Home Sharing with Ethernet

Hi guys,
I have enabled Home Sharing on both my Macbook and iMac (iMac being the 'master', so to speak). I can get the sharing to work through Wi-fi, but the process is likely to take a very long time. I have transferred files via Ethernet before, but iTunes doesn't seem to recognise the Ethernet connection as soon as I disable Airport on both machines (Infact, HS disappears when I switch off Airport).
I wondered whether there was an alternative method of forcing iTunes to use Ethernet, as opposed to Wi-Fi?
The Ethernet cable works because I transferred other files to my Mac using Cmd+K.
Any help appreciated!

Hello,
Thanks for responding. I have a standard Ethernet cable, and I know it works because I have used the same computers to transfer files via Ethernet before.
Can I only do this if I connect them through the router? I am trying to do a computer-computer ethernet connection (both computers connected wirelessly to the internet).
Thanks again!

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