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<DESCRIPTION>CONSENT OF PWC DATED JANUARY 20, 2000
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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

  We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-1 of
our reports dated January 20, 2000, except as to Note 14(a) which is as of
March 1, 2000, relating to the consolidated financial statements and financial
statement schedule of Tut Systems, Inc., which appear in such Registration
Statement. We also consent to the references to us under the headings "Experts"
and "Selected Financial Data" in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Jose, California
September 15, 2000
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