TS2972 Slow streaming home sharing

In my configuration, I purchase and download TV shows on to my Mac mini. I then stream to my iPad or APple TV using Home Sharing. Everything was working fine until I upgraded OSX on the Mini. Despite all my devices being on the same network and all having HS enabled and logged in to my Apple ID, I couldn't get anything reconnected to the mini.
I was finally able reconnect following innumerable restarts and disconnecting and reconnecting Home Sharing. Works fine on the Apple TV but iPad is still impossibly slow....ANY ideas?? I had no idea Apple products could be this difficult?!!?

I figured it out...I switched to 5ghz in AirPort Utility under wireless options. No issues now, and I'm running twice as fast as before.
Should have thought about it before I asked.

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Apple TV can't find my computer/ipad or itunes libraries of either but does find photo stream. (home sharing support all done, no fix) any idea's?

apple tv 3, software: 5.2
Using an Ipad2 , ios 6.1.2
can't seem to share in itunes?

Your Apple TV won't be able to access your iPad library. The reason that it will connect to Photo Stream is because it is pulling it from your iCloud account, not by connecting to your computer. Here are some things to consider (without knowing more about your issue):
1. Are the Apple TV & computer with iTunes connected to the same network?
2. Is iTunes open on the computer?
3. Do you have Home Sharing setup on the computer and the Apple TV with the same account?

TS2972 cannot get home sharing to work appletv

I've completed all troubleshooting steps on apple support but still does not work. Just purchased and connected fine no issues. Then 2 days later just stopped. No workie!

Ok, so somehow i've got it working...for now.
Only music though, not pictures (which is apparently part of it).
I turned my firewall off, even though i had opened the ports Apple told me to in the support pages on here. And then i had a wifi issue (which has been ongoing, in that everytime the screen went off, it wouldn't connect to the internet and i had to turn the wifi off and on again). So, i reset my router and re-entered my Apple ID in the home sharing settings and "Shared" magically appeared in my library!
Since then my firewall has now turned itself back on and it's continuing to stream without a problem. I still have no pictures though (?)
So i'm not sure if anyone else here has an old router / wifi issues / firewall, but try it

TS2972 cant get home sharing to work any ideas?

cant get home sharing to work. any ideas?

HOME SHARING
Setting up Home Sharing on your Computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4620?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
Understanding > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3819
How to > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2688
Troubleshooting > http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2972

TS2972 Apple TV home sharing trouble

Apple TV home sharing does not for on my MAC mini if I do not have iTunes running on my PC at the same time. How do I fix this (as I want to get rid of the PC)?

my universal cure of issues between windows and itunes is
uninstall everything itunes, quicktime ...
reboot
use regedit and search and delete everything related to itunes
reboot
reinstall everything itunes, quicktime.-...
this has fixed it for me back when I used itunes under windows
but of cause if one spend a lot of time adding album art to imported cd's and such it's a sad loss of effort

TS2972 Cannot get home sharing and airplay to work over corporate wifi. Cisco WLC 5508 controllers. Home sharing and Airplay is turned on. Apple ID and account the same on each device. All software is at the latest version. Devices work individually.

All devices at latest software. Each device works individually ie. apple tv can play netflix and hulu videos, itunes works on both an iPad2 and a Pc with latest itunes version. Firewall disabled ports open. Devices on same vlan. Laptop can ping ipad and apple-tv, iPad can ping laptop and apple-tv. The deives just do not see each other ever. All cisco settings are set to recommended settings for home sharing to work. Any ideas?

I seem to have a similar problem. I have a Macbook and a PC, both running the current version of iTunes. On the APTV (also running the current software version), only my Macbook library shows up under "computers". Home Sharing is turned on for both and my Macbook library shows up under "Shared" on the PC, but the PC iTunes library doesn't show up on the Macbook or the APTV.
My question then is: How is it that my Macbook iTunes library can show up on the PC and on the APTV, but the PC iTunes library doesn't show up on either? If the PC can see the shared libraries, doesn't that mean it's on the same network? Along those same lines, "Shared" libraries do NOT show up on the Macbook. Again I ask, how is it that I can see the Macbook library on the PC, but the Macbook doesn't show any Shared libraries?
All of this worked just fine before the upgrade to iOS 5 by the way. I had no issues seeing any library on any devices and the APTV found both computers.
Please help. This is really annoying!

