Exhibit 23.1
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                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
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The Board of Directors
ScanSource, Inc.:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements on
Form S-8 (No. 33-94640), (No. 333-25423), (No. 333-08884), (No. 333-49879), (No.
333-78281), (No. 333-88133), and (No. 333-36766) of our report dated August 16,
2000, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of ScanSource, Inc. and
subsidiaries (the "Company") as of June 30, 2000, and the related consolidated
statements of income, shareholder's equity, and cash flows for each of the years
in the two-year period ended June 30, 2000, which report is incorporated by
reference in the June 30, 2001, Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company.



/s/ KPMG LLP


Greenville, South Carolina
September 24, 2001