Apple TV 2, Home Sharing, WiFi and Ethernet Problem
Equipment:
- Three 2nd Generation Apple TVs
- AirPort Extreme
- MacMini running current version of iTunes
Problem/Situation:
I have a Mac Mini set up as a dedicated media server running the current version of iTunes via Home Sharing. I have three 2nd Generation Apple TVs in the house streaming media from this server. All three Apple TVs are up to date. The network router for the system is an AirPort Extreme. All software updates have been performed, and this is a long term problem (has existed for some time, did not just appear.)
Two of the Apple TVs connect flawlessly, but one of them is "quirky"
I have recently moved and as a result the configuration has changed a bit, the problem existed both before and after the move, and the two configurations may shed some light on the problem. In the old configuration the whole house had hardline ethernet available throughout the house, all connected to the AirPort Extreme. All of the Apple TVs worked fine except for the "quirky" one, which refused to connect to home sharing via an ethernet connection, but worked fine via a wifi connection (the other two Apple TVs worked via ethernet.) My solution was simple - unplug the ethernet cable and connect via WiFi.
However, in my new household there is currently no ethernet run, so all connections are via WiFi. As before the same two working Apple TVs connect just fine, but now the "quirky" Apple TV cannot connect to Home Sharing. I have reset the Apple TV to factory defaults, to no effect.
I have not yet run a test ethernet line to the Apple TV, but I theorize that it would work. My working theory is that the quirky Apple TV cannot be on the same type of network as either the server (since the problem exists even if the other Apple TVs are in sleep mode.)
So far I have not found any articles that are on point to this problem, and I don't think this is a known problem. I would love to find a solution to this problem that does not mean that I have to run a ethernet line through the house. Hopefully someone will have some insight to this issue.
Thanks,
Ken
**** UPDATE ****
So this morning I decided to test my theory.
I connected the "quirky" Apple TV to the Airport Extreme via an Ethernet cable running down the hallway. The device was able to get an IP address, reach the outside world, but no joy on connecting to Home Sharing being served from a computer connected via wifi to the same router. (Hmm, theory fail - strike one.)
Next I decided to run this cable to a ethernet switch connected to the serving computer (with a self generated IP). This time the Apple TV could not see the outside world (as expected), but could still not see the Home Sharing network either. (Hmm, theory epic fail - strike two).
Considering my testing now complete, I disconnected the ethernet cable and allowed the Apple TV to once again connect to the WiFi network (the configuration I started the day with.) This time not only did the Apple TV connect to the outside world, but it found the Home Sharing network, and all worked well. (Swings, and connects to a long fly ball to deep center - stay tuned to see if it is a home run or something else.)
While the system is now working as I would like - I can not say that my confidence is high at this point because I did not really change anything - I simply stirred the pot.
Very bizzare!
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