EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated April 21, 2000, except for Note 16,
as to which the date is June 13, 2000, relating to the consolidated
financial statements, which appears in NetScout Systems, Inc.'s Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2000. We also consent to the
incorporation by reference of our report dated April 21, 2000 relating to the
financial statement schedules, which appears in such Annual Report on Form
10-K. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in
such Registration Statement.




/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Boston, Massachusetts
January 2, 2001