TS2972 copying with home sharing

I cannot copy my audiobooks to my other computers with home sharing. How do I fix this?

How much music do you have on your iMac?
I have 1983 songs all of which are visible with Home Sharing.

TS2972 Error with home sharing

When I turn on Sharingn I get a -3130 error.

See:
Troubleshooting Home Sharing
Have you looked at the previous discussions listed on the right side of this page under the heading "More Like This"?

TS2972 I enabled home sharing on old computer and new one but home share icon never shows up on new computer

I enabled home sharing on old computer and new one but home share icon never appeaers on new computer

I've seen several other people ask this same question, but not one single reply. What gives??

TS2972 Trouble with Home Sharing on new computer.

I just got a 2nd computer and wanted to be able to play my music from my other computer on this one while I work. Both computers are on the same network. I installed iTunes on the new computer, authorized my account, then turned on Home Sharing on both computers. I can see each computer on the other, but I can't actually access anything on the new computer. I just click on the other computer's name, it thinks for a while, then goes back to just the new computer's empty library. On the other computer, I can see the new computer and when I click on it on that computer, it comes up just fine. I can't seem to find any settings that are different on one or the other, so I'm stumped. I can even see my wife's computer on the new computer under Sharing, and I can usually pull up her stuff too, but the same thing happens - it just thinks for a while, then goes away.
Any idea what's going on here??
Thanks!

I've seen several other people ask this same question, but not one single reply. What gives??

TS2972 Apple TV home sharing on two boxes

I have 2 apple TVs: one at work and one at home. The home on works fine but the one at work will only sync cloud music rather than recognising computers. Any suggestions on how to resolve this?

Welcome to the Apple Community.
Speak to your network administrator at work, they are likely blocking homesharing.

Home sharing works for apple TV, but no longer works for iPad or iPhone

Originally I thought the problem was just something was wrong with my iPad. All of a sudden, whenever I try to load videos from my home sharing library into my iPad, the little circle that indicates the percentage of library that's been loaded would only form a semicircle - half way around, indicating about 50% of the library was loaded, then freezes and loads no more.
I was having so many problems with my iPad that I did a restore on it. After the restore, the library did load, but before I played any of the videos, it went back to the way it was before, half loading and freezing.
I just this week replaced my iphone with a new 5s, and even though I don't really plan on watching videos through home sharing on the iphone, I thought I'd see how it behaved. It behaved identically to the ipad.
In the meantime, our apple TV streams home sharing flawlessly, which is good, because if I'm going to have problems with home sharing, I wouldn't want it to be with the apple TV.
Still, though, I'd like to be able to use my iPad again since It's proven handy in the past.
I have upgraded to the latest ios on both the iPad and the iPhone, however, the problem didn't start when I upgraded, I used it for a couple of weeks before the problem developed.
I'm using a virtually new airport extreme for my home network.
I can only assume the problem is in itunes somewhere, but where I don't know.

Look at iOS Troubleshooting Wi-Fi networks and connections http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1398
Additional things to try.
Turn Off your iPad. Then turn Off the wireless router & then back On. Now boot your iPad. Hopefully it will see the WiFi.
On your iPad go to Settings > General > Reset > Reset network settings and see if that enables you to connect.
 Cheers, Tom

Home sharing crash itunes 10.5.0.142 on win7 pro service pack 1 64-bit

8 GByte RAM, Intel i7 CPU, flash hard drive (256 GB) with files stored on Ethernet shared file server (2 TB)
per bottom of iTunes window:
16-17k podcasts, 354 GB
9800 songs, 80 GB
34 movies, 110 GB
17 tv shows, 114 GB
5 iTunes U, 0.9 GB
26 books, 5.2 GB
14 apps
iTunes runs until I try to view a (DSL-downloaded) TV show. The wifi apple tv stops playing a minute in, give or take. The apple tv also stops listing the computer in the top-level user interface.
iTunes on the PC crashed.
There was a while where home sharing didn't work. Then it worked (fixed in a software update or apple infrastructure, as other postings indicate). Now, with the most recent update, it looks like a bug has been introduced into iTunes.

