First backup: Newbiew question

Greetings from Ireland.
I am a bit puzzled, here is what I did. I have the TC set up at 5Ghz only, and use an airport extreme in my MacPro, transfer rate is 135, more or less constant, I assume this is the "N" speed, as I had only a rate of 65 before. So that is fine.
However, I connected the TC via ethernet to a NETGEAR GS108 Gigaswitch, to which my macPro is also connected.
Now my question:
As I am running a back up at the moment, the lights on my Netgear switch indicate full activity, both lights blinking per port, on both, my MacPro and the TC. However, judging by the back up speed, it is not using ethernet, but rather the wireless. I backup 34 Gig and over ethernet this would be much much faster.
So, why do the ethernet ports show activity at all, and how can I use the backup function via time maschine over ethernet instead wireless?
Thanks Folks
Best wishes
OVS

forgot one more...
Can you use a powered USB Hub on the TC? I have a spare Adaptec Hub, it was originally used in a PC together with a USB 2.0 card to upgrade an older PC to USB 2.0
At the moment, I tried to use a unpowered Kensington USB 4x Hub, but it does not work somehow, does not send to printer, does not recognise a USB receiver etc.
What USB Hubs do you use that work?

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Looking for help.
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Then went back to my son's imac.
I have connected TC by ethernet; switched airport off; switched firewall off; set TM up as not requiring wireless operation; set imac to never go to sleep or go off; deleted original bundle for the imac from TM to try and "start again" as I believe interupting the first backup as i have done can cause problems.
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welcome to Apple discussions, BryD !
you could try this:
go system preferences > time machine and turn TM off. click on +change disk+ and select none.
next, delete this file HD/Library/Preferences/com.apple.TimeMachine.plist.
restart the machine, go system preferences > time machine and turn TM back on. click on +change disk+, re-select the backup volume und click +use for backups+. start a backup.
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