Using TC as ethernet to wireless bridge

I have an existing Airport Extreme base (connects to internet) and AppleTV (wireless) on the (n) network. Now I've got the TC added to the mix and wirelessly, everything appears to run fine after using "Extend network" settings between the 2 devices.
I connected my iMac to an ethernet port on the new TC with intentions of speeding up connection from iMac to AppleTV (my iMac doesn't have (n) card). iMac gets an IP address assigned from AE DHCP server and it sees DNS server from Comcast, but I can't actually resolve anything. I tested a few things to no avail:
1. Only way to connect to the TC directly seems to be wireless. I know I can turn off "wireless" on the TC settings, but that defeats the point of what I'm trying to do.
2. With iMac Airport disabled, I can't get to internet but I still have my IP settings from DHCP.
Does someone with more Airport (n) network knowledge know what I need to do? I read through the suggested network configs but nothing addresses this directly that I've found.
Thanks - JD

OK, TC users. I've tested a few things and the ethernet connection is working fine. While my Airport is disabled and I'm connected to the ethernet, I can see the local wireless devices just fine (AE base). So, that shows that I can talk through the wireless connection while my Mac is only connected to the ethernet port of the TC (which is talking to the AE base).
I am obtaining a good IP address which is given by the AE base DHCP. But I can't get out of the house... is there some sort of firewall that I'm overlooking?
The whole purpose is to speed up my connection from my iMac to my TV so it's completely using the (N) protocol.
Anyone?

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