Share airport connection via airport

Can I share my airport connection via airport?
I can barely get aiport signal in my hotel room with my macbook, but my iphone cannot find any networks. Can I use my macbook pro as a bridge?
If I cannot do it with leopard sharing, is there a third party application that can allow it?
Thanks a lot!

Yep, looks like you cannot share from Airport to Airport.
See if the hotel can provide a wired Ethernet connection for you or change your room to one with better reception.

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