EXHIBIT 23.1

                          CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS





                          CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Form S-8 registration
statements (File No. 33-32956, File No. 33-38898, and File No. 333-99) of Digi
International Inc. for its Stock Option Plan; Form S-3 Registration Statement
(File No. 33-59223) of Digi International Inc. for the common shares issued as
part of the MiLAN Technologies acquisition; and, Form S-8 (File No. 333-1821) of
Digi International Inc. for its Employee Stock Purchase Plan of our report dated
November 8, 1996, with respect to the financial statements of AetherWorks
Corporation for the year ended September 30, 1996, the eighteen month period
ended September 30, 1995 and the period from February 24, 1993 (inception) to
September 30, 1996 included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) of Digi
International Inc. for the year ended September 30, 1996 filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.



                                       Ernst & Young LLP
                                       /s/ Ernst & Young LLP



Minneapolis, Minnesota
December 27, 1996