Time Capsule on Ethernet extreeeeeeeeeeeeemely slow.

Hi,
Why is copying one 8.9GB file from a MacPro to a 2TB Time Capsule 10.8465 times slower than copying to a G5 iMac?
There are the only three networked devices on my Ethernet LAN. The Time Capsule is only used for Time Machine; no file/printer sharing, no Internet connection, etc. The MacPro, G5 iMac, and Time Capsule are connected to a LinkSys 100/10 Router which is connected to a broadband Internet connection.
Copying the file from the MacPro to the G5 iMac took 13 minutes.
Copying the file from the MacPro to the Time Capsule took 2 hours and 21 minutes.
Entering "Star Wars" on the Time Capsule is too slow, so I have given up trying to restore. BTW - "Stars Wars" is very fast when I use a local disk with Time Machine. Backups are also significantly faster with a local disk.
For several weeks I have read everything I can find about Time Capsule's slow performance, but nothing helped.
ANY SUGGESTIONS WILL REALLY BE APPRECIATED. <<<</div>
If there is no solution for Time Capsule's terrible performance, the I've wasted my hard earned $500. Probably better off to dedicate a MacPro's local disk for both computers' Time Machines.
Thank you,
Don

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