Exhibit 23.1

                 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting part of the Registration Statements on Form S-3 (File Nos
333-10663 and 333-10951) and Registration Statements on Form S-8 (File Nos
33-86514, 333-04231, 333-08561 and 333-12895) of Shiva Corporation and its
subsidiaries of our report dated January 27, 1997, appearing in this Form
10-K.  We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report on
the Financial Statement Schedule, which appears in this Form 10-K.

/s/ Price Waterhouse LLP
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Price Waterhouse LLP
Boston, Massachusetts