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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
(Form S-8) and related Prospectus of Xircom, Inc. pertaining to the 1995 Stock
Option Plan of Xircom, Inc. of our report dated October 18, 1999, with respect
to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Xircom, Inc. included
in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 1999 and of
our report dated November 5, 1999, with respect to the supplemental consolidated
financial statements and schedule of Xircom, Inc. included in its Current Report
on Form 8-K dated November 10, 1999, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Woodland Hills, California
October 18, 2000
