Time Capsule Not Working After Hard Reset

A few weeks ago my MacBook Pro started slowing down to a crawl. Eventually ralised it was due to Time Machine not finding the Time Capsule - a known problem.
Reset the Time Capsule (2TB, 8 months old) but although the Internet is working the light is still flashing amber. Carried out a hard reset and still get back to the same situation - the internet is working through the Time Capsule's wireless network but I am getting the flashing amber light.
My internet connection comes into the house and into a wireless modem. An ethernet cable from the back of this modem comes up to my office where the Time Capsule is located into a fast ethernet swtich and then an ethernet cable goes from the switch and is then plugged into the back of the Time Capsule in one of the three internet ports with the <<->> markings.
AirPort Utility shows me that the internet is working and has a green light whereas the Time Capsule has a flashing amber light and 2 errors. When I click the Time Capsule it tells me that the status is:
- Double NAT
- Ethernet Unplugged
Does anybody have any ideas?
TIA

I was having problems with the 7.3.1 firmware as well. For me, in manifest as though the internal disk had went bad--a blinky amber light and a "Disk needs repair" error. Rolling back the firmware solved it for me.
To do this:
--Open AirPort Utility.
--Click on your TC.
--Click on the "Manual Setup" button.
--When the configuration summary pops up, click on the word "Version".
--From the "Upload" drop-down list that is on the new pane that pops up, select "7.3", and click "Ok".
--Once it reboots, it'll be at 7.3.
Hope this helps. I'll be waiting a few weeks after 7.3.2 comes out to upgrade. I'm not real impressed with 7.3.1. As far as I can tell, it broke more than it fixed.

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