CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


     We hereby  consent to the  incorporation  by reference in the  Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (File No.  333-32067) of Network  Peripherals  Inc. of our
report  dated  January 21, 1998  appearing  on page 18 of the  Company's  Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997.




Price Waterhouse LLP
San Jose, California
March 27, 1998