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                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                               Washington, D.C. 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 5, 2001
  
  
                              EXTREME NETWORKS, INC.
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              (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
  
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                Delaware                          000-25711                        77-0430270
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     (State or other jurisdiction of      (Commission File Number)     (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     incorporation or organization)
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                                3585 Monroe Street
                           Santa Clara, California 95051
       ___________________________________________________________________
           (Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)
  
  
                Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
  
                                  (408) 579-2800
  
  
                                  Not Applicable
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           (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  
  
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  Item 5.   Other Events.
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            Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein
            is financial information for Extreme Networks for the fiscal quarter
            ended March 31, 2001 and forward-looking statements relating to 2001
            as presented in a press release dated April 5, 2001.
  
  Item 7.         Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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            (c)   Exhibits
  
            99.1  Financial information for Extreme Networks for the fiscal
                  quarter ended March 31, 2001 and forward-looking statements
                  relating to 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.
  
  
                              EXTREME NETWORKS, INC.
                              (Registrant)
  
  
  Dated: April 6, 2001        By:  /s/ Vito Palermo
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                                     Vito Palermo
                                     Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
                                     Secretary
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                                   EXHIBIT INDEX
  
  
  Exhibit No.         Description
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  99.1           Press release dated April 5, 2001 announcing financial
                 information for Extreme Networks for the fiscal quarter ended
                 March 31, 2001 and forward-looking statements relating to 2001.
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                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                               Washington, D.C. 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 5, 2001
  
                              EXTREME NETWORKS, INC.
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
  Delaware                          000-25711                        77-0430270
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (State or other jurisdiction of      (Commission File Number)     (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     incorporation or organization)
  3585 Monroe Street
                           Santa Clara, California 95051
       ___________________________________________________________________
           (Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)
  
                Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
  
                                  (408) 579-2800
  
                                  Not Applicable
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  
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  Item 5.   Other Events.
            ------------
  
            Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein
            is financial information for Extreme Networks for the fiscal quarter
            ended March 31, 2001 and forward-looking statements relating to 2001
            as presented in a press release dated April 5, 2001.
  
  Item 7.         Financial Statements and Exhibits.
                  ---------------------------------
  
            (c)   Exhibits
  
            99.1  Financial information for Extreme Networks for the fiscal
                  quarter ended March 31, 2001 and forward-looking statements
                  relating to 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.
  
                              EXTREME NETWORKS, INC.
                              (Registrant)
  
  Dated: April 6, 2001        By:  /s/ Vito Palermo
                                  ------------------------------------------------
                                     Vito Palermo
                                     Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
                                     Secretary
  EXHIBIT INDEX
  
  Exhibit No.         Description
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  99.1           Press release dated April 5, 2001 announcing financial
                 information for Extreme Networks for the fiscal quarter ended
                 March 31, 2001 and forward-looking statements relating to 2001.