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                                   UNITED STATES
                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                               Washington, DC  20549
  
  
                                     FORM 8-K
  
  
                              Current Report Pursuant
                           to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                          Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
  
         Date of Report (Date of earliest Event Reported):  April 19, 2001
  
  
                                  SONICWALL, INC.
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              (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
  
  
          California                     000-27732                 77-0270079
  (State or Other Jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)      (I.R.S. Employer
       of Incorporation)                                    Identification Number)
  
  
                                1160 Bordeaux Drive
                               Sunnyvale, CA  94089
                                  (408) 745-9600
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  (Addresses, including zip code, and telephone numbers, including area code, of
                           principal executive offices)
  
  ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.
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       On April 19, 2001, SonicWALL , Inc., a California corporation
  ("SonicWALL"), announced its financial results for the fiscal quarter ending
  March 31, 2001.  A portion of SonicWALL's press release announcing these
  financial results is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by
  reference herein.
  
       The press release filed as an exhibit to this report includes "safe harbor"
  language pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as
  amended, indicating that certain statements about the Company's business
  contained in the press release are "forward-looking" rather than "historic."
  The press release also states that these and other risks relating to
  SonicWALL's business are set forth in the documents filed by SonicWALL with the
  Securities and Exchange Commission, specifically the most recent report on Form
  10-K, and the other reports filed from time to time with the Securities and
  Exchange Commission.
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  ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.
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           (c)  EXHIBITS
  
                99.1  Portion of Press Release dated April 19, 2001.
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                                     SIGNATURES
  
  
            Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
  the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
  
                                          SONICWALL, INC.
  
  
  DATE:  April 30, 2001                   By: /s/ Michael J. Sheridan
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                                              Michael J. Sheridan
                                              Chief Operating Officer and
                                              Secretary, interim Chief
                                              Financial Officer
                                              (Principal Financial and
                                              Accounting Officer)
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                                 INDEX TO EXHIBITS
  
  
  Exhibit Number     Description
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      99.1           Portion of Press Release dated April 19, 2001.
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text: UNITED STATES
                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                               Washington, DC  20549
  
                                     FORM 8-K
  
                              Current Report Pursuant
                           to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                          Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
         Date of Report (Date of earliest Event Reported):  April 19, 2001
  
                                  SONICWALL, INC.
          ----------------------------------------------------------------
              (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
  
          California                     000-27732                 77-0270079
  (State or Other Jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)      (I.R.S. Employer
       of Incorporation)                                    Identification Number)
  
                                1160 Bordeaux Drive
                               Sunnyvale, CA  94089
                                  (408) 745-9600
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (Addresses, including zip code, and telephone numbers, including area code, of
                           principal executive offices)
  
  ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.
  ------   ------------
  
       On April 19, 2001, SonicWALL , Inc., a California corporation
  ("SonicWALL"), announced its financial results for the fiscal quarter ending
  March 31, 2001.  A portion of SonicWALL's press release announcing these
  financial results is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by
  reference herein.
  
       The press release filed as an exhibit to this report includes "safe harbor"
  language pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as
  amended, indicating that certain statements about the Company's business
  contained in the press release are "forward-looking" rather than "historic."
  The press release also states that these and other risks relating to
  SonicWALL's business are set forth in the documents filed by SonicWALL with the
  Securities and Exchange Commission, specifically the most recent report on Form
  10-K, and the other reports filed from time to time with the Securities and
  Exchange Commission.
  ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.
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           (c)  EXHIBITS
  
                99.1  Portion of Press Release dated April 19, 2001.
  SIGNATURES
  
            Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
  the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                          SONICWALL, INC.
  
  DATE:  April 30, 2001                   By: /s/ Michael J. Sheridan
                                              ----------------------------
                                              Michael J. Sheridan
                                              Chief Operating Officer and
                                              Secretary, interim Chief
                                              Financial Officer
                                              (Principal Financial and
                                              Accounting Officer)
  INDEX TO EXHIBITS
  
  Exhibit Number     Description
  --------------     -----------
  
      99.1           Portion of Press Release dated April 19, 2001.