Home sharing no longer crashes, but it also does not work:
google searches provide example lore, such as found in apple's own:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2972
set up home sharing on devices; toggle home sharing off/on on devices
No, this is not a fix. Neither makes progress.
use latest software on all devices (iTouch, two apple tvs, win7 itunes)
No, this is not a fix. All devices are up to the latest software.
As an example, 4.4.2 (3160) didn't work, and neither did 4.4.3 (3323) for the apple tvs.
Check apple id used
No, this is not a fix. All devices use the same apple id, tested by viewing items and by purchasing items in the store.
Check your network.
Home sharing used to work. Nevertheless, transitioned from wifi-based apple tv and Ethernet star network off home router to: Ethernet based apple tv; Ethernet switched connectivity via Linksys 5-port GbE switches, with home router only needed for wifi hop or DSL to Internet. No improvement. Also transitioned from DHCP to static IP addresses. No improvement. This layer-2 focus avoids issues such as layer-3 IP TTL values for multicast, were the home router to switch at layer-3 rather than layer-2 among local devices (note that it all worked with original flows through home router, so this is just proof of expected FUD). All cables are CAT6, not 10/100 cat5, nor simply cat5e.
Check firewall settings
disabling the firewall does nothing (win7, all cases, home or work and public network cases)
Neither does the more-detailed manipulation of rules for inbound and outbound traffic for TCP (3689) and UDP (5353) when the firewall is enabled. (Disabling the firewall is clearer proof that the rules are not the issue.) Bonjour (mDNS) should get through just fine.
Quit and re-open apps
Not a fix
Power cycling
Not a fix. All gear has been power cycled (apple tvs, laptop with itunes, router, etc).
iTouch browsing
settings/wifi = on
remote app / home sharing = on
both apple tv libraries are discovered (one is Ethernet-based; one is wifi-based)
The laptop's is not listed.
authorize/deauthorize laptop
Not a help.
restart bonjour service on windows laptop
Not a help.
restart itunes on win7 laptop
Not a help
run latest win7 64-bit wireshark on laptop while running itunes
looked a bit silent wrt the laptop's itunes
control panel / add/remove programs / bonjour (10/15/2011) / repair
This showed the use of 224.0.0.251 UDP packets for bonjour. However, it did not persist.
I suspect a bonjour service - local iTunes issue. Perhaps iTunes has to interact with the service in order for the service to participate in the wire protocol. The iTunes UI is OK, so it is some internal detail.
In the past I have noticed that a heavy download load by iTunes inhibited home sharing. It may be a threading issue within iTunes.
Summary: still not working.

Why won't some of my MP4s stream to Apple TV (or iPad) via Home Sharing?

