EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
  We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to
the use of our report dated August 21, 1996, in the Registration Statement
(Form S-1) and related Prospectus of MagiNet Corporation for the registration
of 5,750,000 shares of its common stock.
 
                                          Ernst & Young LLP
 
Palo Alto, California
September 17, 1996