EXHIBIT 23.4

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

         We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and
to the use of our report dated December 7, 1999, with respect to the financial
statements of AetherWorks Corporation incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Netrix Corporation
for the registration of 7,317,022 shares of its common stock.

                                            /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Minneapolis, Minnesota
February 8, 2001