Apple TV 3 home sharing connection issue.

Every time I turn my Apple TV on it is unable to connect to the iTunes library on my computer. My computer is on the same wireless network with iTunes open. The only way I can get it to reconnect is to turn off home sharing on the Apple TV and then turn it back on again. It is then able to reconnect.
I am running the latest software version on the ATV.

For me, it looks more and more a problem with my iMac waking up from sleep and not so much a problem with the Apple TV.
With Snow Leopard wireless wake on lan was working. With Mountain Lion, this is not working anymore. I tried several things (restart Airport Extreme, SMC en PRAM reset, configuring WiFi connection again, ...) but I can't get wireless wake on lan to work. And because my iMac won't wake up from sleep, the Apple TV can't reach the iTunes library.
I have the same problem when I start the Remote app on my iPhone: because the iMac is sleeping, it can't reach the iTunes library. When I go upstairs and wake my iMac, Remote can access the library.

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