0846:f001 — On Networks N300MA 802.11bgn [Realtek RTL8192CU]
NetGear, Inc.
- Vendor ID
- 0846
- Product ID
- f001
- Combined
- 0846:f001
- Decimal
- 2118:61441
What is this device?
This is the USB identifier for a On Networks N300MA 802.11bgn [Realtek RTL8192CU] manufactured by NetGear, Inc.. The vendor ID 0846 is registered to NetGear, Inc. with the USB Implementers Forum, and f001 is the product ID that NetGear, Inc. assigned to this particular model. When you run lsusb on Linux, this device appears as 0846:f001 NetGear, Inc. On Networks N300MA 802.11bgn [Realtek RTL8192CU].
How to identify it on your system
Linux
$ lsusb Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0846:f001 NetGear, Inc. On Networks N300MA 802.11bgn [Realtek RTL8192CU]
You can filter directly with lsusb -d 0846:f001, or get the full descriptor dump with lsusb -v -d 0846:f001. Kernel messages from dmesg show the same pair as idVendor=0846, idProduct=f001.
Windows
In Device Manager, open the device, go to Details → Hardware Ids. This device reports:
USB\VID_0846&PID_F001 USB\VID_0846&PID_F001&REV_0100
From PowerShell: Get-PnpDevice | Where-Object InstanceId -match "VID_0846&PID_F001"
macOS
$ system_profiler SPUSBDataType
On Networks N300MA 802.11bgn [Realtek RTL8192CU]:
Product ID: 0xf001
Vendor ID: 0x0846 (NetGear, Inc.)Driver help
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.
Raw usb.ids entry
The exact lines this page is generated from, in the upstream source file:
0846 NetGear, Inc. f001 On Networks N300MA 802.11bgn [Realtek RTL8192CU]