#include "testing_helpers.h"
 #include "cgroup_tcp_skb.skel.h"
 #include "cgroup_tcp_skb.h"
+#include "network_helpers.h"
 
 #define CGROUP_TCP_SKB_PATH "/test_cgroup_tcp_skb"
 
        return fd;
 }
 
-static int create_server_sock_v6(void)
-{
-       struct sockaddr_in6 addr = {
-               .sin6_family = AF_INET6,
-               .sin6_port = htons(0),
-               .sin6_addr = IN6ADDR_LOOPBACK_INIT,
-       };
-       int fd, err;
-
-       fd = socket(AF_INET6, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
-       if (fd < 0) {
-               perror("socket");
-               return -1;
-       }
-
-       err = bind(fd, (struct sockaddr *)&addr, sizeof(addr));
-       if (err < 0) {
-               perror("bind");
-               return -1;
-       }
-
-       err = listen(fd, 1);
-       if (err < 0) {
-               perror("listen");
-               return -1;
-       }
-
-       return fd;
-}
-
-static int get_sock_port_v6(int fd)
-{
-       struct sockaddr_in6 addr;
-       socklen_t len;
-       int err;
-
-       len = sizeof(addr);
-       err = getsockname(fd, (struct sockaddr *)&addr, &len);
-       if (err < 0) {
-               perror("getsockname");
-               return -1;
-       }
-
-       return ntohs(addr.sin6_port);
-}
-
-static int connect_client_server_v6(int client_fd, int listen_fd)
-{
-       struct sockaddr_in6 addr = {
-               .sin6_family = AF_INET6,
-               .sin6_addr = IN6ADDR_LOOPBACK_INIT,
-       };
-       int err, port;
-
-       port = get_sock_port_v6(listen_fd);
-       if (port < 0)
-               return -1;
-       addr.sin6_port = htons(port);
-
-       err = connect(client_fd, (struct sockaddr *)&addr, sizeof(addr));
-       if (err < 0) {
-               perror("connect");
-               return -1;
-       }
-
-       return 0;
-}
-
 /* Connect to the server in a cgroup from the outside of the cgroup. */
 static int talk_to_cgroup(int *client_fd, int *listen_fd, int *service_fd,
                          struct cgroup_tcp_skb *skel)
 {
        int err, cp;
        char buf[5];
+       int port;
 
        /* Create client & server socket */
        err = join_root_cgroup();
        err = join_cgroup(CGROUP_TCP_SKB_PATH);
        if (!ASSERT_OK(err, "join_cgroup"))
                return -1;
-       *listen_fd = create_server_sock_v6();
+       *listen_fd = start_server(AF_INET6, SOCK_STREAM, NULL, 0, 0);
        if (!ASSERT_GE(*listen_fd, 0, "listen_fd"))
                return -1;
-       skel->bss->g_sock_port = get_sock_port_v6(*listen_fd);
+       port = get_socket_local_port(*listen_fd);
+       if (!ASSERT_GE(port, 0, "get_socket_local_port"))
+               return -1;
+       skel->bss->g_sock_port = ntohs(port);
 
        /* Connect client to server */
-       err = connect_client_server_v6(*client_fd, *listen_fd);
-       if (!ASSERT_OK(err, "connect_client_server_v6"))
+       err = connect_fd_to_fd(*client_fd, *listen_fd, 0);
+       if (!ASSERT_OK(err, "connect_fd_to_fd"))
                return -1;
        *service_fd = accept(*listen_fd, NULL, NULL);
        if (!ASSERT_GE(*service_fd, 0, "service_fd"))
 {
        int err, cp;
        char buf[5];
+       int port;
 
        /* Create client & server socket */
        err = join_root_cgroup();
        if (!ASSERT_OK(err, "join_root_cgroup"))
                return -1;
-       *listen_fd = create_server_sock_v6();
+       *listen_fd = start_server(AF_INET6, SOCK_STREAM, NULL, 0, 0);
        if (!ASSERT_GE(*listen_fd, 0, "listen_fd"))
                return -1;
        err = join_cgroup(CGROUP_TCP_SKB_PATH);
        err = join_root_cgroup();
        if (!ASSERT_OK(err, "join_root_cgroup"))
                return -1;
-       skel->bss->g_sock_port = get_sock_port_v6(*listen_fd);
+       port = get_socket_local_port(*listen_fd);
+       if (!ASSERT_GE(port, 0, "get_socket_local_port"))
+               return -1;
+       skel->bss->g_sock_port = ntohs(port);
 
        /* Connect client to server */
-       err = connect_client_server_v6(*client_fd, *listen_fd);
-       if (!ASSERT_OK(err, "connect_client_server_v6"))
+       err = connect_fd_to_fd(*client_fd, *listen_fd, 0);
+       if (!ASSERT_OK(err, "connect_fd_to_fd"))
                return -1;
        *service_fd = accept(*listen_fd, NULL, NULL);
        if (!ASSERT_GE(*service_fd, 0, "service_fd"))