apple tv - no airplay

Thanks again! I thought that turning on "home sharing" would let me share any purchases/rentals between the Apple TV and iPad. My misunderstanding.

But that aside, I still hope I'm able to figure out how to get my AirPlay icon back. My modem and TV are in different rooms, so operating through anything other than wifi is somewhere between difficult and impossible.

Thanks again for your help, Andrew.

No problem!

Home sharing has nothing to do with iPad. It is for sharing contents from your computer. If you had rented on your computer then you would be able to stream to ATV.

If the router/modem is a fare distance from your TV/ATV (or in another room) then that could impact performance and cause issues like this, typically based on interference.

Thanks for your help, as you suggested I powered down the wifi and left it powered down for 5 mins, and unplugged the Apple Tv, too.

Then I restarted the wifi and then restarted the Apple TV. The Airplay Icon is back on my iPad 2.

As you said, just because other things were working, the reset (and leaving it off for 30 seconds or more) was needed.

So, Thanks again for posting your suggestions, much appreciated.

You're welcome

My problem is fixed, thanks to Vazandrew's suggestions.

When i was troubleshooting before I did not leave the wifi off long enough. And I didn't wait long enough for it to come all the way back on. (I think.)

MY Airplay icon is back now on my iPad 2.

That's good news! I didn't get to try that suggestion last night, but will do so tonight. So glad that there is a possible quick and easy solution.

You have a lot of interference on the network. Is the network encrypted? If not, those other networks can impact performance. The distance, as mentioned earlier will contribute to this as it requires a further range and likely has to go through walls etc. Wireless appliances and electronic devices nearby are another factor.

You can try tweaking settings and changing channels on the router (refer to manual).

Well, I tried unplugging my modem and my Apple TV (again) for a half hour. No luck. My airplay icon is still MiA. I give up.

Have you tried getting a report of your network? What are the results?

Just in case other suggestions have not worked, this worked for me. Turns out it was the firmware on my wireless router. Go to your router settings and make sure you're up to date, then restart your apple tv and/or apple device.

thibsy, when you say 'Go to your router settings and make sure you're up to date' - is this as simple as unplugging your wireless router for a while?

I mean go to your wireless router's home page on your internet browser (192.168.1.1...you'll have to use your login credentials). Somewhere on your router's site it should give you the firmware version your router is using. Hopefully, there is also a link that will check to see if your firmware is up to date. If there isn't a link, you can search the web for your router's current firmware (and how to install it if necessary). Twice my apple tv was not communicating with my apple devices and both times, after updating the firmware on my router, the problem was fixed. Don't know if it will work for you but it's worth a shot.

Wow, thanks for the detailed instructions. I'll try that when I get a chance. I've tried every other suggestion without luck. I bought the darned thing for the mirroring, and it used to work without any problems.