Home sharing with nas itunes atv

Hi
I have a nas that has all my movies tv shows on and an imac running itunes with the nas content in my library but the files staying on the nas.
Now I had problems at times with "error loading content try later" message, I assumed that this was due to using wifi and so have just run cat 5 to an extreme next to my atv pluged into same and the other end to my router and the imac and nas plugged into router as well, rebouted atv with new network settings and all good, next day error message again!!, now I know even the wifi is good enough as the nas is a Lacie and my ipad can link to the nas and beam to my atv, so with the cat 5 I should have no problems.
Help please I have no idea why this is happening

I've been trying to thing what might be different about my set up versus yours in case (which may be likely) you are correct and your wife's library is authorised and plays your content in her iTunes application.
I deliberately chose my wife's music to check my set up because she pays for her own iTunes account, whereas my children have their own accounts but I give them an allowance and send them gift vouchers from my account (which I thought might just be relevant). I later realised that my wife's library is also on our homesharing ID (which again might have been relevant), so I've now tried it with my youngests purchased and protected content because his library is using our homesharing ID.
I'll keep thinking.

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