EXHIBIT 23.1


                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

The Board of Directors
Data Race, Inc.:

We consent to the use of our report incorporated herein by reference and to the 
reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus.

Our report dated September 2, 1998 contains an explanatory paragraph that states
the Company has suffered recurring losses and incurred negative cash flows from
operations, which conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability
to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any
adjustments that might result from the outcome of that uncertainty.


                                        /s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

                                        KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

    
San Antonio, Texas
November 6, 1998