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EXHIBIT 5.1
PILLSBURY MADISON & SUTRO LLP
50 Fremont Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
August 11, 2000
VINA Technologies, Inc.
39745 Eureka Drive
Newark, CA 94560
Re: Registration Statement on Form S-8
Ladies and Gentlemen:
With reference to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 to be filed by
VINA Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, relating to
aggregate of 1,000,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock issuable pursuant to
the Company's 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, it is our opinion that such
shares of the Common Stock of the Company, when issued and sold in accordance
with the 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, will be legally issued, fully paid
and nonassessable.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Securities and
Exchange Commission as Exhibit 5.1 to such Registration Statement.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP
