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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 4, 2002
  
  
                                   SONICWALL, INC.
  
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               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
  
  California                            000-27723                       77-0270079
  (State or Other Jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)        (I.R.S. Employer
  of Incorporation)                                         Identification Number)
  
  
                                1143 Borregas Avenue
                             Sunnyvale, California 94089
                                   (408) 745-9600
  
             -----------------------------------------------------------
                 (Address, including zip code and telephone number,
                           of principal executive offices)
  
  
  ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
  
  On April 4, 2002 SonicWALL announced its preliminary financial results for the
  fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2002. 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.
  
  99.1 Portion of Press Release dated April 4, 2002 relating to the March 31, 2002
  preliminary quarterly results.
  
  
                                     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.
  
  Dated:  April 4, 2002
  
  
                                   SONICWALL, INC.
  
                                   By: /s/ Michael J. Sheridan
  
                                   Michael J. Sheridan
                                   Senior Vice President of Strategy, and Chief
                                   Financial Officer
  
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                                 INDEX TO EXHIBITS
  
  Exhibit Number     Description
  
     99.1            Portion of Press Release dated April 4, 2002 relating to the
  March 31, 2002 preliminary quarterly results.
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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 4, 2002
  
                                   SONICWALL, INC.
  
          ----------------------------------------------------------------
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
  California                            000-27723                       77-0270079
  (State or Other Jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)        (I.R.S. Employer
  of Incorporation)                                         Identification Number)
  
                                1143 Borregas Avenue
                             Sunnyvale, California 94089
                                   (408) 745-9600
  
             -----------------------------------------------------------
                 (Address, including zip code and telephone number,
                           of principal executive offices)
  
  ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
  
  On April 4, 2002 SonicWALL announced its preliminary financial results for the
  fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2002. 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.
  
  99.1 Portion of Press Release dated April 4, 2002 relating to the March 31, 2002
  preliminary quarterly results.
  
                                     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.
  
  Dated:  April 4, 2002
  
                                   SONICWALL, INC.
  
                                   By: /s/ Michael J. Sheridan
  
                                   Michael J. Sheridan
                                   Senior Vice President of Strategy, and Chief
                                   Financial Officer
  INDEX TO EXHIBITS
  
  Exhibit Number     Description
  
     99.1            Portion of Press Release dated April 4, 2002 relating to the
  March 31, 2002 preliminary quarterly results.