TS2972 home sharing error (-3253)?

I'm trying to home shome from my Apple Macbook Pro to my Windows PC and I got this message 'Home Sharing could not be activated (-3253).
What does this mean and how can I fix it.  I have had no trouble woth my other pc laptop, nor Ipad.  I cannot figure out what to do next. Help

Changing my DNS settings worked for me (3253 errors on my MBP). I followed the instructions here:
http://appletoolbox.com/2010/09/itunes-10-the-network-connection-was-reset-fix/
Hope that helps!

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