EXHIBIT 99.2

                             STRATEX NETWORKS, INC.

                    Certification of Chief Financial Officer
                  pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted
            pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 In connection with the annual report of Stratex Networks, Inc. (the "Company")
on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2003 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Report"), I, Carl A. Thomsen, Chief Financial Officer
of the Company, hereby certify as of the date hereof, solely for purposes of
Title 18, Chapter 63, Section 1350 of the United States Code, that to the best
of my knowledge:

              (1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section
              13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of
              1934, and

              (2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in
              all material respects, the financial condition and results of
              operations of the Company at the dates and for the periods
              indicated.

Date: May 19, 2003                                       /s/ Carl A. Thomsen
                                                             Carl A. Thomsen
                                                         Chief Financial Officer