EXHIBIT 23.1
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS







CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Form S-8 registration
statements of Digi International Inc. for its Stock Option Plan (File No.
33-32956, File No. 33-38898, File No. 333-99 and File No. 333-23857); for its
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (File No. 333-1821); and for its Non-Officer Stock
Option Plan (File No. 33-57869) of our report dated December 11, 1998 , except
as to Notes 2 and 3, for which the date is July 23, 1999, on our audits of the
consolidated financial statements of Digi International Inc. as of September 30,
1998 and 1997, and for the years ended September 30, 1998, 1997 and 1996, which
report is included in or incorporated by reference in this Annual Report on Form
10-K/A.



                                       /s/  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Minneapolis, Minnesota

August 16, 1999