We have been using the WS-C2960S-48TS-L switch stacks in or access layer for several years. The port arrangement on all of them is ...
1 3 5 7 9 etc
2 4 6 8 10 etc
Our most recent purchase arrived yesterday and got installed into a stack. While cabling the ports, I noticed that the ports are now arranged .....
2 4 6 8 10 etc
1 3 5 7 9 etc
I verified that it is not as simple as a bad faceplate label. The ports are in fact "flipped".
Did I get a "bad" one (it is working fine), or is this some new scheme from Cisco? Why change ports on a device model that has been in production for years?