Wireless Library Sharing in iTunes 8

I used to be able to share the library on my main PC with both the other computers on my home network, but now I can't share with them wirelessly.
I can share no problems, as long as the computers are plugged into the router via ethernet, but as soon as I disconnect and use the wireless connection, my laptop refuses to see the main library.
I have checked that the Bonjour service is working and have checked my virus checker firewall settings to make sure nothing is stopping Bonjour.
The only two things I can think of that have changed since I used to be able to share wirelessly, are the updating of all computers to iTunes 8 and a renaming of the SSID of my router. I have changed the connection settings on the laptop to reflect the new router name and have no problems connecting or accessing anything else wirelessly.
Any help on where to look next would be greatly appreciated.

I reinstalled iTunes and all was OK.

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