<?xml version="1.0"?><ownershipDocument><schemaVersion>X0201</schemaVersion>    <documentType>4</documentType><periodOfReport>2003-12-08</periodOfReport><notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16><issuer><issuerCik>0001088454</issuerCik><issuerName>NETSCREEN TECHNOLOGIES INC</issuerName>        <issuerTradingSymbol>NSCN</issuerTradingSymbol></issuer><reportingOwner><reportingOwnerId><rptOwnerCik>0001250321</rptOwnerCik><rptOwnerName>FLYNN DAVID</rptOwnerName></reportingOwnerId><reportingOwnerAddress><rptOwnerStreet1>805 11TH AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet1><rptOwnerStreet2>BUILDING 3</rptOwnerStreet2><rptOwnerCity>SUNNYVALE</rptOwnerCity><rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState><rptOwnerZipCode>94089</rptOwnerZipCode><rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription></reportingOwnerAddress><reportingOwnerRelationship><isDirector>0</isDirector><isOfficer>1</isOfficer><isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner><isOther>0</isOther><officerTitle>VP of Marketing</officerTitle></reportingOwnerRelationship></reportingOwner><nonDerivativeTable><nonDerivativeTransaction><securityTitle><value>Common Stock</value></securityTitle><transactionDate><value>2003-12-08</value></transactionDate><deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate><transactionCoding><transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType><transactionCode>S</transactionCode><equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved></transactionCoding><transactionTimeliness><value></value></transactionTimeliness><transactionAmounts><transactionShares><value>25000.0000</value></transactionShares><transactionPricePerShare><value>25.0500</value></transactionPricePerShare><transactionAcquiredDisposedCode><value>D</value></transactionAcquiredDisposedCode></transactionAmounts><postTransactionAmounts><sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction><value>388880.0000</value><footnoteId id="F1" /><footnoteId id="F2" /></sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction></postTransactionAmounts><ownershipNature><directOrIndirectOwnership><value>I</value></directOrIndirectOwnership><natureOfOwnership><value>By Flynn Living Trust</value></natureOfOwnership></ownershipNature></nonDerivativeTransaction><nonDerivativeHolding><securityTitle><value>Common Stock</value></securityTitle><postTransactionAmounts><sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction><value>100910.0000</value><footnoteId id="F1" /></sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction></postTransactionAmounts><ownershipNature><directOrIndirectOwnership><value>I</value></directOrIndirectOwnership><natureOfOwnership><value>By David Flynn Grantor Retained Annuity Trust</value></natureOfOwnership></ownershipNature></nonDerivativeHolding><nonDerivativeHolding><securityTitle><value>Common Stock</value></securityTitle><postTransactionAmounts><sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction><value>100910.0000</value><footnoteId id="F2" /></sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction></postTransactionAmounts><ownershipNature><directOrIndirectOwnership><value>I</value></directOrIndirectOwnership><natureOfOwnership><value>By Pamela Flynn Grantor Retained Annuity Trust</value></natureOfOwnership></ownershipNature></nonDerivativeHolding><nonDerivativeHolding><securityTitle><value>Common Stock</value></securityTitle><postTransactionAmounts><sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction><value>8000.0000</value></sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction></postTransactionAmounts><ownershipNature><directOrIndirectOwnership><value>I</value></directOrIndirectOwnership><natureOfOwnership><value>By Connor Flynn 2000 Trust</value></natureOfOwnership></ownershipNature></nonDerivativeHolding><nonDerivativeHolding><securityTitle><value>Common Stock</value></securityTitle><postTransactionAmounts><sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction><value>8000.0000</value></sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction></postTransactionAmounts><ownershipNature><directOrIndirectOwnership><value>I</value></directOrIndirectOwnership><natureOfOwnership><value>By Hunter Flynn 2000 Trust</value></natureOfOwnership></ownershipNature></nonDerivativeHolding><nonDerivativeHolding><securityTitle><value>Common Stock</value></securityTitle><postTransactionAmounts><sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction><value>3300.0000</value></sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction></postTransactionAmounts><ownershipNature><directOrIndirectOwnership><value>I</value></directOrIndirectOwnership><natureOfOwnership><value>By Logan Flynn 2001 Trust</value></natureOfOwnership></ownershipNature></nonDerivativeHolding><nonDerivativeHolding><securityTitle><value>Common Stock</value></securityTitle><postTransactionAmounts><sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction><value>5059.0000</value><footnoteId id="F3" /></sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction></postTransactionAmounts><ownershipNature><directOrIndirectOwnership><value>D</value></directOrIndirectOwnership></ownershipNature></nonDerivativeHolding></nonDerivativeTable><footnotes><footnote id="F1">Since the reporting person's last report, 20,880 shares previously owned by the David Flynn Grantor Retained Annuity Trust have been transferred to the Flynn Living Trust.</footnote><footnote id="F2">Since the reporting person's last report, 20,880 shares previously owned by the Pamela Flynn Grantor Retained Annuity Trust have been transferred to the Flynn Living Trust.</footnote><footnote id="F3">Includes 4,097 shares acquired from the NetScreen Technologies, Inc. 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.</footnote></footnotes><remarks></remarks><ownerSignature><signatureName>/s/ Tom Tovar, Attorney-in-Fact for David Flynn</signatureName><signatureDate>2003-12-10</signatureDate></ownerSignature></ownershipDocument>

