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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2



               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on
Form S-8 pertaining to the Juniper Networks, Inc. 1999 Employee Stock Purchase
Plan of our report dated January 15, 2001, with respect to the consolidated
financial statements of Juniper Networks, Inc. incorporated by reference in its
Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2000, and the related
financial statement schedule included therein, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.



                                               /s/ Ernst & Young LLP



Palo Alto, California
March 23, 2001