> Looking at the RJ45 with the flat-side up, end pointing away from you,
> for 10/100Base-T it should be: white-orange, orange, white-green, blue,
> white-blue, green, white-brown, brown.
>
> Crossovers are a little more tricky, but since you don't need a
> crossover w/the uplink port, I'll spare you the confusion.

Crossovers aren't that bad.  Just switch the orange and green wires on one
end of the cable (i.e. one end of the cable wired T568A and the other
T568B), and voila, instant crossover cable.