on the same network. After about an hour I finally got it to work. My apple tv was plugged into my apple wifi router which is connected to a 24 port switch. I connected the apple tv directly to the switch and it came up instantly. I then plugged it back into the apple router and it continued to work. I am not sure why none of the apple tv's would not initially work when plugged in directly to the router since it is the same network. So I did this to all the apple tv's and they are all now working.
Home sharing was enabled on all the apple tv's. The only thing I did was connect to switch first(got a good connection via the app) then reconnected it to the apple wifi router.

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Hi all,
I've been looking through the forums for help with this problem. There are a couple of threads with similar problems, but no solved threads and the discussion doesn't seem to go anywhere... As far as I can tell, it's been causing a lot of annoyance for many users, including myself, but it looks like the community's in the dark about why it's happening!
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Connect via Home Sharing by setting up Home Sharing on both iTunes and the iPhone, or
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I've tried both methods, and neither work!
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From the Remote app start screen, I tap "Add an iTunes Library", and the four digit passcode is shown on my phone. I select the new "Quintin's iPhone" item that appears in the iTunes sidebar under "Devices", and enter the passcode on the screen that appears. Once I've entered it, I get a confirmation message saying "Your Remote is now able to control iTunes" with an "Okay" button. Clicking the "Okay" button makes the screen and the sidebar item disappear completely. On my phone, a message that says "Looking for ..." is shown on the screen with a spinning loading wheel, but nothing happens. After a minute or two, it stops and simply says "Could not find".
After trying both methods, I went through all of the troubleshooting steps here: http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1741 . Absolutely no effect.
I should mention that I was experiencing similar problems on my old iPhone 3Gs with an older version of iTunes. I thought it might have been some kind of hardware fault and expected it to clear up once I got the new phone, but the problem is still there. It's a new phone, a new computer, a newer version an iTunes... even a different network I'm trying to connect to it on. Bizarre!
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After I updated my Remote App (version 4.0) on my iPhone 5 (iOS 7.0.3) and iPad-3rd generation (iOS 7.0.3) and updated my iTunes (Version 11.1.3.8) on Win 7, I no longer can get Apple Remote App to work or my Home Sharing to work with Music/Videos for shared library.
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I've even tried taking my computer and iDevices with me to different routers (work, home, friend's house, etc.) to see if it was a router problem, but no matter what I do it will not work. I am looking forward to getting an Apple TV soon, but if these problems persist, the outcome of that possibility is unlikely.
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I just ran iTunes Diagnostics (Help --> Run Diagnostics... --> "Check" Network connectivity tests).
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I checked my Firewall settings (Windows Security Essentials) one more time, and it IS enabled for Home/Work (Private) and Public.
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My problem lies with making connections to my MacBook Pro using the Apple Remote app or Air Video.
*The Remote app will connect just fine, but after a few days I try to connect and it will timeout.* The only thing that seems to solve this is to restart my Time Capsule. Then again Remote and Air Video work fine on my local network for a few days, then they will start timing out when they try to connect.
Interestingly, when I try to re-pair my Remote with iTunes when it if failing to connect, the remote will appear in iTunes, but when I enter the passcode to pair it will similarly timeout. So, I know my remote and iTunes see each other, but they won't seem to "talk."
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Thanks, just wanted to check to eliminate the most obvious possibility.
Sorry, no other ideas at this time. Perhaps someone else here will have a suggestion, though this not being an iTunes issue, per se, you might have more luck in the Apple TV, Time Capsule or MBP forums.
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Hi there,
I am having problems with getting the Apple Remote App to work with my computer.
I have installed the app on my iPod. I go to pair it with my computer and it doesnt show up in iTunes. I have the latest itunes.
My iPod will connect to my laptop (running vista)
I have disabled the firewall, and that still hasn't helped.
My computer is wired into the router using an ethernet cable.
My iPod is connected to the router using the wireless.
My computer is on a domain. Could that be some of the problem?
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Hi, all.
I am having problems setting up the Apple Remote App to use my iPod Touch as a remote with iTunes.
I have an iPod Touch 1G and am using iTunes on a Sony Vaio VGN-S5VP laptop running Windows XP Professional via a wired connection through a Netgear DG834PN router.
This is what happens when I try to use set it all up:
1) I go to Add Library on the iPod Touch and a passcode appears;
2) I click the name of my iPod Touch under Devices on iTunes;
3) The Add Remote for iPhone & iPod Touch screen appears, and I enter the passcode on iTunes (so far so good…);
4) The bar at the top of iTunes says Verifying Remote passcode;
5) The Add Remote for iPhone & iPod Touch screen reappears.
I have a feeling (although this is really just me clutching at straws a bit) that it might have something to do with the Firewall Rules settings on the router. Inbound services are set to BLOCK always. When I try to change this to allow the iPod Touch to access, I get the screen at the following link and don’t know what settings to enter:
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo...eat=directlink
I would really appreciate some help!
Thanks in advance,
AK.

Sorry, that link should be:
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/lu6UWU-yjzYESvU_UlDvWA?feat=directlink
Thanks,
AK.

