Seeing Shared Library

I have a laptop running Windows XP. I am trying to see a library being shared by my Mac Mini running Tiger. I am using a wireless connection. I have a second laptop running Tiger, and using the same AP that I can see the shared library. I am not seeing the library on my Windows laptop.
I have checked the iTunes settings on my laptop and I am looking for shared libraries. I have also disabled the firewall, on the system, and checked the settings on the wireless network card for any firewall options that are set. Everything looks good, but I still do not see the library. Any suggestions?

Hmmm...it does sound like you have it set up correctly, esp turning off the Win XP firewall. That is another important step.
If you have the steps from the article below in place, all I can suggest is a restart of the WinXP machine.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93396

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Unable to see shared library

I searched for and read about a dozen previous posts on this subject but was unable to find a solution. Not only can I not see any shared library but I don't even have a "shared" menu item on either PC as described in the help file. It should show up under the Library>Music heading?
Both PC's:
...can connect to the internet
...can transfer files back and forth
...can see each others "Shared Docs" directory
...have iTunes and Bonjour listed as exceptions in Windows Firewall
...have the latest verions of iTunes and Bonjour
When I point the iTunes Music Folder location on the 'remote' PC to the iTunes Music Folder on the 'host' PC, it finds it, see's it, and then asks if I want to update (the view)? to match? I said yes. Still the same list of songs that are physically on the remote PC and nowhere does it say anything about sharing or give any indication that it is aware of the host library.
What am I not getting?

"iTunes Sharing, the built-in feature, has nothing to do with pointing your iTunes Music folder setting to a shared folder on another computer. Those are two separate features/capabilities."
Yes, I get that - I was just trying everything I could think of to make it see my shared library.
"do you have Sharing and "Look for shared" turned on in the iTunes Sharing preferences?"
Yes.
"you want to have your iTunes library using the shared folder on your other computer, you need to use the Add Folder to Library command to get the tracks into the iTunes library listing"
Not quite sure what your getting at here. The help file for sharing the entire library gives 3 simple steps and then says "its name appears in the iTunes window (below Shared) on other local computers (in the same subnet) set up to look for shared libraries." - obviously this is not happening.
The whole reason to share and use the host library is specifically to avoid having to manually add tracks/folders from the remote PC.

Can't see shared library

I have a laptop which is new with the latest version of iTunes, running Windows 7, and a desktop computer with the latest version of iTunes, running Windows XP. I signed in on the new computer with my Apple ID, same one I always have, and password. I made Home Sharing available on both computers. However, I still cannot view my desktop iTunes library on my iTunes on the laptop.
I see the drop down menu and no Home Sharing Library is listed. Can someone offer any advice, please? Thanks!

Did you make sure that "Look for shared photos" is checked in the iPhoto preferences setting on the Macbook Pro?
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Apple tv 3 does not see shared library with itunes 11.1.3$, apple tv 3 does not see shared library with itunes 11.1.3

Hi,
Since I have installed itunes 11.1.3 on my mybook with OS 10.6.8, my home shared library is not visible in the aoole tv 3 anymore.
However, I can see it on another macbook with maverick installe on it.
the apple tv 3 and the 2 macbooks are connected on the same networ. The apple tv3 and the mackbook with OS 10.6.8 are even directly connected with a a cable on the same router.
Thanks for your help since I am 100% sure it came with this useless uograde of itunes.
Thanks
Jean-Pierre

See this post: https://discussions.apple.com/message/23934504#23934504
The short of it all is that iTunes and/or Mac OS X Mavericks has broken some functionality in IPv6 or how iTunes home sharing is using it (I am leaning towards the latter as the iTunes team has a very bad habit of releasing bugs in the past).
Disabling IPv6 will also fix this issue with iTunes 11.1.2+ on Windows.

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I have a laptop with Windows 7 and itunes 9.2. I have turned on homesharing on my laptop as well as my daughters laptop which is running vista and itunes 9.2 using the same account and password. Our media files are shared but while she can see my libary I cannot see hers. I have checked firewalls on both and that is OK. We are connected to the same network.
Any suggestions on how I cna fix this as it is really starting to bug me.

Did you make sure that "Look for shared photos" is checked in the iPhoto preferences setting on the Macbook Pro?
Last time I experimented with iPhoto library sharing, I found it to be a little flaky. Sometimes the shared library would show, sometimes it wouldn't, for no apparent reason.

