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 ended March 31, 2003 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
                                             May 14, 2003