yeah, that's the question, what pins out of the 8 pin RJ45 are required??
After punching down all 8 wires to a female RJ45 jack, and removing them one at a time, and trying to reconnect, I have determined that only 5 of the 8 pins are needed. What these 5 pins are, tx rx, etc, I don't know.
DB9     RJ45
1       1 = un-used
2       2 = NEED
3       3 = NEED
4       4 = NEED
5       5 = NEED
6       6 = un-used
7       7 = un-used
8       8 = NEED
Since my 9 pin cables have only 5 conductors, and one is the outside ground on the DB9, I can't use these cables.
Oh well, now we know.
Thanks,
CadJoe