Range Extender for WRT300n Router

I set up a wireless network with the WRT300n router and the WMP-N PCI Adapter in a remote desktop.  There is marginal signal strength and the connection goes in and out.  My question is:  Is there a range extender available for this router?  Because if there isn't, then I've wasted several hundred dollars for this equipment!!!

Just what sort of distance are you talking about between the WRT and the PC? THis model already has extended range over most anything else...
1. You may want to think about a repeater between the two
2. You may want to think about directional antennae
Peter

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