Home Sharing troubles under Windows 7 64

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Home Sharing troubles under Windows 7 64

Hi,

I never solved my troubles with Home Sharing, running under Windows 7 Integral 64

When I start iTunes, it takes a little time to initialize, and my libraries are not shared, iPhone remote does not work, etc...

If I disable all my network cards, then I run iTunes (which starts instantly) , then I re-enable my network card, home sharing works.

No firewall except Windows built in , rules with iTunes are set (and if i close the windows firewall I have the same symtoms)

Any idea ?

Thanks in advance

Nicolas

Posted on Apr 2, 2015 3:39 PM

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Answer 1

Brett L

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Apr 5, 2015 12:36 PM in response to NicoRak

Good day Nicolas,

If you are having an issue with Home Sharing not functioning as expected from your Windows computer, I would suggest that you troubleshoot using the steps in this article -

Troubleshooting Home Sharing - Apple Support

Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.

Safe computing,

Brett L

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Answer 2

gretz63

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Apr 16, 2015 3:58 PM in response to NicoRak

You may have a problem with iTunes trying to route sharing traffic using IP6 instead of IP4. Try these steps in Windows:

Select Start, then type “Networking and Sharing” to search for the “Network and Sharing Center“.
Choose your active network listed for “Connections“. It’s usually named “Wireless Network Connection 1″, “Wi-Fi 1″ or something similar.
Click the “Properties” button.
If Internet “Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6)” is checked, uncheck it, then click “OK“.
Click “Close“.

Restart iTunes and try to use the Home Sharing feature again.

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Answer 3

NicoRak Author

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Apr 16, 2015 4:10 PM in response to gretz63

Thanks Gretz63 for your helpful answer

I uncheck ipv6 (since I have no ipv6 service provided yet)

and home sharing seems working

But as the bug I had was not permanent, I'll go back to you if it occurs again

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