Issues connecting to ATV3

LFCFan

I have an Apple TV HD and was able to connect when I was testing it in my house and it worked fine. When I hooked it up in my girlfriends house it doesn't see my iTunes. Any ideas of any tweaks I need to make to the router (basic Eircom router) to get it working?

Kenno90

I haven't got an ATV but i think the reason it worked in your house was because your itunes was on the same local network as the ATV.

When you brought it to your girlfriends house it the ATV was on a different network and will never be able to see your iTunes

Edit* Or did you bring your iTunes library with you ?

LFCFan

Kenno90 wrote: »

Edit* Or did you bring your iTunes library with you ?

It is on my Macbook Pro so iTunes was on the same network in both cases.

phatAlbert

Have you tried turning off HomeSharing and back on again, on both your macBook iTunes and on the Apple TV? Not sure it will fix your problem but worth a go.

LFCFan

I've tried all the obvious things that could resolve it but nothing works which is why I'm thinking it could be a router setting issue as it seems to be the only thing left to try!!

Kenno90

LFCFan wrote: »

It is on my Macbook Pro so iTunes was on the same network in both cases.

Ah ok, i thought for a second you left the library at home,

The router firewall could be preventing the connection or refreshing home sharing mentioned above.

Also does you GF have itunes, hers could be interfering with yours

LFCFan

I've tried with the firewall off and in low security mode. No joy. She doesn't have itunes running anywhere on the network.

Deep Thought

is mac address filtering on - in the router ?

LFCFan

Deep Thought wrote: »

is mac address filtering on - in the router ?

Nope, no mac address filtering

Diggerdunne

What type of router does your GF have? is it different to yours... There are issues with ATV and eircom routers... Many threads about it on here.....

jarvis

Does a mac book pro not still have to be on the same network????

Diggerdunne

the Eircom router is the problem... Ya need to update your firmware on it for it to work.... Look at other threads on here and it will explain it...

LFCFan

It's an older Eircom router so I guess it is an issue with the router so!