Computers can't find each other with home sharing

My home sharing has worked before but now I can't get my two computers to "see" each other. I have tried just about everything. Any helpful hints?

Mac or PC...?
My first suggestion would be to check that the firewall on your router has the correct port/s open.
Then i would switch off home sharing on both machines, reboot both and set up again.

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