Home sharing between MacBook Pro and Apple TV not working

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Home sharing between MacBook Pro and Apple TV not working

When I go to my 3rd generation Apple TV and select Computers I get the message "No content was found in this library".

I was hoping to see the content of my iTunes "My Music" from my MacBook Pro.

I have tried restarting the MBP. Restarting the ATV. Turning home-sharing off and on on both devices and renaming my MBP. None of this has helped.

Both devices are on the same home network. Both are up-to-date with latest versions of all software.

Can anyone suggest what I might be doing wrong here?

Thanks, Jim

MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2010), OS X El Capitan (10.11.2)

Posted on Dec 26, 2015 6:02 AM

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Answer 1

Dec 28, 2015 11:08 PM in response to Lord Sumptuous

your MacBook pro and Apple TV must be configured to use the same iTunes account. Check out it.

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Answer 2

Dec 29, 2015 5:59 AM in response to David Wills

Thanks for the reply.

I am logging on to my ATV and iTunes with the same Apple ID, so I don't think that's the problem.

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Answer 3

Dec 29, 2015 6:14 AM in response to Lord Sumptuous

I've just had a thought...

My MPB is connected by an ethernet cable to my router.

My ATV is connected wirelessly to an an access point which is in turn connected to my router with an ethernet cable.

So both devices are connected to the same router, but could the use of an access point be the problem?

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Answer 4

turingtest2

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Dec 29, 2015 7:57 AM in response to Lord Sumptuous

It may depend on how you've set up the access point. Your router should be acting as the DHCP server for all devices on your network if they are going to be able to communicate with each other properly.Does the Apple TV show up next to the volume slider in iTunes?

tt2

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Answer 5

Feb 11, 2016 1:30 AM in response to turingtest2

Yes it does! (Sorry...missed your response from December)

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Answer 6

turingtest2

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Feb 11, 2016 2:18 AM in response to Lord Sumptuous

I take it the problem hasn't gone away? Can you test with a direct connection to the network? At least you would then know if the access point is contributing to the problem.

tt2

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