> The last round of "rs232 on rj45" pinouts developed at cisco had exactly
> this feature.  You could plug one end of a (flipped) rj45 flat cable into
> one jack and the other end into another jack, and the right wires would be
> connected so that everything (data, hw flow control, modem control) worked
> right.  In addition, the "important" wires were in the middle, so you could
> use as small as 4-wire cable for a 3-signal circuit.  I thought it was a
> great idea.
>
> It generated quite a bit of complaint and confusion however...
>
> 1) Using "standard" wiring schemes, it apparent
Hmmm the engineer who came up with our RJ-45 universal layout went to
work for Cisco (about 6 years ago).