Question about hotel high speed internet...

I will be staying at a hotel in Orlando that apparently DOES NOT have wireless internet. (I didn't know that even existed!! LOL)
I have a 15" MacBook Pro and will have to connect via the hotel port in the room.
Will I need any additional supplies to connect to their internet OTHER THAN the wire??
They supply the wire to connect to their internet, I just didn't know if I would need anything additional to get on the internet.
Thought someone may have encountered a similar situation while on their travels and could help me out!!!
TIA!

coopsgrl98,
Another thing you can do, if you happen to have an Airport Express too (and as has already been posted, if the connection is a high-speed connection), is to take the Airport Express along with you, and connect it to the ethernet port in the wall.
I take my Airport Express with me any time I will be traveling, for just this purpose. Who wants to be tied down to one spot just to get internet connection?
Keep in mind that if you have an AE and use it this way, you must first configure it to not distribute IP addresses, and instead let the hotel's router do the job (in other words, it just acts as a wireless bridge between the hotel's network and your computer).
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