Exhibit 23.1

                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-21075) of our report dated July 24, 1998, except
for Note 9 which is dated as of August 25, 1998, appearing in the 1998 Annual
Report to Shareholders of International Network Services which is incorporated
in International Network Services' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
June 30, 1998. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report
on the Financial Statement Schedule, which appears in this Form 10-K.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Jose, California
September 24, 1998