What catback and bendsley saids. Bendsley is a smart dude considering he does drywall
I got some l33t experience with net cabling recently. I got to make my own cat5e
I made a couple of crossover and straight-through cables.
http://www.lanshack.com/make-cat5E.asp
Best - tutorial - ever
It's a pain in the ass at first, but my teacher who's been doing it for years can do it in like five minutes. Oh, and MAKE SURE you check the wires BEFORE you crimp, and TEST THE WIRES BEFORE you hook it to a PC