CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

         We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (File No.  333-60359) of Network  Peripherals  Inc. of our
report  dated  January 25, 1999  appearing  on page 18 of the  Company's  Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998.


PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Jose, California
March 22, 1999