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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.8


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to the
use of our report dated March 28, 2000, with respect to the financial statements
of KNS Holdings Limited incorporated by reference in Amendment No. 1 to the
Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed on Form S-3 and related Prospectus of
FutureLink Corp. for the registration of 60,830,378 shares of its common stock.


                                                /s/ ERNST & YOUNG


Reading, England
February 8, 2001