EXHIBIT 23.2

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

         We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this
Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated July 14, 1999 relating to
the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedules for the
year ended March 31, 1999 of NetScout Systems, Inc., which appears in NetScout
Systems, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-76843), as amended,
as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 11, 1999.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, MA

November 15, 1999