Resolved: Issues connecting iTunes Library between Macs, PC's and Apple TV (1

I was having trouble connecting my wireless Macbook Pro to my wired MacPro on the same network. It turns out that they can see each other fine and even communicate on the ports required: UDP 5353 and TCP 3689. If I took the Macbook Pro and wired it into the ethernet, it worked fine and the iTunes Library showed up. I was even able to connect to another wireless iTunes Library to the Macbook Pro. My Apple TV could not see the library from my MacPro either, so I knew it had to do something with the Wireless Router settings.
Resolution:
If you're using a wireless router, make sure to disable IGMP Proxy. This will allow your connection to go through and easily share your content with your Apple TV.
Good luck and I hope that helps many of you fix the problem with a lot less frustration.
-Kamilo

veddar79 wrote:
I am wanting to see if I can (it sounds like you at least have that working Steffen) have the iTunes library on my Ex HDD on the Airport and have both iTunes (Macbook and iMac) point to it for use. Not physically have the data on either computer but each conmputer's iTunes use that data located on the NAS to listen to music/movies etc.
Yes, you can do that. It's not a problem as long as you don't have concurrent access, i.e. iMac and MacBook trying to WRITE to the library at the same time. And you will have to store not only the media files on the NAS, but the iTunes library ("iTunes" folder you usually find under "Music" on your Mac) as well.
I also want to know if I can rip a CD or movie on either computer and will it update that one library (NAS)...so both computers have total up to date info?
Yes, sure. If you tell iTunes to manage the files and to copy them to the iTunes library as soon as you add them to iTunes, it will work seamlessly. It doesn't matter if you rip and add them on the iMac or the MacBook because both computers are using the same library.
Hopefully that wasn't too confusing and again it sounds like Steffen is where I want to be minus the ATV issue.....sharing one library on a NAS between Macbook and iMac...AND any changes made only affects the NAS but both computers would get the latest and greatest.
As I said, it works as long as you are not trying to sync an Apple TV with that configuration.

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