05a6:0a03 — Virtual Ethernet/RNDIS

This is the USB identifier for a Virtual Ethernet/RNDIS manufactured by Cisco Systems, Inc.. The vendor ID 05a6 is registered to Cisco Systems, Inc. with the USB Implementers Forum, and 0a03 is the product ID that Cisco Systems, Inc. assigned to this particular model. When you run lsusb on Linux, this device appears as 05a6:0a03 Cisco Systems, Inc. Virtual Ethernet/RNDIS.

Linux

$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 05a6:0a03 Cisco Systems, Inc. Virtual Ethernet/RNDIS

You can filter directly with lsusb -d 05a6:0a03, or get the full descriptor dump with lsusb -v -d 05a6:0a03. Kernel messages from dmesg show the same pair as idVendor=05a6, idProduct=0a03.

Windows

In Device Manager, open the device, go to Details → Hardware Ids. This device reports:

USB\VID_05A6&PID_0A03
USB\VID_05A6&PID_0A03&REV_0100

From PowerShell: Get-PnpDevice | Where-Object InstanceId -match "VID_05A6&PID_0A03"

macOS

$ system_profiler SPUSBDataType
    Virtual Ethernet/RNDIS:
      Product ID: 0x0a03
      Vendor ID: 0x05a6  (Cisco Systems, Inc.)

Having driver issues with this device? Most USB devices are handled by a generic class driver; if yours shows up as an unknown device, confirm the ID above first, then check the manufacturer's downloads page.

The exact lines this page is generated from, in the upstream source file:

05a6  Cisco Systems, Inc.
	0a03  Virtual Ethernet/RNDIS

• 05a6:0009 Console
• 05a6:0a00 Integrated Management Controller Hub
• 05a6:0a01 Virtual Keyboard/Mouse
• 05a6:0a02 Virtual Mass Storage

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