Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

The IXATA Group, Inc.
San Diego, California

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting a part of the Registration Statement of our report dated March 15,
2001 (which contains an explanatory paragraph regarding the Company's ability to
continue as a going concern), relating to the consolidated financial statements
of the IXATA Group, Inc. appearing in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB
for the year ended December 31, 2000.

We also consent to the reference to us under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement.

/S/ Nation Smith Hermes Diamond, APC

April 13, 2001
San Diego, California