EXHIBIT 23(a)

                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



To Interphase Corporation:

As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of
our reports, included in this Form 10-K into the Company's previously filed
Registration Statement on Forms S-8 No. 33-62136 and No. 33-87546.


                                       ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


Dallas, Texas
January 24, 1996