Sharing a (hotel) Wifi Connection?

When I stay in hotels I often have to use a very expensive wifi network, connecting with my MBP. Is there a way of sharing that connection with my other wireless devices (iPad and iPhone) using either a software or hardware solution. I guess I need to create a second wireless network to share my connection, which is probably not possible with a MBP/OS X, but I wonder if anyone has produced a device (USB?) that will provide a second wireless network?

if you can get a wifi stick that works under OS X, this should work.
you cannot share from wifi to wifi because of a technical limitation - you only have a single wifi card, so you can only use it to either receive or send.
if you can get a second wifi interface to work under OS X, you should be able to pass the internet from one to another.
another solution is to share from wifi to bluetooth, but the iphone and ipad cannot receive internet that way.
another solution might be to set up your iphone to tether its internet, which you can then pass on via bluetooth.

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Navigate to  menu > System Preferences... > Sharing > Internet section. Switch on Internet Sharing and choose "Sharing your connection from": "Built-in Ethernet". To computers using "Airport".
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I would like to share the WiFi connection on my MAC with other devices. I know how to do this with two WiFi cards but can this be done with a single WiFi Card?
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I am currently connecting to the internet via a free WiFi hotel connection. I've noticed several other computers in the shared list and I'm worried that someone would be able to see files on my own computer. I do not see my own computer in the list, but I'm wondering if the other computers can see me in the same way I see them.
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