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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2


              CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement (Form S-8) of WatchGuard Technologies, Inc. pertaining to the 2000
Qiave Stock Option Plan of our report dated November 2, 2000, with respect to
the financial statements of Qiave Technologies Corporation included in the
Current Report (Form 8-K/A) of WatchGuard Technologies, Inc., filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on December 1, 2000.


                                                           /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP


Boston, Massachusetts
December 4, 2000



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