My apple tv doesn't connect automatically to iTunes unless i turn on iTunes on computer

Hello I have two apple tv's 3rd gen. the problem i am having is any time i want to access my movie library it tells me to turn on home sharing in which i already have home sharing turned on. I have noticed for me to access my movies i have to go upstaires and open up itunes on my computer to access the movies. on my computer i have it set to wake when there is network activity i.e. when the apple tv is trying to access my itunes library. how do i fix this so i dont physically have to go turn on computer and open up itunes?

Sorry if this is repetitive, but it is sounding as though you are launching iTunes when you attend the computer, iTunes needs to be running all of the time, I haven't yet grasped exactly what you are doing.

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