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EXHIBIT 23.1A
Consent of Sherwin Chan & Walshe, Independent Auditors
The Board of Directors
Turnstone Systems, Inc.
We consent to the use and inclusion of our unqualified audit report dated
August 31, 2000, related to the Statement of Financial Position of Paragon
Solutions Limited as of March 31, 1999, and the related statements of financial
performance, movements in equity, and cash flows for the year ended March 31,
1999, in the Amendment to Current Report on Form 8-K, dated September 1, of
Turnstone Systems, Inc.
/s/ Sherwin Chan & Walshe
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Sherwin Chan & Walshe
Lower Hutt, New Zealand
1 September 2000
