Home sharing can't see my desktop PC

I have some video files in iTunes on my desktop PC and I used to have no problems using home sharing. Recently, the home sharing connection has being going down a fair amount and now my Apple TV can't see my desktop thru home sharing. I've replaced the Apple TV but that didn't help. As a test I installed iTunes on my laptop last night and I had no issues using hom sharing on it, so it seems the problems lies with something on my desktop. I don't believe I've made any changes recently and my laptop should be conigured the same, only differernce is laptop is over WiFi and desktop is over wired ethernet connect (as is Apple TV) but that shouldn't matter.
Rather frustrating.

>only differernce is laptop is over WiFi and desktop is over wired ethernet connect (as is Apple TV)
>but that shouldn't matter.
You would think that but there are a number of posts about pople getting MUCH better performance on WiFi that ethernet. Which is completely backwards, but it is happening for some people after the last two updates. It is something I am seeing too. Try having ATV use WiFi.

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>only differernce is laptop is over WiFi and desktop is over wired ethernet connect (as is Apple TV)
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