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    Posted: 01 November 2006 at 11:04pm
I have XP Pro with IIS for testing websites at http://computername but I can only access this in IE, other browsers ask for a password.

I only allow my machine access and want to keep it this way.
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See if this works for you:-
 
1. In Firefox type about:config in the addressbar
2. Find the preference named network.automatic-ntlm-auth.trusted-uris
3. Doubleclick and type localhost
4. Enter and you're done.
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Thanks I just typed in my computername rather than localhost but it worked anyway.

Now I have IE7 asking for a password :(


Out of interest is there a way to find out what the password is its not one I set.


Edited by pjb007 - 02 November 2006 at 12:59pm
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If your IIS is set for Windows Authentication and Anonymous Authentication turned off, it will ask for a password. Unless you wire that password into Firefox it will always ask you. I don't think MS has opened up their Challenge Response Authentication yet to other browsers' makers. In Firefox you should just have to enter your normal windows creds/ to enter.
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When im working with my local IIS i just set the Administrator for the anonymous user so i never get asked for a password.
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you have to set the IUSR_<<machinename>> as your IIS web guest account.. where <<machinename>> is the name of your computer
 

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