Exhibit 23.1


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement 
of Penril DataComm Networks, Inc. on Form S-8 of our reports dated 
October 17, 1995 (February 9, 1996 as to Note 12), appearing in the Annual
Report on Form 10-K/A of Penril DataComm Networks, Inc. for the year ended 
July 13, 1995.


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