EXHIBIT 23.1
               
            CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS     
   
  We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and
"Selected Consolidated Financial and Other Data" and to the use of our report
dated February 16, 1996 in Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement (Form
S-1) and related Prospectus of MagiNet Corporation for the registration of
6,325,000 shares of its common stock.     
                                             
                                          ERNST & YOUNG LLP     
                                                    
Palo Alto, California     
   
November 22, 1996