Using a shared internet connection?

my workplace doesn't have a wireless network, but i can plug in my macbook and was hoping to use it as a wireless network for my ipod touch. i enabled a shared ethernet connection via the airport on my mac, but my ipod touch doesn't find it as a wireless network.
am i doing something wrong?

Airplay from what? iTunes or iPad?
I assume iPad - in this setup the iPad and AppleTv will be unlikely to be able to see each other on the hotel network even if both are connected wirelessly. If they can and you don't have a user/room specific login I'd be concerned about other users seeing my devices too. These things are generally designed for single user access not to create your own local network. I suspect in the T&Cs for the wi-fi service it may preclude sharing the internet connection with another device, but if it works....

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I've tried searching the forums, and either I'm using the wrong search terms, or this question is so basic no one else is having problems....
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