0bb2:6098 — USB Cable Modem

This is the USB identifier for a USB Cable Modem manufactured by Ambit Microsystems Corp.. The vendor ID 0bb2 is registered to Ambit Microsystems Corp. with the USB Implementers Forum, and 6098 is the product ID that Ambit Microsystems Corp. assigned to this particular model. When you run lsusb on Linux, this device appears as 0bb2:6098 Ambit Microsystems Corp. USB Cable Modem.

Linux

$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0bb2:6098 Ambit Microsystems Corp. USB Cable Modem

You can filter directly with lsusb -d 0bb2:6098, or get the full descriptor dump with lsusb -v -d 0bb2:6098. Kernel messages from dmesg show the same pair as idVendor=0bb2, idProduct=6098.

Windows

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

USB\VID_0BB2&PID_6098
USB\VID_0BB2&PID_6098&REV_0100

From PowerShell: Get-PnpDevice | Where-Object InstanceId -match "VID_0BB2&PID_6098"

macOS

$ system_profiler SPUSBDataType
    USB Cable Modem:
      Product ID: 0x6098
      Vendor ID: 0x0bb2  (Ambit Microsystems Corp.)

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:

0bb2  Ambit Microsystems Corp.
	6098  USB Cable Modem

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