Can I use a telephone cable (as an Eternet cable) to connect a router to a PC

leinster__fan

My PC is in a diferent room to my router. I already have a telephone cable running between the two places. I am trying to avoid drilling holes in the wall etc to run an ethernet cable. Is there anyway I can use the telephone cable that is in situ. Perhaps by wiring the ends into a ethernet plug? I know that my telephone cable does not have 8 pairs of wire. What I do not know is that are all 8 pairs "used" in a connection between a router and PC? If so, which ones, and I can just connect those????
(note:- I currently have the router next to the PC but I need to move it because the wireless signal is crap to the rest of the house) (note- I cannot just tie a new ethernet cable to the telephone wire and pull it through because it is tight under floor boards)

ldwdub

To be honest, depending on your usage requirements you could just use HomePlugs...which will essentially user your houses internal wiring to transfer data between the two ends...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=home+plugs&tag=googiehydra-21&index=aps&hvadid=3949547790&ref=pd_sl_3wjwhh8qef_e

bhickey

Technically yes you can but the results could be poor (if it works at all).

Only 4 of the 8 cables in an ethernet cable are actuallly used so you could connect them up using this as a reference.

Homeplus/Powerline might be a better option. Or just bite the bullet and pull up the carpet and replace the phone cable with proper etherrnet cable.