AppleTV quit synching, no longer in iTunes Device List

Darn. Just realized my AppleTV hasn't synched to my MacBook Pro for 3 weeks.
In AppleTV settings, it shows that it is linked to: JP's BigBook Music. In iTunes, my music library is called: JP's BigBook Music
However, my AppleTV does not appear in the iTunes device list. I have "look for AppleTVs" checked on. I can stream music from my MacBook to AppleTV via AirTunes. I can connect and control the AppleTV from my iPhone.
What the heck? I'm tired of this.
Jim

Wifi channels are approximately 5 Mhz apart, but each channel is around 30 Mhz wide, so unfortunately they tend to overlap which means that channel 4 (say) and channel 6 can still interfere with each other to a certain extent. How much they can interfere depends on the equipment, I have networks using channels 1, 4, 7, 10 and 13, so theoretically they all overlap, but I don't have any issues at all with my Apple tv's or any other equipment for that matter.
Other household equipment such as microwave's cordless phones, baby monitors, garage door openers and the like can all use similar channels and can be almost impossible to detect without specialist hardware. Additionally due to the nature of the Apple tv it is often located to other electrical equipment which might cause a problem.
If you've ruled out interference, it may be that the settings on your AP's need attention, however I doubt that I've just been lucky to the extent that I have numerous Apple tv's here at home and at work that have been problem free when others have gotten wonky units. I suspect there is a reason for your poor performance other than the Apple tv itself.

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