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Apple TV airplay not working - is there a firmware fix?
never had a problem until installing ORBI system - spent 4 hours on this before coming here and seeing it may be a compatibility problem and there may be a firmware fix. i have a second generation Ap...
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not afraid to admit a mistake, maybe this will help someone else.... i finally got around to troubleshooting a bit.
i was able to get home sharing with apple tv & itunes to work using a laptop, which told me that the problem was my network connectivity not my apple tv., I then realized i had not activated orbi access from my desktop pc (where i had my external drive with movies connected)....so obviously wireless home sharing won't work if you are wire connected only......
sometimes the obvious problem is the last one you think of...in the past my wired desktop auto connected to wireless also....Orbi changed that since its a separate system from the comcast modem.........all is working now.
Great information. Thanks for letting us know. Will keep this in mind.
jp4120 wrote:
not afraid to admit a mistake, maybe this will help someone else.... i finally got around to troubleshooting a bit.
i was able to get home sharing with apple tv & itunes to work using a laptop, which told me that the problem was my network connectivity not my apple tv., I then realized i had not activated orbi access from my desktop pc (where i had my external drive with movies connected)....so obviously wireless home sharing won't work if you are wire connected only......
sometimes the obvious problem is the last one you think of...in the past my wired desktop auto connected to wireless also....Orbi changed that since its a separate system from the comcast modem.........all is working now.