178e:0b05 — CrossLink cable 2GB (wrong ID - swapped vendor and device)

This is the USB identifier for a CrossLink cable 2GB (wrong ID - swapped vendor and device) manufactured by ASUSTek Computer, Inc. (wrong ID). The vendor ID 178e is registered to ASUSTek Computer, Inc. (wrong ID) with the USB Implementers Forum, and 0b05 is the product ID that ASUSTek Computer, Inc. (wrong ID) assigned to this particular model. When you run lsusb on Linux, this device appears as 178e:0b05 ASUSTek Computer, Inc. (wrong ID) CrossLink cable 2GB (wrong ID - swapped vendor and device).

Linux

$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 178e:0b05 ASUSTek Computer, Inc. (wrong ID) CrossLink cable 2GB (wrong ID - swapped vendor and device)

You can filter directly with lsusb -d 178e:0b05, or get the full descriptor dump with lsusb -v -d 178e:0b05. Kernel messages from dmesg show the same pair as idVendor=178e, idProduct=0b05.

Windows

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

USB\VID_178E&PID_0B05
USB\VID_178E&PID_0B05&REV_0100

From PowerShell: Get-PnpDevice | Where-Object InstanceId -match "VID_178E&PID_0B05"

macOS

$ system_profiler SPUSBDataType
    CrossLink cable 2GB (wrong ID - swapped vendor and device):
      Product ID: 0x0b05
      Vendor ID: 0x178e  (ASUSTek Computer, Inc. (wrong ID))

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:

178e  ASUSTek Computer, Inc. (wrong ID)
	0b05  CrossLink cable 2GB (wrong ID - swapped vendor and device)

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