If you are staying in a hotel and need Internet access but don't have a wireless card, there are a couple of other ways to get on the Internet. If your hotel offers Internet access, they often offer wired access through an Ethernet jack in your hotel room. If your hotel doesn't offer the Internet at all, you can take a few extra steps and connect with a dial-up connection using a standard telephone cable.
Locate the telephone jack in your hotel room. If it contains a separate Ethernet jack, your hotel likely offers high-speed Internet. (The Ethernet jack and the corresponding cable, will be slightly larger than a standard telephone jack.)
If the hotel room supports Ethernet, use an Ethernet cable to connect your computer to the hotel room's Ethernet jack. (If you don't have an Ethernet cable, the front desk may have one available.) Turn on your computer; it should automatically detect the Internet connection through the Ethernet cable.
If the hotel does not offer an Ethernet connection, connect your computer to the telephone jack using a standard telephone cord. Unplug the hotel phone to do this, if necessary. In this manner, you can use a dial-up connection to connect to the Internet.
Make note of the hotel's procedure for dialing out of the room (for example, dialing "9" before the number). This should be printed on or near the telephone. Ensure your computer is set up with the dial-up information for the Internet service provider you use at home.
Open your computer's dial-up connection, and type in whatever extra numbers the hotel requires for dialing out.
