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None of my iDevices can read my iTunes library after an hour of availibility. When I first start iTunes I can read the library, but after about 30 minutes my iPad's and iPhones can no longer access the library. I see it in the shared list, but no access.

None of my iDevices can read my iTunes library after about 30 minutes. My iDevices lose connection to my library and I have to do one of the three following things in iTunes to regain connectivity: 1. Restart iTunes 2: Stop / Start Home Services 3: Start playing a song.

I'ts as if iTunes goes into a background or sleep mode. During the loss of connectivity my iDevices show that there's a library shared, but I cannot connect to it.

iPhone 4, iOS 5

Posted on May 13, 2012 1:34 PM

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May 14, 2012 12:53 AM in response to driab

Thanks for your response. I have the same problem on my ipad 2 and my ipod touch after about 20 minuits the connection drops out(I have an airport extreme) this dose not happen when I stream" Tune In" radio ,therefore it must be something in the way the music library is streamed.

When it drops out ipod will not recognise the sahred library If Ireboot the ipod it workes again. Very frustrating.

Driab

May 14, 2012 9:59 AM in response to SilverSevens

Same issue here. I cannot say it how long it takes, but I do know that when Itunes first starts all is OK - for both IOS devices and other computers - all Mac's.


But after some time I have to either restart the main Itunes or turn home sharing off and back on.


This is most frustrating as it has been working for years until the recent Itunes update.

May 14, 2012 2:57 PM in response to Davids8477

Agreed Davids8477 have you tried just starting a song on the Computer also.

Something else that I noticed is when you do this "restart" it repopulates the albumn covers quickly, but as time goes on that repopulation gets slower. As if the process degrades alowly until it's un-readable again. I meant to add that in my origional post. Hopefully we may get enough posts for Apple to notice

May 14, 2012 9:06 PM in response to SilverSevens

Smae issue here, but I'm unable to get Home Sharing started again (after MAc and iOS restarts, Home Sharing on/off. etc.) This happend a few weeks ago and turngin Home Sharing Off/On fixed the connection issue b/w iPad2 5.1 and iTunes 10.6.1 running on a OSX10.6.8.


I updated to iOS 5.1.1 on iPad2 today, watched a movie and then about 20 minutes into a 2nd movie I lost connection (Sharing tab in Video app disappeared and has not come back.) The update seems like the culprit, but odd it worked for over 2 hours before stopping, odd I can't get Sharing to work anymore (iTunes see's my iOS devices b/c I can conenct to iTunes to enter my passcod efor connecting the Remote app.) Appears to be an issue with iTunes broadcasting Home Sharing, even thougt it says it is on.

May 20, 2012 6:11 AM in response to SilverSevens

Anything related to Power Options of computer hosting iTune Home Sharing ?


May be new iTune update doesn't properly avoid computer to get into a power saving state.


I have the same issue since 5-6 months but it only happen after 2-3++ hours. Never had problem listening to a complete movie. Restarting Home Sharing and/or Itune look like the only common solution.


https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3959358?tstart=0

May 21, 2012 8:06 PM in response to SilverSevens

Scrubbed and reinstalled OS + all updates. Installed Office2010 and Firefox. Installed iTunes 10.6.1

Still have issue.

New important note. Saw discussion in another area stating that IPv6 interferes with iTunes. Unchecked IPv6 in NIC Card settings. iTunes running strong and consistent.

Check back in the morning I will have results of this test.

May 22, 2012 11:48 AM in response to SilverSevens

Up to now it look like there is two different problem with Home Sharing on the forums:


1) People loosing connection WHILE listening to something (From what I see it is 20-40 minutes)

2) People can't connect back to Home Sharing after iTune as been idling for a longer period. (1-2 hours or overnight)


Look like IPv6 corrected problem number #1 for you, as it was reported by other too, but now it look like you are stuck with the second problem, as I am.


You running iTunes on windows or a Mac ?

None of my iDevices can read my iTunes library after an hour of availibility. When I first start iTunes I can read the library, but after about 30 minutes my iPad's and iPhones can no longer access the library. I see it in the shared list, but no access.

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