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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF KPMG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation herein by reference of our report dated January
21, 2000 relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Packeteer, Inc. and
subsidiaries as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the related consolidated
statements of operations, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the
years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1999, and the related
financial statement schedule which report appears in the December 31, 1999
Annual Report on Form 10-K of Packeteer, Inc.
/s/ KPMG LLP
KPMG LLP
Mountain View, California
October 4, 2000
