the color of the wires, don't matter, just make sure they match both ends. Eric On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 8:49 AM, JD Austin wrote: > You can do 10/100 with 4 wires: > http://www.ertyu.org/steven_nikkel/ethernetcables.html > -- > JD Austin > Twin Geckos Technology Services LLC > jd@twingeckos.com > 480.288.8195x201 > http://www.twingeckos.com > > > Joan Crawford - "I, Joan Crawford, I believe in the dollar. Everything I earn, I spend." > > On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 8:45 AM, mike havens 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 >> >> -- >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- Eric Cope http://cope-et-al.com