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Q: Itunes 10 homesharing not working

Homesharing was working fine on my PC and laptop, and one day it just stopped working at all! I sign in to the same Itunes account on both computers, they are both authorized, and then when I click the 'done' button, the home sharing goes away, never to be seen again! I have both itunes opened on both computers at the same time, and still nothing. Dont know what to do! Please help!

Itunes 10, Windows XP

Posted on Sep 19, 2010 9:32 AM

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Q: Itunes 10 homesharing not working

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  • by weezin,

    weezin weezin Oct 23, 2013 4:58 PM in response to ediblecrayon
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    Oct 23, 2013 4:58 PM in response to ediblecrayon

    Alright, so here's what I'm dealing with.

     

    I ahve 3 computers on my network:

     

    iMac - Wired

    Macbook Air - Wireless

    HP Folio 13 - Wireless

     

    My iMac can see and access the laptop libraries no problem. However, the laptops can't see each other's libraries or the iMac's library.

     

    What's going on here? All of the iTunes have been updated to the most recent version.

  • by ChrisCarroll,

    ChrisCarroll ChrisCarroll Oct 24, 2013 1:37 AM in response to ediblecrayon
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    Oct 24, 2013 1:37 AM in response to ediblecrayon

    Home sharing problems are often to do with the Router, not the machines. The key question is whether your router has "multicast streams" enabled. If you google 'multicast streams <your router name>' that might help you find out how to make sure it's possible/enabled

  • by kcullinan,

    kcullinan kcullinan Oct 24, 2013 5:28 AM in response to ediblecrayon
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    Oct 24, 2013 5:28 AM in response to ediblecrayon

    Hello all, I'm glad I stuck with this forum as I think I finally have my version of this problem resolved.  Previously, none of my wireless devices could see my wired devices.  It was as if they were on two seperate networks.  My "work-around solution" for the past few months was simply putting everything on wifi.  It pained me to put my main PC on a slower wifi adapter when the router was literally sitting on top of the PC but I really wanted my iTunes and remote app to work around the house, so I lived with it. 

     

    Today after reading Chris's post, I decided to do some more searching on "Verizon Fios Router multicast streams" and eventually stumbled upon this http://defenestrated.typepad.com/defenestrated/2010/12/howto-fix-bonjour-failure s-when-using-an-actiontec-verizon-fios-router.html

     

    To summarize:

    If you're experiencing similar behaviors as those listed above and have an Actiontec router, do the following:

    1. Login to your wireless router (usually at 192.168.1.1 on your home network)
    2. Click on Wireless Settings
    3. Click on Advanced Security Settings
    4. Click on 802.11b/g Mode (at the bottom; it looks like bolded text)
    5. In the drop-down box, select "802.11.g Only"
    6. Click Apply

    If your network does require 802.11b support, you might try selecting "802.11b Only" rather than "802.11g Only" in step 4 above, but I can't test that on my network to know if it works or not.


    This post was a little dated (2010) as there was no option for 802.11g Only but I did see an option for "legacy mode" which was g/b (but not n).  Once I did this and rebooted, I was able to see my hardwired main PC with all of my wifi devices (iphone, ipad, Acer Laptop) and the remote app works like a charm... all seems well for now.

     

    I hope this helps! 

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