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Exhibit 23.1
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Independent Auditors' Consent
Board of Directors
Data Race, Inc.:
We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (No. 33-
75800, No. 333-24303, No. 333-24305, No. 333-72505 and No. 333-77713) on Form S-
8 and in the Registration Statements (No. 333-22605, No. 333-42203, No. 333-
53757, No. 333-62147, No. 333-71319 and No. 333-83595) on Form S-3 of DATA RACE,
Inc. of our report dated September 11, 2000, relating to the balance sheets of
DATA RACE, Inc. as of June 30, 2000 and 1999, and the related statements of
operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year period ended June 30, 2000, which report appears in the June 30, 2000
annual report on Form 10-K of DATA RACE, Inc.
KPMG LLP
San Antonio, Texas
September 28, 2000
