Computers on same network conflict with eachother

[_Ron 0]

Heyya.

 

I've been trying to get a RAID drive working, and when I finally did (have both computers on the same network, no network switch/access point in between), the computers would conflict. As in, one computer would use the other computer's screen, one keyboard types on the other screen, etc etc.

 

If you're wondering, the keyboard is on the side of the screen (NOT touching any cables), which is connected directly to the computer case, which is connected to cables that are connected to the RAID drive, and then more cables on the other side of the RAID Drive connecting to the other case, then the screen + keyboard directly attached to the case, while NOT touching the cable.

 

 

So then, the computers try to use the other's screen, keyboard, etc etc.

 

It's annoying :/

[Sangar 92]

While maybe annoying, it's normal and a result of the generic way everything in OC essentially acts like a cable. Think of computers more like multiblock structures. If you interconnect two directly, you kind of have two computers in one, so you'll have to take care of sorting them out yourself - e.g. by manually telling them to which screen and keyboard to bind in an autorun script.

 

To separate networks use switches/access points and power distributors (and, depending on configuration, server racks, which are both in one, essentially). If you want to use one raid block from two computers directly, you'll have to do the above (manual binding/primary-ing). Otherwise you can always look for/write software that provides a networked filesystem.