EXHIBIT 23.1
 
The Board of Directors
Livingston Enterprises, Inc.
 
   
    The audits referred to in our report dated June 18, 1997 included the
related financial statement schedule as of May 31, 1997, and for each of the
years in the three-year period ended August 31, 1996 and the nine-month period
ended May 31, 1997, included in the registration statement. This financial
statement schedule is the responsibility of the Company's management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on this financial statement schedule
based on our audits. In our opinion, such financial statement schedule, when
considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a
whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth
therein.
    
 
    We consent to the use of our reports included herein and to the reference to
our firm under the heading "Experts" and "Selected Consolidated Financial Data"
in the prospectus.
 
   
Palo Alto, CA                                              KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP
June 24, 1997