EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                     CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

        We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this 
Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated July 24, 1998 (except 
for Note 9 which is as of August 25, 1998) which appears on page 56 of the 
1998 Annual Report to Shareholders of International Network Services, which is
incorporated by reference 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 on page 24 of such Annual Report on Form 10-K.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Jose, California
November 30, 1998