Cannot see my library on apple tv

I have home sharing on my pc and my Macbook Pro. I still can not see my libraries on my Apple TV. I have downloaded the latest iTunes 11 and still nothing. I also dont see the "Home Sharing Icon" on my iTunes player either. Is there something or some button I am failing to use? Please help...

Had a similar problem (before iTunes upgrade) Apple TV just stopped connecting to the home share network. Internet worked fine. My other iDevices could all see the libraries of other iDevices that were shared.
My solution was an Apple TV restore in the Settings menu. It wiped the device, then reloaded the original software, then downloaded the latest software. Took a bit of time, but resolved the problem.

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