You can do 10/100 with 4 wires:
http://www.ertyu.org/steven_nikkel/ethernetcables.html
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On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 8:45 AM, mike havens <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:

> I got some phone cable (green & red/yellow & black). Could I use it for
> ethernet cable (blue, green, orange, brown)? Which pins would I connect it
> to if so? I would think red would go to dark blue and and green to
> light/striped blue. then black would  go to dark green  and yellow to to
> light/striped green. I'm hoping that it is like a phone where two of the
> lines are used and the other two are useless. Let me know!  Thanks
>
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