EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

  We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated January 17, 2000 relating to the
consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule, which
appears in the Network Peripherals Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1999. We also consent to the reference to us under the
heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Jose, California

February 7, 2000