EXHIBIT 23.1

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-122117, No. 333-34910, No. 333-61926, No.
333-82120, No. 333-103233 and No. 333-112621) of PCTEL, Inc. of our report dated
March 15, 2006 relating to the financial statements, financial statement
schedule, management's assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over
financial reporting and the effectiveness of internal control over financial
reporting, which appears in this Form 10-K.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Chicago, Illinois
March 16, 2006