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                                                                 Exhibit 23.1



                         Consent of Independent Auditors


     We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Annual Report (Form
     10-K) of VideoServer, Inc. of our report dated January 13, 1998, included
     in the 1997 Annual Report to Shareholders of VideoServer, Inc.

     Our audits also included the financial statement schedule of VideoServer,
     Inc. listed in Item 14(a). This schedule is the responsibility of the
     Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion based on
     our audits. In our opinion, the financial statement schedule referred to
     above, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken
     as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set
     forth therein.

     We also consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
     Statements (Forms S-3 No. 333-29209 and S-8 No. 33-96192) of VideoServer,
     Inc. and in the related Prospectus of our report dated January 13, 1998,
     with respect to the consolidated financial statements incorporated herein
     by reference, and our report included in the preceding paragraph with
     respect to the financial statement schedule included in this Annual Report
     (Form 10-K) of VideoServer, Inc.

                                            ERNST & YOUNG LLP

     Boston, Massachusetts
     March 25, 1998