Exhibit 32.1

                                  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, 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 three- and
         nine-month periods ended September 28, 2003, and to which this
         Certification is attached as Exhibit 32.1 (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 28, 2003 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 6th
day of November, 2003.

                                                 /s/ James M. McCluney
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                                                     James M. McCluney
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer



                                                   /s/ Kurtis L. Adams
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                                                      Kurtis L. Adams
                                                  Chief Financial Officer