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Monday 7th Jan.
Just to say that Apple did call me this am to discuss the problem on foot of a call I made last week.
In the meantime the remote worked with both a 2007 IMac and a 2009 laptop but not on the m-mini.
When I tried pairing this morning during the call by pressing Menu and next together it paired.
The change is very subtle, it just says paired in the advanced section of the security et sl section as referred before, with a fleeting 2 intersecting rings icon.
The big difference is that Front Row is gone....
The remote only works to a limited degree within some apps such as iTunes and iPhotos.
In theory it controls the volume in iTunes but as of now for me it doesnt....:( need to look more.
As to what the problem was:
It seems there is a set of keyboard combinations that can be used to force a reset the ID of the remote, the suggestion is MAYBE that by getting it to work on the iMac and laptop in some way reset the ID.
This stuff is WAY beyond my skill level:)
I did impress upon Apple the need to look at the issue in threads like this....
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iTunes home sharing is on too.
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I turn off home sharing, then turn it on and sign in remote app.
Still Apple TV or iTunes library not showing in remote app.
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Advice on Apple TV Pausing During Streaming (Apple Remote App too)

With all the talk and excitement of the new Apple TV, I'm not sure if this problem applies. I'm not sure if the new Apple TV streams movies like the old one did.
Regardless, I have had some difficulty with my 40GB Apple TV that I finally figured out after months. I'll describe my network, describe the problem and solution, and why that solution works.
1. My network.
I have:
an iMac connected wirelessly to an Airport Extreme
a Western Digital hard drive connected via ethernet to my Extreme. My movie library is here
an newer airport express (N) connected to my stereo on the main floor
an older airport express (G) connected in the basement with my XBOX connected to it via ethernet
an Apple TV in the basement.
2. The problem
When I'm streaming movies, it often works just fine. However, sometimes, during a movie, the playback pauses as if Apple TV needs to re-cache the movie or something. It will pause for about 10 seconds or so then keep playing. When it starts to play again, the movie jumps forward the 10 seconds to the current playing point. This then works for anywhere from another 30 seconds to several minutes. When this pausing occurs, if you click the Apple remote to bring up the status bar, you can see the timeline of the movie continue to move along. Then, other times, the whole thing will somehow cure itself and start working again.
Unrelated but later found to be related problem with Apple remote on iPod touch
Sometimes, trying to connect to my iTunes library, it couldn't connect and I'd get the message that my firewall is getting in the way. You'll see as it turns out, this isn't the problem.
How I found the solution
When this pausing occured, I would unplug the Airport Express in the basement. This is the one the XBOX is connected to. After a couple of seconds, I'd plug it back in. On the TV screen, it would revert back to the movie list and show that there were no movies to play. Then, after a couple of seconds, my movie list would reappear. I'd restart my movie and it would work just fine.
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Somehow, I configured my Airport Express router in the basement to be an extention of the network The problem is that the Express in the basement was G speed and not N speed (I think that was the problem). Sometimes, Apple TV would connect to the Express router in the basement rather than my Airport Extreme router upstairs. When this happened, the pausing during streaming would occur. This also makes sense now that the movie list would briefly disappear when I'd unplug my Airport Express in the basement. The connection would be lost but then a few seconds later, Apple TV would find Airport Extreme and reconnect. Then it would work perfectly.
I also noticed two separate networks coming up when I did a network scan. I would fire up my WIndows laptop and do a network search. I would get two separate instances of 'Mynet'. One would be N speed and the other would be G speed. This now also makes sense since one of them was my Express and the other was my Extreme.
The solution
I did two things. I swapped the two Express routers so I had the N speed router in the basement connected to the XBOX. I also configured the network so it was 'all the same network'. Now, when I do a network scan on my Windows laptop, I no longer get the two separate instances of 'Mynet' coming up.
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I'm having similar problem.
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iTunes running on my MacBook C2D, 2GB RAM
Movie contents are in an external USB2.0 HDD (7200rpm) attached to Airport Extreme (802.11n)
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When my MB is completely idling state, ATV gets data w/o pausing.
When MB is doing some task (web browsing, etc), no problem.
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Any idea how to solve??
MB C2D (Black, 2GB RAM) Mac OS X (10.4.9)
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Can't get Apple Remote App to stay connected to my ITunes library.

I recently had my modem and router taken out by lightening. So I replaced them both with what is supposed to be the latest and greatest. Simultaneously, Apple had a new version of ITunes, so I updated. Now I can't get the Apple remote app to stay connected to ITunes. If I start ITunes on my computer, my IPhone 5 will see and connect to the library, as well as my IPad. But as soon as my IPhone or IPad goes to sleep and I try to reconnect to the library, it can't connect to the library. I've never had any connection problems before and not sure what is causing the problem. I can turn off Home Sharing in ITunes and turn it back on again, or restart ITunes and it works, but as soon as the IPhone or IPad goes to sleep, it won't reconnect again. Is this a router issue or ITunes Home Sharing issue? Any input to resolve this will be greatly appreciated..............because it is really annoying not to be able to control music the way I did before! All products have the latest updates.

Take it back and exchange it.
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Either way one of them isn't working, exchange it.

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