Exhibit 23.1 Independent Auditors' Consent Board of Directors DATA RACE, Inc.: We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (No. 333-38450, No. 333-24303, No. 333-24305, No. 333-57058, No. 333-63590, No. 333-72505 and No. 333-77713) on Form S-8 and in the Registration Statements (No. 333-22605, No. 333-41286, No. 333-42203, No. 333-53757, No. 333-57166, No. 333-62147, No. 333-71319, No. 333-83595, and No. 333-94601) on Form S-3 of DATA RACE, Inc. of our report dated September 11, 2000, relating to the balance sheets of DATA RACE, Inc. as of June 30, 2000, and the related statements of operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended June 30, 2000, which report appears in the June 30, 2001 annual report on Form 10-K of DATA RACE, Inc. KPMG LLP San Antonio, Texas December 5, 2001