diff --git a/inxi b/inxi
index d5a037a..64f1b9b 100755
--- a/inxi
+++ b/inxi
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ####  Script Name: inxi
 ####  version: 1.8.19
 ####  Date: October 18 2012
-####  Patch Number: 04
+####  Patch Number: 05
 ########################################################################
 ####  SPECIAL THANKS
 ########################################################################
@@ -4870,8 +4870,8 @@ get_network_advanced_data()
 			fi
 			# working_path=$( ls /sys/devices/pci*/*/0000:${a_network_adv_working[4]}/net/*/uevent  )
 		else
-			# slice off the usb- part
-			usb_data=$( cut -d '-' -f 2-4 <<< ${a_network_adv_working[10]} )
+			# now we'll use the actual vendor:product string instead
+			usb_data=${a_network_adv_working[10]}
 			usb_vendor=$( cut -d ':' -f 1 <<< $usb_data )
 			usb_product=$( cut -d ':' -f 2 <<< $usb_data )
 			# this grep returns the path plus the contents of the file, with a colon separator, so slice that off