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Since I upgraded to MacOS 10.7.4 on my latest Mac Mini, my first gen AppleTV will not show up in the device list for iTunes.
1. iTunes is up to date.
2. The AppleTV software is current.
3. AppleTV diagnostics shows no problems.
4. The AppleTV will show in the device list of another Mac mini on the network running MacOS 10.5.8 and iTunes 10.6.1 and a Macbook Pro running MacOS 10.5.8
5. I have the firewall on the Mac mini (OS10.7.4) set to off.
6. File sharing is turned on.
7. The Mac mini is visible on the network.
Am I missing something or is there a known bug with MacOS 10.7.4, iTunes 10.6.1, and the first gen AppleTV?

Appreciate the comments and I have done a bit more reasearch. I have eight computers on the network. Six Macs and two PCs. All but one have iTunes on them. Of the six that have iTunes, the two Macs running OS 10.7.4 and iTunes 10.6.3 (25) do not see the Apple TV when I attempt to connect to a computer from the Apple TV. The other four Macs see the connect request in the devices on iTunes. The Windows PC running Windows 7 on an AMD processor and iTunes 10.6.3 can also see the connect request.
Of the two systems running MacOS 10.7.4, one is an Intel Core i5 and the other is an Intel Core 2 Duo. Baring some other evidence, my conclusion is that there is a problem with the MacOS 10.7.4 and iTunes 10.6.3 combination.
Fall back position is move my iTunes and iPhoto libraries back to my older Mac mini and sync the AppleTV to that computer.

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