EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
  We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form S-3 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. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated
December 17, 1998, which appears in Exhibit 99 of the Current Report on Form
8-K dated December 17, 1998. We also consent to the references to us under the
headings "Experts" in such Prospectus.
 
                        /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
 
San Jose, California
December 17, 1998