I have the same problem with a prism2_usb wifi adapter, the wlan0 device appears as a wired device.
** Changed in: hal (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Confirmed -- ath0 shows up as a wired device in NetworkManager https://launchpad.net/bugs/80397 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs