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EXHIBIT 23.4
CONSENT OF KOST FORER & GABBAY, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in Amendment
No. 1 to the Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-37978) and related
Prospectus of Terayon Communication Systems, Inc. for the registration of
3,866,468 shares of its common stock and to the incorporation by reference
therein of our reports dated February 20, 2000 (except for Note 1c, as to which
the date is April 18, 2000), with respect to the financial statements of ComBox
Ltd. included in Terayon Communication Systems, Inc.'s Current Report on Form
8/KA filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ Kost Forer and Gabbay
Certified Public Accountants (Israel)
A Member of Ernst & Young International
Tel-Aviv, Israel
June 26, 2000
