EXHIBIT 99.1



                                 CERTIFICATION

        Pursuant to Section 906 of the Corporate Fraud Accountability Act of
2002 (18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted), James M. McCluney, Chief Executive
Officer of Vixel Corporation (the "Company"), and Kurtis L. Adams, the Chief
Financial Officer of the Company, each hereby certify that, to the best of their
knowledge:

1. The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September
29, 2002, and to which this Certification is attached as Exhibit 99.1 (the
"PERIODIC REPORT") fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or
section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and

2. The information contained in the Periodic Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition of the Company as of September 29,
2002 and the results of its operations for the three and nine month periods then
ended.

    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have set their hands hereto as of the
13th day of November, 2002.


                                             /s/ James M. McCluney
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                                      JAMES M. MCCLUNEY, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

                                             /s/ Kurtis L. Adams
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                                      KURTIS L. ADAMS, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER