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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):  June 6, 2001
  
  
                                  SONICWALL, INC.
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
  
  
         California                   000-27732                   77-0270079
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  (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 June 6, 2001, SonicWALL , Inc., a California corporation ("SonicWALL"),
  announced that it has signed an Original Equipment Manufacturer agreement with
  Cisco Systems, Inc.  A portion of SonicWALL's press release announcing the
  agreement 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, including the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
  ended December 31, 2000, and 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  Press Release dated June 6, 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:  June 6, 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         Press Release dated June 6, 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):  June 6, 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 June 6, 2001, SonicWALL , Inc., a California corporation ("SonicWALL"),
  announced that it has signed an Original Equipment Manufacturer agreement with
  Cisco Systems, Inc.  A portion of SonicWALL's press release announcing the
  agreement 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, including the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
  ended December 31, 2000, and 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  Press Release dated June 6, 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:  June 6, 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         Press Release dated June 6, 2001