Connecting itunes remote/homesharing?!?

hi all
i'm trying to connect my iphone 4 to my computer using the remote app!! my computer is running windows vista sp2, my router is a netgear dg834g and i have all the latest versions of itunes and iphone operating system!? theyre both connected to the same wifi network but all i get on my phone is "No library selected" and my phone is not listed on the devices list in itunes, it has never come up with a page asking for the pin number either on itunes!?! Im running AVG 2011 firewall but i have checked that itunes is allowed through it and i even tried turning it off with no joy!!! i have also opened the ports 3689 and 5353 on my router and tried to disable that firewall too with no joy again?!? i've tried using the WMPremote app for windows media player and this works, fine which is strange!? any advice will be greatly recieved as this is really starting to wind me up now cause im sure it is meant to be so simple!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thanks!!

hi
i connected a different router and all works fine!! dont know how or why but it works!!!

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