Two users accounts, WiFi sync stopped working

Hi,
I've just set up my MacBook with two user accounts, and set up iTunes within each user account to use the same library from a shared folder (as per the instrcutions on Apple support).
The idea is that the first iPhone and iPad syncs to the administrators iTunes, and the second iPhone syncs to the second user's iTunes.
The second users iPhone never worked with WiFi sync, the first user's iPhone used to WiFi sync, but now doesn't. The iPad still syncs ok with the adminstarors account.
By "not syncing", I mean not appearing as a device in itunes without being atached with a cable. Everything works as intended with a cable.
I've tried initiating the sync from the iPhones themselves, without any success.
Can anybody help?
Cheers.

Don't know the solution (I don't use wifi sync) but thought I'd mention that -50 is a timeout error. Maybe someone else here has an idea.

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