0b05:17ab — USB-N13 802.11n Network Adapter (rev. B1) [Realtek RTL8192CU]
ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
- Vendor ID
- 0b05
- Product ID
- 17ab
- Combined
- 0b05:17ab
- Decimal
- 2821:6059
What is this device?
This is the USB identifier for a USB-N13 802.11n Network Adapter (rev. B1) [Realtek RTL8192CU] manufactured by ASUSTek Computer, Inc.. The vendor ID 0b05 is registered to ASUSTek Computer, Inc. with the USB Implementers Forum, and 17ab is the product ID that ASUSTek Computer, Inc. assigned to this particular model. When you run lsusb on Linux, this device appears as 0b05:17ab ASUSTek Computer, Inc. USB-N13 802.11n Network Adapter (rev. B1) [Realtek RTL8192CU].
How to identify it on your system
Linux
$ lsusb Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0b05:17ab ASUSTek Computer, Inc. USB-N13 802.11n Network Adapter (rev. B1) [Realtek RTL8192CU]
You can filter directly with lsusb -d 0b05:17ab, or get the full descriptor dump with lsusb -v -d 0b05:17ab. Kernel messages from dmesg show the same pair as idVendor=0b05, idProduct=17ab.
Windows
In Device Manager, open the device, go to Details → Hardware Ids. This device reports:
USB\VID_0B05&PID_17AB USB\VID_0B05&PID_17AB&REV_0100
From PowerShell: Get-PnpDevice | Where-Object InstanceId -match "VID_0B05&PID_17AB"
macOS
$ system_profiler SPUSBDataType
USB-N13 802.11n Network Adapter (rev. B1) [Realtek RTL8192CU]:
Product ID: 0x17ab
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. 17ab USB-N13 802.11n Network Adapter (rev. B1) [Realtek RTL8192CU]