No content on iPod, but it shows in iTunes

This problem started either yesterday or the day before. I plugged my iPod into my computer, it synced and recharged, but now when I go to listen to any music or audio books, it tells me no content. I can see the music in the iPod menu in iTunes, but it's not on the iPod. I noticed today that the name of the iPod has changed from Jello to iPod touch. I didn't do that. I have restored to factory settings, and it added it back briefly. Now it's gone again. Does anyone have any idea about what could be going on?
Thanks!

This had something to do with that home sharing feature. I realized that I turned it on yesterday, and that's when the problem started. I turned it off, and voila, all my content appeared. Turned it on, gone. Back off, content returned. So, maybe it was luck, or maybe it was the home sharing, not sure. But it's staying off now.

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