EXHIBIT 23.1
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            CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
of 3Com Corporation on Form S-8 of our report dated June 26, 2000 (August 11,
2000 as to Note 21 of the Consolidated Financial Statements) appearing in the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of 3Com Corporation for the year ended June 2, 2000.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP


San Jose, California

July 9, 2001