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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.3
 
                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
 
We consent to the use in this Registration Statement of Bay Networks, Inc.  on
Form S-4 of our report dated September 6, 1996 (September 20, 1996 as to the
sixth and ninth paragraphs of Note 7) relating to the financial statements of
Penril DataComm Networks, Inc., appearing in the Proxy/Prospectus, which is
part of this Registration Statement, and to the reference to us under the
heading "Experts" in such Proxy/Prospectus.
 
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
 
Washington, DC
October 16, 1996