Apple TV stopped showing up in iTunes. No way to get content across :(

I have an ATV1 that I hook up to my computer at work to load content onto via ethernet. This has been working fine for the last couple of years. I plugged it in recently and I am not getting an Apple TV icon showing up under the devices section. Uploading through my computer is the only way to get the same content on my iPod as well as on my ATV1.
The weird thing is iTunes seems to recognize that there is an ATV1 attached because I am getting the icon that lets me choose to use the computer's speaker or the TV's speakers. How can I get the icon to show up so that I can start moving content across?

The ATV2 does not stream the same way the ATV1 does, In other words ATV2 requires HomeSharing instead of streaming like the ATV1.
1) Make sure you have the most recent version of itunes (Check updates)
2) Turn on home sharing in iTunes
3) Turn on home sharing on ATV2.
4) Input name/password for iTunes account and your good to go.

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