UNITED STATES                           
	SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
	Washington, D.C. 20549



	SCHEDULE 13G


	Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



	SYNC RESEARCH, INC.
	(Name of Issuer)

	Common Stock, $0.001 Par Value
	(Title of Class of Securities)

	 785065-10-3                                  
	(CUSIP Number)


	


Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this 
statement [X].  (A fee is not required only if the filing 
person:  (1) has a previous statement on file reporting 
beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class 
of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no 
amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership 
of five percent or less of such class.)  (See Rule 13d-7).

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a 
reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect 
to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent 
amendment containing information which would alter the 
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page 
shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of 
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or 
otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the 
Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act 
(however, see the Notes).

SEC 1745 (2/92) 



CUSIP No. 785065-10-3           13G

1       NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

	3Com Corporation                        94-2605794
 
2       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP        (a)  [ ]   
 
 	N/A                                                                          
                                (b)  [ ]   
 
3       SEC USE ONLY

4       CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OR ORGANIZATION

	California

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 
WITH    

	5     SOLE VOTING POWER
     		1,050,000

	6     SHARED VOTING POWER
       		0

	7     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
      	1,050,000

	8     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
      	0
9      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
      	1,050,000

10      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN 
        SHARES  
     	  N/A

11      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
       	7.3%

12      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
       	CO
	
	 
Item 1(a)       Name of Issuer:

		Sync Research, Inc.

Item 1(b)       Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
 
		7 Studebaker 
		Irvine, CA  92718

Item 2(a)       Name of Person Filing:

		3Com Corporation

Item 2(b)       Address of Principal Business Office:

		5400 Bayfront Plaza
		Santa Clara, CA  95052

Item 2(c)       Citizenship:

		The filing person is a California corporation.

Item 2(d)       Title of Class of Securities:

		Common Stock, par value $0.001

Item 2(e)       CUSIP Number:
	
		785065-10-3

Item 3  	       Type of Person:

		Not Applicable

Item 4  	       Ownership (at December 31, 1995):

		(a)     Amount owned "beneficially" within the meaning of 
		          rule 13d-3:  1,050,000 shares.

		(b)     Percent of class:  7.3%, based on the total number of shares 
		          outstanding on December 31, 1995.

		(c)     Number of shares as to which such person has:

			(i)     sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 
			         1,050,000 shares

			(ii)    shared power to vote or to direct the vote:  0

			(iii)   sole power to dispose or to direct the 
			        disposition of:  1,050,000 shares

			(iv)    shared power to dispose or to direct disposition 
			          of:  0

Item 5  	     Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

            		Not Applicable

Item 6  	     Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:

            		Not Applicable

Item 7  	     Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which 
        	     Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent
         	    Holding Company:

		Not Applicable

Item 8  	    Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

		Not Applicable

Item 9  	   Notice of Dissolution of Group:

		Not Applicable

Item 10 	   Certification:

		Not Applicable


	Signature

	After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my 
knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set 
forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.


Date:  September 16, 1996

							3Com CORPORATION


							By: \s\Mark D. Michael     
								Mark D. Michael, 
								Vice President,
								General Counsel and 
								Secretary