How to get a 2006/2007 Mac Pro on Wi-Fi

I have a 2006 Mac Pro. I didn't buy an Airport Extreme card with it when I first got it. I recently moved house, and now my Mac Pro is 2 floors up from where my router is. Laying an ethernet cable is not an option, so now I really need to get my Mac Pro on to my wi-fi network. The people inside the Apple Store in Regent street in London don't seem to have a clue on how I can do this. They advised me that I should go to an apple reseller, and get them to help me. The resellers have all told me to visit the Apple store instead.
I take it I can't just install any PCI-Express wifi card on my Mac Pro. One solution that was recommended to me is to install a powerline adaptor, so that I can receive the signal through the power sockets. This is an extremely expensive solution though (£130), and I'm not prepared to pay anywhere near that.
Help!

I am not sure that card is the proper one or not since it doesn't seem to list a model number or which model mac pro it is for.
I did a little research and I think the apple model number on the card you want is 661-4060.  For example, look here and here.  They don't exactly specify mac pro year either but some o fthe other dates are around the same time (2006). 
So maybe doing a google search for 661-4060 will confirm what you found or give you other sources for it.  At the very least it will give you some places to contact to ensure that is the proper part number and if not they would probably be able to tell you what the part number is.

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