EXHIBIT 99.2

     CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF
                         THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

   I, Marcel Gani, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Annual
Report of Juniper Networks, Inc. on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2002 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in such Annual
Report on Form 10-K fairly presents in all material respects the financial
condition and results of operations of Juniper Networks, Inc.



By:      /s/ Marcel Gani
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Name:    Marcel Gani
Title:   Chief Financial Officer
Date:    March 10, 2003


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