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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-05651) of Verilink Corporation of our report
dated July 23, 1998 appearing in this Form 10-K. We also consent to the
application of such report to the Financial Statement Schedule for the three
years ended June 28, 1998 listed under Item 14(a)2 of this Form 10-K when such
schedule is read in conjunction with the financial statements referred to in our
report. The audits referred to in such report also included this schedule.
 
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
 
San Jose, California
September 23, 1998