Does home sharing on Apple TV require I keep my MacBook Pro 'live'

Got my new Apple TV. Setup was fairly easy. Homesharing works fine. Except -- even if I have home sharing turned on, and my MacBook Pro on and iTunes on (open), if I close my laptop/it goes to sleep (and it's in another room), my Apple TV no longer can find my computer. Is this a minor fix I can make? Or a bug? Thanks.

It should work fine if you have a new Apple Airport Extreme N router. The Extreme has the capability to send a signal to your MacBook Pro to wake it from sleep mode. I use an Apple TV 2 and home sharing with my iMac and no problem as the ATV2 is now able to instantly wake the iMac. I'm pretty sure the Extreme is the only router that has this capability with Mac's and a big plus for buying the Extreme. Acquiring the Extreme also solved all my previous wireless connection issues but that's another story and your mileage may vary of course.
You also have to turn the function on in your MacBook. Open System Preferences, then Energy Saver, and make sure "Wake for Network Access" is checked. Cheers!
James

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