diff --git a/dex/testing/eth/create-node.sh b/dex/testing/eth/create-node.sh
index a244ea5a71..bb07e7705e 100755
--- a/dex/testing/eth/create-node.sh
+++ b/dex/testing/eth/create-node.sh
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ GROUP_DIR="${NODES_ROOT}/${NAME}"
 MINE_JS="${GROUP_DIR}/mine.js"
 NODE_DIR="${GROUP_DIR}/node"
 mkdir -p "${NODE_DIR}"
+mkdir -p "${NODE_DIR}/keystore"
+mkdir -p "${NODE_DIR}/geth"
 
 # Write node ctl script.
 cat > "${NODES_ROOT}/harness-ctl/${NAME}" <<EOF
@@ -124,14 +126,15 @@ EOF
 
 echo "Starting simnet ${NAME} node"
 if [ "${SYNC_MODE}" = "fast" ]; then
-  # Start the eth node with both accounts unlocked, listening restricted to
-  # localhost, and syncmode set to fast.
+  # Start the eth node with the chain account unlocked, listening restricted to
+  # localhost, and our custom configuration file.
   tmux send-keys -t "$TMUX_WIN_ID" "${NODES_ROOT}/harness-ctl/${NAME} --nodiscover " \
 	  "--config ${NODE_DIR}/eth.conf --unlock ${CHAIN_ADDRESS} " \
 	  "--password ${GROUP_DIR}/password --light.serve 25" C-m
 
 else
-  # Start the eth node listening restricted to localhost, and syncmode set to light.
+  # Start the eth node listening restricted to localhost, our custom
+  # configuration file.
   tmux send-keys -t "$TMUX_WIN_ID" "${NODES_ROOT}/harness-ctl/${NAME} --nodiscover " \
 	  "--config ${NODE_DIR}/eth.conf" C-m
 fi
diff --git a/dex/testing/eth/harness.sh b/dex/testing/eth/harness.sh
index ee9b7392b2..ef616a834b 100755
--- a/dex/testing/eth/harness.sh
+++ b/dex/testing/eth/harness.sh
@@ -169,10 +169,6 @@ echo "Sending 5000 eth to beta and gamma."
 "${NODES_ROOT}/harness-ctl/alpha" "attach --preload ${NODES_ROOT}/harness-ctl/send.js --exec send(\"${ALPHA_ADDRESS}\",\"${GAMMA_ADDRESS}\",${SEND_AMT})"
 "${NODES_ROOT}/harness-ctl/alpha" "attach --preload ${NODES_ROOT}/harness-ctl/send.js --exec send(\"${ALPHA_ADDRESS}\",\"${DELTA_ADDRESS}\",${SEND_AMT})"
 
-# TODO: After we start mining blocks on alpha, it seems that we can never mine
-# blocks on beta. Doing so sends alpha into some sort of error mode. Find out
-# why that is and correct it if a settings miss.
-#
 # Our transactions will PROBABLY appear in one of these blocks.
 echo "Mining some blocks"
 "${NODES_ROOT}/harness-ctl/mine-alpha" "15"
diff --git a/server/asset/eth/eth.go b/server/asset/eth/eth.go
index 19b0523e4c..4f7dfcf75e 100644
--- a/server/asset/eth/eth.go
+++ b/server/asset/eth/eth.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func (d *Driver) DecodeCoinID(coinID []byte) (string, error) {
 }
 
 // ethFetcher represents a blockchain information fetcher. In practice, it is
-// satisfied by client. For testing, it can be satisfied by a stub.
+// satisfied by rpcclient. For testing, it can be satisfied by a stub.
 type ethFetcher interface {
 	Shutdown()
 	Connect(ctx context.Context, IPC string) error
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func (eth *Backend) shutdown() {
 
 // Connect connects to the node RPC server. A dex.Connector.
 func (eth *Backend) Connect(ctx context.Context) (*sync.WaitGroup, error) {
-	c := client{}
+	c := rpcclient{}
 	if err := c.Connect(ctx, eth.cfg.IPC); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -135,6 +135,11 @@ func (eth *Backend) Connect(ctx context.Context) (*sync.WaitGroup, error) {
 	return &wg, nil
 }
 
+// TxData fetches the raw transaction data.
+func (eth *Backend) TxData(coinID []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	return nil, notImplementedErr
+}
+
 // InitTxSize is an asset.Backend method that must produce the max size of a
 // standardized atomic swap initialization transaction.
 func (eth *Backend) InitTxSize() uint32 {
diff --git a/server/asset/eth/client.go b/server/asset/eth/rpcclient.go
similarity index 74%
rename from server/asset/eth/client.go
rename to server/asset/eth/rpcclient.go
index f961abe82a..d7812f9a8a 100644
--- a/server/asset/eth/client.go
+++ b/server/asset/eth/rpcclient.go
@@ -14,16 +14,16 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
 )
 
-// Check that client satisfies the ethFetcher interface.
-var _ ethFetcher = (*client)(nil)
+// Check that rpcclient satisfies the ethFetcher interface.
+var _ ethFetcher = (*rpcclient)(nil)
 
-type client struct {
+type rpcclient struct {
 	ec *ethclient.Client
 }
 
 // Connect connects to an ipc socket. It then wraps ethclient's client and
 // bundles commands in a form we can easil use.
-func (c *client) Connect(ctx context.Context, IPC string) error {
+func (c *rpcclient) Connect(ctx context.Context, IPC string) error {
 	client, err := rpc.DialIPC(ctx, IPC)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to dial rpc: %v", err)
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func (c *client) Connect(ctx context.Context, IPC string) error {
 }
 
 // Shutdown shuts down the client.
-func (c *client) Shutdown() {
+func (c *rpcclient) Shutdown() {
 	if c.ec != nil {
 		c.ec.Close()
 	}
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func (c *client) Shutdown() {
 
 // BestBlockHash gets the best blocks hash at the time of calling. Due to the
 // speed of Ethereum blocks, this changes often.
-func (c *client) BestBlockHash(ctx context.Context) (common.Hash, error) {
+func (c *rpcclient) BestBlockHash(ctx context.Context) (common.Hash, error) {
 	header, err := c.bestHeader(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return common.Hash{}, err
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func (c *client) BestBlockHash(ctx context.Context) (common.Hash, error) {
 	return header.Hash(), nil
 }
 
-func (c *client) bestHeader(ctx context.Context) (*types.Header, error) {
+func (c *rpcclient) bestHeader(ctx context.Context) (*types.Header, error) {
 	bn, err := c.ec.BlockNumber(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func (c *client) bestHeader(ctx context.Context) (*types.Header, error) {
 }
 
 // Block gets the block identified by hash.
-func (c *client) Block(ctx context.Context, hash common.Hash) (*types.Block, error) {
+func (c *rpcclient) Block(ctx context.Context, hash common.Hash) (*types.Block, error) {
 	block, err := c.ec.BlockByHash(ctx, hash)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/server/asset/eth/client_harness_test.go b/server/asset/eth/rpcclient_harness_test.go
similarity index 97%
rename from server/asset/eth/client_harness_test.go
rename to server/asset/eth/rpcclient_harness_test.go
index 2407b54ed9..5404125c71 100644
--- a/server/asset/eth/client_harness_test.go
+++ b/server/asset/eth/rpcclient_harness_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 var (
 	homeDir   = os.Getenv("HOME")
 	ipc       = filepath.Join(homeDir, "dextest/eth/alpha/node/geth.ipc")
-	ethClient = new(client)
+	ethClient = new(rpcclient)
 	ctx       context.Context
 )