EXHIBIT 23.1


                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

          As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the
incorporation of our reports dated Feburary 20, 1997, included in this 
Form 10-K, into Netrix Corporation's previously filed Registration Statement on
Form S-8, File No. 33-52456.



                                                            ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Washington, DC,
March 28, 1997