Ubiquity says I'm connected via ethernet, when I'm connected via wireless

Thank you for reporting this bug. Ubiquity does not say that you are connected to the internet through an ethernet cable, but it says that you should take care to be connected to the internet via a cable while installing for the best results. this restriction although should be avoided in my opinion, it should only say that you should be connected to the internet ... after all, the connection type does not matter.

This bug was fixed in the package ubiquity - 2.3.8

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ubiquity (2.3.8) maverick; urgency=low

  [ Mario Limonciello ]
  * If a plugin declares a title, but it's not fetched properly from debconf,
    hide the title bar rather than crash.
  * Don't use "Ethernet" when indicating a user is connected to the network.
    (LP: #615104, #615035)
  * Make sure finished_label reflects the derivative name rather than
    hardcoding to "Ubuntu".
  * Set the buttons on the second autopartitioning screen appropriately
    to the choices on the first.

  [ Colin Watson ]
  * Update d-i/update-control for Dpkg::Deps changes in dpkg 1.15.6.
  * Make ubiquity-frontend-gtk Architecture: any, due to
    /usr/lib/ubiquity/panel (LP: #616581).
  * Remove build-locale on clean.
  * Update build rules for changes in debian-installer-utils 1.78.

  [ Jonathan Riddell ]
  * Add prepare page to KDE frontend
  * Update KDE Language page to closer follow GTK layout
  * pixmaps/cd_in_tray.png moves to ubiquity.install-any and ubiquity replaces old
    ubiquity-frontend-gtk
  * In debian/rules move usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/cheese* back to
    ubiquity-frontend-gtk package, including it in ubiquity package brings in a lot
    of Gnome dependencies
  * In ubi-language.py check if release notes can be accessed as well as checking
    for upgrade available and show correct label as appropriate

  [ Evan Dandrea ]
  * Add new non-free option text from Michael Forrest.
  * Do not show the skip button by default.
  * Make the keyboard guesser window modal again, making it closeable
    and accepting of input.
  * Add back ready_text_label for the KDE frontend.
  * Add parallel operation support to the KDE frontend, with help from
    Jonathan Riddell.
  * Automatic update of included source packages: debian-installer-utils
    1.79ubuntu1, flash-kernel 2.28ubuntu8, partman-auto 91ubuntu4,
    partman-uboot 4, user-setup 1.28ubuntu8.
  * Update translations from Launchpad.
 -- Evan Dandrea <email address hidden> Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:50:32 +0100