EXHIBIT 23


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Penril DataComm Networks,
Inc.'s Registration Statement No. 33-64437 on Form S-3, Registration Statement
No. 33-64439 on Form S-3, Registration Statement No. 33-31824 on Form S-3,
Registration Statement No. 33-40216 on Form S-8, Registration Statement No.
33-40217 on Form S-3, Registration Statement No. 33-40218 on Form S-8,
Registration Statement No. 33-87180 on Form S-3, and Restration Statement
No.333-04901 on Form S-8 of our report dated September 6, 1996 (September 20,
1996 as to the sixth and ninth paragraphs of Note 7), appearing in this Annual
Report on Form 10-K of Penril DataComm Networks, Inc. for the year ended July
31, 1996.


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October 7, 1996