UNITED STATES

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): October 5, 2005

NETOPIA, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


Delaware	0-28450	94-3033136
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

6001 Shellmound Street, 4^th Floor, Emeryville, California		94608
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (510) 420-7400

Same

(Former name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 2.02

Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On October 5, 2005, Netopia, Inc. announced via press release its preliminary revenue results for the fourth fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2005. A copy of Netopia, Inc.’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The information set forth herein, including the Exhibit attached hereto, are furnished to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)

Exhibits:


Exhibit Number		Description

99.1		Press Release of Netopia, Inc. dated October 5, 2005.

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.


	NETOPIA, INC.

Date: October 5, 2005	By:	/s/ ALAN B. LEFKOF
		Alan B. Lefkof
		President and Chief Executive Officer
		(Duly Authorized Officer)

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit Number		Description

99.1		Press Release of Netopia, Inc. dated October 5, 2005

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