Airport Extreme with iPod Touch? But 2 floors of concrete & Brick Walls??

Qwik-Question: Can Airport Extreme penetrate brick and 2 floors of thick concrete to reach my iPod Touch on the upper floor??
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Hello! I have been using Macs since 1989 and should be a pro by now-- but things have advanced so much that...
...that I use Apple Discussions regularly!
+OK I have a wired ethernet with a cable modem going to a D-Link Router, going to a switch with a MacBook, G4733 and PBG4-12" (i.e. PB-Helium!)(Loveit) plus 2 ethernet printers-- in my basement office, then nothing on the "ground" floor, but another "switch" on the next floor above (in the US this would be the second floor; but in Europe it would be #1, with Ground Floor "0" and basement "-1").+ On the upper floor is an iMac (2005) and cables to attach other Macs/PC's as needed.
Primarily I want WIRELESS so that my iPod Touch with the January 2008 software update is able to access the www for eM and weather and stocks etc. I've tried this via borrowing a neighbor's WiFi (with his permission) last week-- worked fine! (His PC wireless was located on an upper floor, not the basement!)
Other reasons for going wireless-- (i)using my PB or MB on the "ground" floor (no cable there); and (ii)when my daughter visits-- with her VISTA PC (although we've had problems when she uses a cable in my home network-- VISTA kicks-out the Macs after a while and I have to re-initialize the D-Link Router!!!)
(NOTE: I plan to keep my printers and the current MB / PB / G4733 primarily on the wired network - I assume I can do this, i.e. have both wired and wireless and choose which I want when I want it?)
_AND NOW THE KEY QUESTION IS:_ *WILL THE 2 LAYERS OF CONCRETE AND BRICK IN THIS BELGIAN HOUSE ATTENUATE THE SIGNAL SO MUCH THAT I CANNOT USE WIFI WITH THE ITOUCH FROM THE TOP FLOOR??*
And if so, what is the best solution?
1. Just install an Apple Extreme in basement and pray?
2. Somehow attache the Apple Extreme to the upstairs switch (is that possible??)
3. Someone said that an "airport" may be better for this than an Apple Extreme? Why??
4. Other-- a repeater i.e. Apple Extreme in basement with a "repeater" somewhere (ground floor?)
I really am not sure-- and would be disappointed if I spent $200 (is that the price? Likely more in Europe in Euros!) for an Apple Extreme in the basement and then find the signal is not available on the top floor...
Thanks for any comments, references etc.
Best regards,
Steve Saturday 8 March 2008

...is the iPod Touch 802.11n capable?
No
www.apple.com/ipodtouch/specs.html
What about my May 2006 MacBook?
If it has a "Core Duo" processor the answer is no.
If it has a "Core 2 Duo" processor the answer is yes.

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