Wiring Time Capsule with Ethernet

I have an iMac7,1 running 10.6.4, fully updated. I have Time capsule wired by ethernet from my cable modem, running a wireless network in my home. Works well but I want faster speeds associated with hardwired ethernet connection. I plugged ethernet cable into TC and back of Mac but network doesn't recognize it. Do I have to connect my mac directly to the cable modem or what? Can I not connect TC directly to mac via ethernet? What am I doing wrong? I also have an airport express in the living room which is a bridge to my blue ray so I can stream netflix and pandora. I would like to run an ethernet to this also as sometimes it slows down while watching netflix streaming. Any suggestions?

Hello bmwbiker. Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
Just to make sure you have the Time Capsule (TC) properly wired in our current network configuration, is something like the following:
Modem > Ethernet cable > WAN port (circle-of-dots) TC LAN port (opposing arrows) > Ethernet cable > Mac
Is this correct?
If so, did you just recently add the TC to your network configuration? That is, just prior to this, did you have the Mac connected directly to the Modem?

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