Originally Posted by
Earl
Is it possible to pick up a computer virus using the hotel wireless connections?
To answer the question very simply: YES
If you normally run your own home wireless network behind a NAT router you are shielded. No take you laptop on to another wireless netwok and you have no idea who is also on the that same wireless network, inside the router.
Just check next time, use explorer (not IE) to have a look under the network section, maybe you will see a few PCs with open shares all asking to be infected, or maybe trying to infect you.