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 Amendment No. 1 to 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
   
October 4, 1996