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I am trying to share some music with my daughters older mac... I have done it in the past, but it is not working now. I can share her library on my laptop, but I see my library on her computer, but when I select it no songs come up and it jumps back up to her music library. Any suggestions?

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I couldn't get iPhoto 5.04 sharing to work between two users on a single machine. The documentation and this thread say it should work:
lori_diloreto, "How can you share a iPhoto library with another account user" #1, 09:03am May 10, 2005 CDT
but it didn't. Personal file sharing is enabled. iPhoto Bonjour sharing is enabled on the firewall. I can share iTunes libraries between the two users.
So I restarted the machine and tried again. It worked.
I don't know why the restart was necessary ...
BTW, I'd recommend more than my 512MB of DRAM when doing this. I'm amazed the G5 works as well as it does with so little physical memory. Tiger's disk swapping must be superb -- but I think at least 1GB would be adviseable.

Hi jfaughnan,
Rebooting can cure a lot of little quirks. If all else fails when I try to do something and it's not working, I reboot and see if it helps. Usually it does.

Unable to see shared library (still)

I tried to continue an old thread that I had started on this topic but it has been archived - http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=9317333#9317333
Anyway, all I want to do is access my iTunes music from another computer on the network. I was never able to do it in the 8.x version and I still can't do it with version 9, even with both PC's having the new "Home Sharing" feature turned on.
I have iTunes on its own (logical) drive, which is shared using "Network sharing and security" dialog box under drive properties. "Share the folder on the network" and "Allow network users to change my files" are both checked.
Under the (Windows XP) firewall settings I have the following exceptions checked on both PC's:
Bonjour, port 5297 and 5298, iTunes and port 3689.
Both computers can see each other across the network and are able to view and transfer files both ways. iTunes on the remote PC can see all shared folders on the host PC including of course the entire iTunes drive and folder structure. I can set my "iTunes Media folder location" to the iTunes folder on the host PC, and it will show the path as \\folder++folder\music which is correct.
I have never been able to get iTunes on the remote PC to show a shared folder available and the host always shows sharing status as "On, no users connected". I tried bypassing the (Lynksys, Etherfast Cable/DSL) Router [wired] but still no change. Why is this so hard??
Any ideas greatly appreciated...

Going through every post I can find that is relevant to home networking here on the forum again...
Tried holding down the shift key while opening iTunes and selecting the library on the host PC, it still shows only the local library on the remote when it opens? I don't get it.
From the remote tried "Add new folder to library" and pointed to the host folder, still get all the songs on the local (remote) PC only.
Checked Norton A/V and Network security settings and it shows iTunes as active connection, an exception in firewall, etc. - just to be sure, I completely disabled both Windows firewall and Norton, still no joy.
Ran network diagnostics on both PC's and they both show everything working.
Please help me!
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Airport Express/wifi router/iTunes Home sharing/iDevices - no shared library

iTunes on Mac mini.
Home sharing enabled on mini and iPhone & iPad.
Mac mini connected with ethernet to Quest DSL wifi modem/router.
I can see Shared library and content (videos and music) on iPhone/iPad.
Little Snitch shows iPhone/iPad connecting to iTunes.
If I connect the Mac mini via wifi to Quest DSL, the Shared library shows up on the iPhone/iPad but no content.
Little Snitch shows no connection to iTunes.
If I connect to the AirPort Express via ethernet or wifi, I see Shared library but no content.
Turned off both Little Snitch and Firewall but nothing works.

Finally figured it out...
Had the DNS for wifi connection on the Mac mini set to the two OpenDNS servers but not to the AirPort Express.
I added the address for Airport Express but it did not fix it right away.
I turned off wifi then 'dscacheutil -flushcache' in Terminal, turned on wifi and the shared library content showed up on the iPhone and iPad.
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I am trying to move my itunes library from my old pc to my new imac, home sharing is on and I can see the shared library. My problem is that when I check the shared library to import it to my imac I cannot import it. Can anyone help me?

I am trying to move my itunes library from my old pc to my new imac, home sharing is on and I can see the shared library. My problem is that when I check the shared library to import it to my imac I cannot import it. Can anyone help me?

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You can't transfer the full iTunes Library from the iPad back to iTunes.
There are third-party Windows applications that will transfer data from an iOS device, but they don't re-create the iTunes Library exactly as it was before.

