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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): January 24, 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)
  
  
                                 1160 Bordeaux Drive
                             Sunnyvale, California 94089
                                   (408) 745-9600
            ------------------------------------------------------------
                 (Address, including zip code and telephone number,
                           of principal executive offices)
  
  
  ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.
  
  On January 24, 2002 SonicWALL announced its financial results for the fiscal
  quarter and year ending December 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.
  
  99.1 Portion of Press Release dated January 24, 2002 relating to the December
  31, 2001 annual and 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:  January 28, 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 January 24, 2002 relating to
  the December 31, 2001 annual and 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): January 24, 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)
  
                                 1160 Bordeaux Drive
                             Sunnyvale, California 94089
                                   (408) 745-9600
            ------------------------------------------------------------
                 (Address, including zip code and telephone number,
                           of principal executive offices)
  
  ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.
  
  On January 24, 2002 SonicWALL announced its financial results for the fiscal
  quarter and year ending December 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.
  
  99.1 Portion of Press Release dated January 24, 2002 relating to the December
  31, 2001 annual and 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:  January 28, 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 January 24, 2002 relating to
  the December 31, 2001 annual and quarterly results