networks acceptance tests
diff --git a/acceptance/rackspace/networking/v2/common_test.go b/acceptance/rackspace/networking/v2/common_test.go
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+// +build acceptance rackspace networking v2
+
+package v2
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud"
+	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/rackspace"
+	th "github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/testhelper"
+)
+
+var Client *gophercloud.ServiceClient
+
+func NewClient() (*gophercloud.ServiceClient, error) {
+	opts, err := rackspace.AuthOptionsFromEnv()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	provider, err := rackspace.AuthenticatedClient(opts)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return rackspace.NewNetworkV2(provider, gophercloud.EndpointOpts{
+		Region: os.Getenv("RS_REGION_NAME"),
+	})
+}
+
+func Setup(t *testing.T) {
+	client, err := NewClient()
+	th.AssertNoErr(t, err)
+	Client = client
+}
+
+func Teardown() {
+	Client = nil
+}