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When I use Home Sharing, I can see the library I want to copy under Shared, but I can't get it save on the computer under the regular library. I go to edit and "select all" but there is no import button that is in the right hand corner. Also, it will not let me click and drag the music. How do I get it from one computer to the other?

Since both computers are connected via the network, you could simply copy the ENTIRE iTunes folder from one computer to another via the network.
If both computers are running Windows, use the Easy File Transfer Utility built into Windows to move iTunes and all other user media/data.

TS1629 How do I use home sharing with direct TV / Verizon internet. I have turned on Home sharing on apple tv and in iTunes but can't see the library in apple tv. I can see the photo stream but thats it. Any Ideas????

How do I use home sharing with direct TV / Verizon internet. I have turned on Home sharing on apple tv and in iTunes but can't see the library in apple tv. I can see the photo stream but thats it. Any Ideas????

go to home-sharing on Apple TV and type in your info as ask.
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I have home sharing on but can't see my library on the computers icon. iTunes does display my purchased tunes but not my own imports.

I have home sharing on in iTunes but can't see my library when I use the computers icon on Apple TV. iTunes does display my purchased tunes but not my own imports.
I can play my own tunes by selecting them on my iMAC and directing them to Apple TV. I think that I should be able to see my entire library on Apple TV shouldn't I?
Am up-to-date with iTunes and using Mavericks OS. I am connecting to Apple TV with an Airport Extreme 802.11n Wi-FI and a brand new Apple TV.
Thanks for any comments,
Roger

Okay, so HomeSharing is not working. Most likely due to a network issue.
Is the ATV and computer running iTunes actually on the same network? Many new routers create seperate networks for the wired and wireless portions of the local network.

Apple TV 2 Can See My Library, But Can't Connect for Home Sharing

I'm really at my last rope, so hoping someone will have mercy and be able to help here.
Symptoms:
- Go to my Apple TV 2
- Under the Home Sharing menu, select "Adam Nash's Library"
Result:
- Spinning cursor
- Cannot connect to "Adam Nash's Library". Please check that your computer is on and on the same network.
Internet access works for all devices, they all can do Netflix and Apple Store. Only one network in the house. No firewall activated on the mac.
I have multiple AppleTV units, and this has intermittently affected all of them. Periodically, I have solved the problem by taking them on / off ethernet.
Things I have tried:
- Restarting iTunes on the computer
- Turning Home Sharing on and off on AppleTV
- Turning Home Sharing on and off on iTunes
- Rebooting the computer
- Resetting the AppleTV units
- Restoring the AppleTV units
- Forcing the AppleTV units to different IP
- Forcing the AppleTV units to Ethernet instead of Airport (by plugging into Airport base stations directly)
- Swapping AppleTV units to different rooms
Nothing works.
One clue. I have three Airport Extreme base stations in the house, and this problem begain when one of them started misbehaving (would connect, but wouldn't pass through packets.) It's an Airport Extreme Base Station (Series 1). The other two are Series 4 & Series 5. I reset the misbehaving box and reconfigured it, and seems to be working fine from a networking standpoint. But once that happened, one of the AppleTVs started showing this problem.
Is there some reason that Home Sharing is hyper sensitive to the network in some way? It *seems* like what's happening is that it's seeing the iTunes Library (which is why it show's the Library name), but when it tries to connect, something is either encrypted differently or permissioned wrong.
Hoping someone can help me. Frustration is at 11.

One clue: I have found a reliable way to solve the problem when it happens.
In my network, I have the main Airport Extreme (Gen 1) which is connected to my router, which distributes IP addresses to my internal subnet. The other two AEs (one Gen 4, one Gen 5) are set to extend the network.
When I get this problem with an AppleTV 2 that can "see" my library, but when I try to open it, it says it couldn't find the library, it seems to have to do with a change in which Airport Extreme it's talking to.
If I restart the main Airport Extreme from the Airport Utility, effectively restarting the entire wireless network, then when the network resumes, every AppleTV 2 is happy again.
Unfortuntely, the problem does seem to recur - but I'm wondering if it's because temporary interference leads an AppleTV 2 to try to connect to a different AE, and somehow that's mucking with the Home Sharing. Remember, internet access (Trailers, Store, Netflix) have no issues. Purely Home Sharing.
Adam

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