Hi all. I've been converting my DVDs, HD-DVDs, and Blu-rays to MP4, using MakeMKV and then Handbrake 0.9.9.5530 64-bit for encoding. I have been intending to play the files on my iPad, both transferring to the device and streaming via Home Sharing. I also want stream these via Apple TV (3rd gen, Model A1427) in the house via Home Sharing.
All the files sourced from HD-DVDs & Blu-rays seem to work fine. However, more than half the DVDs I've converted -- using the same Handbrake preset I've been using for the BRs -- will not play back on the iPad, or streamed to the iPad, or streamed to Apple TV. The files will copy to the iPad, but for both device playback and streaming, I get the error message "The operation could not be completed." On Apple TV, it's "An error occurred loading this content, try again later."
The files will play in iTunes for Windows, and they will play in VLC. (Files bought from the iTunes Store also stream fine.) There is no metadata in these files, but I am manually adding a poster image once I drop them into iTunes.
It seems pretty clear that this is a problem with the file itself, but since the only issues I'm having involve streaming, I reset my router for good measure. I restarted the Apple TV and quit all the apps on my iPad before restarting it, too. I've also made sure the firmware on all devices is up to date. None of that had an effect.
I compared a DVD rip (Bill & Ted's Excellent Adeventure) to a BR rip (Independence Day). Both feature exactly the same bitrates & sample rates for video and audio -- according to the Windows Properties -> Details tab, Data rate is 1499kbps, Total bitrate 1659, 23 frames/second, 2 stereo audio channels at 48KHz. The only difference is the BR frame size is larger (1920x812), and of course the run times & file sizes are different. But the bigger file plays fine, and a lot of these smaller files do not.
MP4s from DVDs that will stream: Toy Story, Dead Again, Clue, School of Rock.
MP4s from DVDs that won't stream: Ocean's Eleven, Escape from New York, Galaxy Quest, Robocop (Criterion). Shaun of the Dead, Team America World Police
Again, these were all converted on the same PC with the same software and same settings. If there's a common thread among the source material of the MP4s that will play and won't play, I don't know what it is, but I figured it would not hurt to list it.
My Handbrake settings are based on Handbrake's AppleTV 2 preset, with the following modifications:
Avg Bitrate 1500, 2-pass, no turbo 1st pass
Framerate: 30, Peak
Optimize:
x264 Preset: Very Slow
H.264 Profile: High
H.264 Level: 3.1
Container is MP4, as is the file extension. (Since dragged-and-dropped MKV files default to M4V in Handbrake, I select MKV then re-select MP4 from the Container drop-down before adding to Handbrake's queue.)
Someone suggested I simply change the file extension to M4V, so I tried it, but that did not fool any of the stream devices.
I have been testing the output MP4 files on my PC as I go, and once they played fine in VLC after Handbrake, I have been deleting the MKV files. I can go back and rip them all again if I have to (these are all from DVDs I personally own), but obviously I'd rather not do that! So my questions now are:
- Could this be related to the audio stream? I've been opting for the DD 3/2.1 stream whenever possible when ripping, and letting Handbrake mix it down.
- If I run the MP4s through Handbrake a second time with a different setting, will it do a pass-through convert instead of a full re-encode? (I don't want to shrink the video if only the audio needs attention.) If so, which setting should that be?
- Is there a way to repair these MP4 files without completely starting over with a fresh MKV?
- If I have to start from scratch, should I go with Constant Quality over Average Bitrate?
Hopefully someone can spot my issue based on this description. I'm happy to send you my Handbrake settings as a .plist file and offer any other info I can, as I'm stumped as to what went wrong. There has to be a logical reason. Thanks!

I've continued tests on different films, and tried my entire collection. I've found about two dozen that will play fine on the PC, but will not cooperate when streamed to either Apple TV or my iPad. I tried several more tests with the audio, and that turned out not to be a factor -- I could not replicate that on another test.
I wonder if something in the header of these files is corrupted or a flag is set incorrectly or something along those lines, as the data appears to be fine -- it's just not "handshaking" with my streaming hardware and/or the Apple Home Sharing code that powers it.
Is there any way for me to "scrub" these files and amend their headers, or get into the file and tinker with that info by hand?

HT201335 I have just bought apple TV but i cannot get my TV to find the signal from my Ipad 2. I can access my MAC files and play those through home sharing but no streaming from my ipad. It as though the Apple TV is not receiving the signal. What am i mi

I have just bought Apple TV 2 and have followed all of the steps as directed. I have set up home sharing so I can watch the files from my MAC on the TV but I cannot get the airplay to stream my Ipad2 to the TV.
I cannot even get my Apple TV to recognise that my Ipad is even on the same network as it as it gives me no options or recognition that it is trying to send the data.
What have I missed to make my Ipad2 stream the screen image onto my TV...?
Frustrated am i with it...!!

I took a very quick look at the Owner's Manual for that Router.
Much of this you will already know....but:
1. Its a combination DSL modem/WiFi Router
2. It does not have ariel antennas. My experience, the WiFi tends to perform poorly compared to standalone WiFi units and the WiFi range is also limited thus slower the farther away you get (or Apple TV gets)
3. If you don't have a DSL filter infront of it I recommend using one, even if you don't use phones. DSL comes in the pair as a different frequency and its "probably" best to filter it out anyway.....even though it comes in on a dial tone and a dial tone often exists
4. Let me know who you ISP is and I will find out what other Routers they offer.
5. You can buy pretty much any DSL modem / Router online assuming it supports PPOe which most DSL ISPs use
6. If you have not in fact tried running an Ethernet Cable.....try it.....you can get a 100 footer locally for just a few bucks. It could solve a heart ache

TS2972 Slow streaming home sharing

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