Why is home share not working

Hi,
I am having problems with Home Sharing between two PCs. Both computers have the most current version of Itunes, both are logged in to the same Home Sharing address and PW. Our router is an Airport Express. I pull the music from one computer to the other about every six months or so and have never had any problems. We have changed routers so I am guessing that the problem lye’s with the Airport Express. Any suggestions?

Hello there, Dairty.
The following Knowledge Base article has some good information for troubleshooting Home Sharing:
Troubleshooting Home Sharing
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2972
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
Pedro D.

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