Extending wireless range

I have an iBook G4 with an Airport Extreme card installed. I have just installed a Belkin Wireless G Plus Router. My house is a large, old one and my router is in the attic, where my cable modem is located. I would like to extend the range of my wireless access. Short of moving the modem and router, how can I accomplish this?

Hi.
Belkin, amongst others, have range extenders for your kind of problem.
Have fun,
Adrian

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