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