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+# Copyright 2014 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
+# Copyright 2014 OpenStack Foundation
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+from tempest.api.network import base
+from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
+from tempest import config
+from tempest import exceptions
+from tempest import test
+
+CONF = config.CONF
+
+
+class FloatingIPNegativeTestJSON(base.BaseNetworkTest):
+    _interface = 'json'
+    """
+    Test the following negative  operations for floating ips:
+
+        Create floatingip with a port that is unreachable to external network
+        Create floatingip in private network
+        Associate floatingip with port that is unreachable to external network
+    """
+
+    @classmethod
+    def resource_setup(cls):
+        super(FloatingIPNegativeTestJSON, cls).resource_setup()
+        if not test.is_extension_enabled('router', 'network'):
+            msg = "router extension not enabled."
+            raise cls.skipException(msg)
+        cls.ext_net_id = CONF.network.public_network_id
+        # Create a network with a subnet connected to a router.
+        cls.network = cls.create_network()
+        cls.subnet = cls.create_subnet(cls.network)
+        cls.router = cls.create_router(data_utils.rand_name('router'))
+        cls.create_router_interface(cls.router['id'], cls.subnet['id'])
+        cls.port = cls.create_port(cls.network)
+
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'smoke'])
+    def test_create_floatingip_with_port_ext_net_unreachable(self):
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.create_floatingip,
+                          floating_network_id=self.ext_net_id,
+                          port_id=self.port['id'],
+                          fixed_ip_address=self.port['fixed_ips'][0]
+                                                    ['ip_address'])
+
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'smoke'])
+    def test_create_floatingip_in_private_network(self):
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest,
+                          self.client.create_floatingip,
+                          floating_network_id=self.network['id'],
+                          port_id=self.port['id'],
+                          fixed_ip_address=self.port['fixed_ips'][0]
+                                                    ['ip_address'])
+
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'smoke'])
+    def test_associate_floatingip_port_ext_net_unreachable(self):
+        # Create floating ip
+        body = self.client.create_floatingip(
+            floating_network_id=self.ext_net_id)
+        floating_ip = body['floatingip']
+        self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_floatingip, floating_ip['id'])
+        # Associate floating IP to the other port
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.update_floatingip,
+                          floating_ip['id'], port_id=self.port['id'],
+                          fixed_ip_address=self.port['fixed_ips'][0]
+                          ['ip_address'])