EXHIBIT 23.2
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               Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors



We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8) pertaining to the Extreme Networks, Inc. Individual Option Agreements
Granted Under the Optranet, Inc. 2000 Option Plan and Assumed by Extreme
Networks, Inc. of our report dated July 18, 2000, except for Note 9, as to which
the date is August 24, 2000, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements and schedule of Extreme Networks, Inc. for the year ended July 2,
2000 included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.


                                         /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Palo Alto, California
February 8, 2001