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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): October 25, 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 2.  ACQUISITIONS OR DISPOSITIONS OF ASSETS.
  
  On October 25, 2001 SonicWALL, Inc. acquired substantially all of the assets and
  business of RedCreek Communications, Inc., a privately-held provider of VPN and
  policy management solutions, for approximately $12.5 million in cash.
  
  ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
  
  (a)  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF BUSINESS ACQUIRED.
  
       Financial statements of RedCreek Communications will be filed by amendment
  to this Report on Form 8-K, if required, no later than 60 days after November 9,
  2001.
  
  (b)  PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION.
  
       Pro forma financial information pertaining to the acquisition of RedCreek
  Communications will be filed by amendment to this Report on Form 8-K, if
  required, no later than 60 days after November 9, 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.
  
  Dated:  October 30, 2001
  
                                           SONICWALL, INC.
  
                                           By: /s/ Gregory K. Miller
  
                                           Gregory K. Miller
                                           Senior Vice President, Legal
                                           and Corporate Affairs
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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): October 25, 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 2.  ACQUISITIONS OR DISPOSITIONS OF ASSETS.
  
  On October 25, 2001 SonicWALL, Inc. acquired substantially all of the assets and
  business of RedCreek Communications, Inc., a privately-held provider of VPN and
  policy management solutions, for approximately $12.5 million in cash.
  
  ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
  
  (a)  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF BUSINESS ACQUIRED.
  
       Financial statements of RedCreek Communications will be filed by amendment
  to this Report on Form 8-K, if required, no later than 60 days after November 9,
  2001.
  
  (b)  PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION.
  
       Pro forma financial information pertaining to the acquisition of RedCreek
  Communications will be filed by amendment to this Report on Form 8-K, if
  required, no later than 60 days after November 9, 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.
  
  Dated:  October 30, 2001
  
                                           SONICWALL, INC.
  
                                           By: /s/ Gregory K. Miller
  
                                           Gregory K. Miller
                                           Senior Vice President, Legal
                                           and Corporate Affairs