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. 333-38269, 333-27719, 333-86514, 333-04231, 333-08561 and 333-12895)
of Shiva Corporation and its subsidiaries of our report dated January 27,
1998, appearing in the Annual Report to Shareholders which is incorported
in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.  We also consent to the incorporation
by reference of our report on the Financial Statement Schedule, which
appears as Schedule I to this Form 10-K.


/s/ Price Waterhouse LLP
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Price Waterhouse LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
March 26, 1998