0b05:1731 802.11n Network Adapter

ASUSTek Computer, Inc.

Vendor ID
0b05
Product ID
1731
Combined
0b05:1731
Decimal
2821:5937

What is this device?

This is the USB identifier for a 802.11n Network Adapter manufactured by ASUSTek Computer, Inc.. The vendor ID 0b05 is registered to ASUSTek Computer, Inc. with the USB Implementers Forum, and 1731 is the product ID that ASUSTek Computer, Inc. assigned to this particular model. When you run lsusb on Linux, this device appears as 0b05:1731 ASUSTek Computer, Inc. 802.11n Network Adapter.

How to identify it on your system

Linux

$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0b05:1731 ASUSTek Computer, Inc. 802.11n Network Adapter

You can filter directly with lsusb -d 0b05:1731, or get the full descriptor dump with lsusb -v -d 0b05:1731. Kernel messages from dmesg show the same pair as idVendor=0b05, idProduct=1731.

Windows

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

USB\VID_0B05&PID_1731
USB\VID_0B05&PID_1731&REV_0100

From PowerShell: Get-PnpDevice | Where-Object InstanceId -match "VID_0B05&PID_1731"

macOS

$ system_profiler SPUSBDataType
    802.11n Network Adapter:
      Product ID: 0x1731
      Vendor ID: 0x0b05  (ASUSTek Computer, 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:

0b05  ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
	1731  802.11n Network Adapter

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