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EXHIBIT 23.1
INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS' CONSENT
The Board of Directors
Riverstone Networks, Inc.:
We consent to the inclusion of our reports dated October 31, 2000, with
respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Riverstone Networks, Inc. as of
February 28, 1999 and February 29, 2000 and September 2, 2000 and the related
consolidated statements of operations, cash flows and stockholder's net
investment for each of the years in the three-year period ended February 29,
2000 and the six month period ended September 2, 2000 and the related
schedule, which reports appear in this Registration Statement, and to the
reference to our firm under the headings "Selected Consolidated Financial
Data" and "Experts" in this Registration Statement on Form S-1.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
November 3, 2000
