Home sharing problem with Apple TV3

I have an Apple TV3 in my bedroom and an Apple TV2 in my living room. Both are presently connected to my wireless network. I cannot get home sharing to work with the Apple TV2, but it works fine with the Apple TV2.
I have tried everything I could think of. I exchanged the location of the 2 with the 3. Home sharing still works with the 2 but not with the 3. I have restarted many times and reset the 3. I have turned off and on home sharing both on my IMac and on the 3 and rebooted both several times. Nothing seems to work. Does anybody have suggestions?
Many thanks.

Sorry there was a typo in the last sentence of my first paragraph. It sould have read  " I  cannot get home sharing to work with the Apple TV3, but it works fine with the Apple TV2."
They are both using the same Apple ID for homesharing.
The TV2 has the name "Apple TV2" The TV3 has the name "Apple TV3".
I have tried restarting the router. I have just done this again and restarted the TV3, but I'm afraid it doesn't work.

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