Apple TV can't see my home shared network - both at fully updated

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Can't see the Home Sharing Icon

I can't see the home sharing icon on the left hand itunes menu despite having activated the home share in the advanced settings tab. Can anyone help?

Hey I had the same problem,
Thanks to you I found it.
It's not supposed to be there, once you activate it it goes away.
If you want to see it, go to the advanced tab, click turn it off, then turn it back on, but don't say DONE on the last step or it hides it.
If you go to other computers or laptops it should probablly be there if that's how you configured it...
hopefully that helps, (:

MacBook can't see my home wireless network after upgrade to OSX 10.8.5

After upgrading to OSX 10.8.5, my MacBook does not detect any wireless nertworks. My iPad and iPhone work fine, my router has been rebooted, WiFi is turned on, and the ethernet connection is how I am writing this message to you via broadband. There are a half dozen wireless networks in range (according to my iPhone) but the MacBook cannot find the router I am sitting next to. Any ideas on how to correct this issue?

It appears an SMC reset was required:
HT5815 I've just done the 10.8.5 update on my MacBook Pro end of 2008, and WiFi don't work after reboot... Impossible to activate it...
Here is your other post: MacBook can't see my home wireless network after upgrade to OSX 10.8.5
If you reply to it and marked it "solved", perhaps with a link to that post (copy and paste it, or just say you performed the SMC reset) it will help others find a solution. Thanks!

ITunes 11 can't share on "home sharing" network

I just downloaded iTunes 11 and now I can't import songs from a computer on my "home sharing" network. There is no way to drag a title to import it. What is my problem?

I was having this problem to. I could see part the contents of the library I wanted to import from. Switched off Home Sharing and Switched it back on again. Then I found two ways to achieve the import.
1) Turn on View Sidebar, Then you can see the other library in the lefthand pane as in itunes 10. Select the items you want and click on the import button in the righthand bottom cornee.
2)In the interface without the sidebar there is a drop down select box to allow you to select Music, Movies, TV shows etc. At the bottom the shares available to you are shown click on the one you want. Then select the type of content ie Music Movies etc select the items you want and click on the import button at the bottom right.
Hope this helps

IPads, iPhones, and Apple TVs can no longer load home sharing library after 2 years

I have been using home sharing for the past few years and streaming my music, movies, and TV shows to my Apple TVs, iPads, and iPhones. A couple weeks ago it stopped working. On all the devices I see the library (Familys Library) but when I go to load it fails to load. The iPads and iPones get to about half of the circle and fails. On the Apple TV I think the message just is "Cannot load Library"
I have tried restarting all of my devices but that has not helped. I changed the account that the home sharing is setup for and that did not help. I rebooted the Windows machine multiple times. I disabled home sharing, rebooted, restarted home sharing, all to no avail. The library system is connected over Etehrnet so I made the system to a different port on the router with no luck. I have also unplugged the router nad plugged it back in, also with no luck.
So, I will try replacing the ethernet cable but I do not see that as being the issue. It seems like something on that computer.
Going through the Programs it looks like iTunes and Quicktime were both updated on 3 June, right around the time this started to occur. I also loaded items for my duaghters Nook, Adobe Digital Editions, so that she can get books. I removed the items that I loaded for the nook and that did nto fix the issue. I would like to downgrade iTunes, but I cannot find an old copy of iTunes plus I do not know if this will destroy the library contents.
My questions would be
1. Can I find an older version of iTunes
2. Can itunes be removed from the computer and reinstalled without the iTunes library getting blown away? I have a lot of moveis and descriptions and information located in the Get Info that would just stink to lose
3. Could this be a corrupt library and is there a way t verify the library?
4. Any other things I can do and check
Thanks for any insight and help
Cheers
Dave

All the cutting and pasting and I forgot the machine information:
OS: Windows 7 x64
Memory: 8G
Current iTunes: 11.0.4
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Elements 11 can't see my home server (network drive)

I just installed Elements 11 on a new computer. When I try to import photos, the program cannot see my home server, which is where all the photo files are. It is seeing that I'm on a network because all the other computers on my home network are visible. Just not the server. I can see the server without a problem when I go into File Explorer. It is open and I can open files on it with no problem, but still Elements isn't seeing it. When I try to Map a Network Drive, it just creates some bogus additional drive rather than going to the actual drive.
I have Elements 10 on another computer and have been able to access the drive without a problem there.
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Can't see files on shared network computer - help...

I have an iMac with OS 10.6.3 and am using a Linksys router. I cannot connect wirelessly to it (another issue), but I am hardwired via an Ethernet connection. My PC netbook is connected wirelessly to the router. Via Finder, I see the name of my PC, but I cannot view any of the shared files. File Sharing is turned on. Is there anything I should be checking on the Mac to be able to do this? thx.

In Finder try the 'Connect to Server' option in the 'Go' drop down list, Put the IP address or the FQDN of the PC if it has one. eg.
smb://192.168.1.15/sharename
Have a look at this Apple help page
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1568

Home sharing photo problems since last update

Since the last apple tv update, can not see most home sharing pictures. I only get a white or black screen. What did you guys do, it worked fine before.
Will there be a new update issued to fix this one?

