Exhibit 99.2




                            CERTIFICATION 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 Quarterly Report of Ixia (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for
the period ending June 30, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Thomas B. Miller, Chief
Financial Officer of the Company, certify, to the best of my knowledge, pursuant
to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

        (1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
             15(d) 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.



                                            /s/  Thomas B. Miller
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                                            Thomas B. Miller
                                            Chief Financial Officer
                                            August 13,2002