POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned
hereby constitutes and appoints each of Andy Kryder and Janice
Mahoney his, her or its true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:
(1)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
undersigned's capacity as an officer, director and/or 10% stockholder of
Network Appliance, Inc. (the "Company"), any and all Form 3, 4 and 5
reports required to be filed by the undersigned in accordance with
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules
thereunder;
(2)	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and
execute any such Form 3, 4 and 5 report and timely file such report with
the Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or
similar authority; and
(3)	take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with
the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of
benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned,
it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact
on behalf of the undersigned, pursuant to this Power of Attorney, shall be
in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such
attorney-in-fact may approve in his discretion.
The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
whatsoever requisite, necessary, and proper to be done in the
exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all
intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if
personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or his
substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein
granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that no such attorney-in-
fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, is
hereby assuming, nor is the Company hereby assuming, any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Form 3, 4 and 5 reports with
respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities
issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a
signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of
Attorney to be executed as of this 21st day of October, 2005.

By: s/ Thomas Georgens

Print Name: Thomas Georgens