The console cable RS232 lines used vary between Routers and Catalyst Switches.

• Router console does not use RTS/CTS (pins 1 and 8).
• Router aux port uses all pins.

Reference:
Auxiliary Port, Console Port, And Adapter Pinouts For Cisco 1000, 1600, 2500, 2600, And 3600 Series Routers

• Some Catalyst switches do not use DSR/DTR (pins 2 and 7) but do use RTS/CTS (pins 1 and 8).

Reference:
Connecting a Terminal to the Console Port on Catalyst Switches

This solves an issue I’ve been having with connecting some Catalyst switches to my Lantronix ETS-16 terminal server – the cables are only connected to RJ45 pins 2-7. The solution is to make up a cable with 1 looped to 8 (RTS – CTS) on the RJ45.

The Cisco RJ45 – 9D-Female rollover cable works perfectly as I would expect!