TUT SYSTEMS, INC.                                                 EXHIBIT 23.1

                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS 


    
We consent to the inclusion in this registration statement to Amendment No. 4
to Form S-1 (File No. 333-60419) of our reports dated January 13, 1999, on our 
audits of the financial statements and financial statement schedule of Tut
Systems, Inc. We also consent to the references to our firm under the captions
"Experts" and "Selected Financial Data."     


/s/ PriceWaterhouseCoopers
                                                
San Jose, California
    
January 13, 1999