EXHIBIT 5.1 TO FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933Employee Stock Purchase Plan • December 22nd, 1997 • Ods Networks Inc • Computer communications equipment
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 pertaining to the ODS Networks, Inc. 1997 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of our report dated January 21, 1997, with respect to the...Consent of Independent Auditors • December 22nd, 1997 • Ods Networks Inc • Computer communications equipment
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 pertaining to the ODS Networks, Inc. 1997 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of our report dated January 21, 1997, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of ODS Networks, Inc. incorporated by referenced in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1996 and the related financial statement schedule included therein, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
