Using a extender for my wireless for the iTouch

I am looking for an extender for my wi-fi on the iTouch. I saw the Netgear WGXB102NA. Does anyone use this and does it work? I have the Linksys WRT54G. I have tried to go into the online setup, but it doesn't work. I have tried and tried. I know you can set up for repeater mode from there. I thought I would give this extender a try.

Thanks for the input.
I recently got a Netgear router because I did have problems with the wi-fi being spotty. I tried to access the online page to configure and update the firmware, but it didn't work. I still can't access my online configuration with the Netgear, but it's less spotty. I have tried many different things to power-cycling and etc, but I still can't get in there. Tech support can't figure it out either, unless I call them, and that will probably take two hours.

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