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 October 30, 2000, except
for Note 10, as to which the date is December 1, 2000, relating to the financial
statements   and  financial   statement   schedule   which  appeared  in  Asante
Technologies,  Inc.  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30,
2000.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Jose, California
February 27, 2001