Hi, scok41.
Thank you for visiting Apple Support Communities.
Here is the best resource for troubleshooting steps when experiencing issues with Home Sharing.
Troubleshooting Home Sharing
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2972
Cheers,
Jason H.

TS2972 i can't access my home sharing in itunes ? :( when i fill up the apple i.d there's a pop-up window "Home sharing could not be activated because an error occurred (5506)" what's with that?

i can't access my home sharing in itunes ? when i fill up the apple i.d there's a pop-up window "Home sharing could not be activated because an error occurred (5506)" what's with that?

See:
Troubleshooting Home Sharing
Have you looked at the previous discussions listed on the right side of this page under the heading "More Like This"?

My computers are authorized and home sharing is turned on. Why can I not see the home sharing icon?

my computers are authorized and home sharing is turned on...why can I not see the home sharing icon to troubleshoot and import libraries?

Hello jfromlea,
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
You can use the following article to troubleshoot your Home Sharing issues:
Troubleshooting Home Sharing
Regards,
Jeff D.

I have two different apple id. one for me and one for my brother. can i still use home sharing ?

i have two iphone with two different apple id and sync from two different itunes. can i still use home sharing and share the apps i bought ?

Try this discussion...
https://discussions.apple.com/message/19836299#19836299

I can no longer activate home sharing on my Apple TV

I have an Apple TV 2nd (or 3rd) generation. It was working fine until I updated the firmware one month ago. I can no longer activate home sharing. The WIFI connection works fine as I was able to restore the device. Home sharing is active on my computer (and my iPad and iPhone). When I try to activate home sharing on Apple TV it says that the Apple ID or password are incorrect. I know it is not the case as reentered it many times and very carefully. I also rest the device many times and restored the software twice.

Bump... I have the same issue (on Ipad 4 and Itunes on Windows 7).

HT3819 When trying to activate Home sharing on Apple TV it says Apple ID couldn't be found, home sharing on iTunes says there is an error 5506, I can log in with my Apple ID just fine other places, need help!

I have been trying to activate my Home Sharing on both iTunes and my Apple TV 2. When I try on the Apple TV I get a message that my Apple ID cannot be found. When I try to activate in iTunes I get an error message number 5506. I haven't been able to find any troubleshooting help on theApple webpage and would appreciate any advise that could be me up and running.

I have been trying to activate my Home Sharing on both iTunes and my Apple TV 2. When I try on the Apple TV I get a message that my Apple ID cannot be found. When I try to activate in iTunes I get an error message number 5506. I haven't been able to find any troubleshooting help on theApple webpage and would appreciate any advise that could be me up and running.

How can I disable Library/Home Sharing in iTunes?

So, i have two apple computers connected to the same network, one iMac connected via ethernet cable, one MBP connected to wifi. There are also other apple products connected to the same network but i don't think they have any relation to the problem that i have.
On both machines i have Home sharing turned off and i have even disabled all the options from the General sharing menu (outside itunes). Despite all this, i can see on both machines the other machine's library and i can play everything, music, videos, playlists, etc. What is even stranger is that in iTunes general preferences i have unchecked 'shared libraries' so i shouldn't see it even if it was shared. I have even tried to activate home sharing but to select nothing in the sharing list...no change. i am not even loged in to itunes or app store. Both macs have 10.8.3 and itunes 11.
What i suspect may be related to this:
Initially i had only the macbookpro with a user id, password, library name 'username's library'. After i've bought the imac i have set it with the same accound name, password and of course library name was the same. At some point i had home sharing on both machines since i used the same apple for it.
Does anyone know how to fix this? I mean normally i wouldn't care but i think that because of this, my imac does not go correctly to sleep, or wakes up when i open itunes on the other machine. I have wake on demand ON and i do not want to turn it off since i keep it on to ssh from the MBP and run some scripts, etc while the iMac is sleeping
Any ideea is welcomed! Thanks!

Welcome to the Apple Community.
You would only need homesharing on your iPad if you want to use the remote app (which is quite handy actually). To be able to use the iPad with the Apple TV, you use AirPlay, but the iPad won't show up in a list on the Apple TV, you send content from the iPad itself.
Assuming both devices are on the same network and that AirPlay is not turned off on the Apple TV, then simply tap on the screen when you are watching content you wish to stream to your Apple TV, then tap the airplay icon that appears in the control bar, choose the Apple TV from the menu that appears.
When displaying the content you wish to mirror on the iPad 2 (or better), iPad Mini, iPhone 4S (or better), double tap the home button (quickly) and swipe the bottom row of apps to the right to reveal the playback controls, tap the AirPlay icon and select your Apple TV from the list of available devices.

Can you still use Home Sharing?

     Can you still use Home Sharing?    I have a Mac Mini (10.6.3) a Ipad (3rd Gen.) and a 3rd Gen. Apple TV. All on the same home network and router. All three have Home Sharing turned on. All with the same account and all with the same password but they don't see each other. Since we're talking about three devices that don't see each other, I figure it must be something in the way I have it setup or Apple did away with the function.
     Can anyone point me in the right direction or shed some light on this problem.
     Thanks
          Ron   (hmbgeno)

Well I can tell you that Apple did not do away with it because I am still using home sharing. Maybe you should go through this support article.
Troubleshooting Home Sharing

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