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Exhibit 23.4
[LETTERHEAD OF ERNST & YOUNG]
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related prospectus of Virata Corporation
for the registration of 930,733 shares of our report dated March 29, 2000, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements of Inverness Systems Ltd.
included in Virata Corporation's Registration Statement (Form S-1 No. 333-
39912), filed on July 13, 2000 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ Kost, Forer and Gabbay
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November 30, 2000 Kost, Forer and Gabbay
Tel-Aviv, Israel A member of Ernst & Young International
