@@ -2258,6 +2258,14 @@ function maskip {

     echo $subnet

 }

+function is_provider_network {

+    if [ "$Q_USE_PROVIDER_NETWORKING" == "True" ]; then

+        return 0

+    fi

+    return 1

+}

+

+

 # Return the current python as "python<major>.<minor>"

 function python_version {

     local python_version

@@ -432,13 +432,6 @@ function _neutron_configure_router_v6 {

     fi

 }

-function is_provider_network {

-    if [ "$Q_USE_PROVIDER_NETWORKING" == "True" ]; then

-        return 0

-    fi

-    return 1

-}

-

 function is_networking_extension_supported {

     local extension=$1

     # TODO(sc68cal) cache this instead of calling every time

@@ -421,12 +421,17 @@ function configure_tempest {

     iniset $TEMPEST_CONFIG scenario ari_img_file "cirros-${CIRROS_VERSION}-${CIRROS_ARCH}-initrd"

     iniset $TEMPEST_CONFIG scenario aki_img_file "cirros-${CIRROS_VERSION}-${CIRROS_ARCH}-vmlinuz"

+    # If using provider networking, use the physical network for validation rather than private

+    TEMPEST_SSH_NETWORK_NAME=$PRIVATE_NETWORK_NAME

+    if is_provider_network; then

+        TEMPEST_SSH_NETWORK_NAME=$PHYSICAL_NETWORK

+    fi

     # Validation

     iniset $TEMPEST_CONFIG validation run_validation ${TEMPEST_RUN_VALIDATION:-False}

     iniset $TEMPEST_CONFIG validation ip_version_for_ssh 4

     iniset $TEMPEST_CONFIG validation ssh_timeout $BUILD_TIMEOUT

     iniset $TEMPEST_CONFIG validation image_ssh_user ${DEFAULT_INSTANCE_USER:-cirros}

-    iniset $TEMPEST_CONFIG validation network_for_ssh $PRIVATE_NETWORK_NAME

+    iniset $TEMPEST_CONFIG validation network_for_ssh $TEMPEST_SSH_NETWORK_NAME

     # Volume

     # TODO(obutenko): Remove snapshot_backup when liberty-eol happens.