NetBeans IDE does not need password authentication.
The IDE may be trying to connect to a web site, to get content to display
on the start page and you may be behind a transparent proxy which needs
authentication.
Please check if there is a proxy which needs authentication for web
access. You
Sometimes in the middle of coding a panel pops up that is asking for user name
and password.
What user name/password it is asking for and why?
I would understand if Netbeans will be a licensed tool with a license server
authenticating users at the beginning of session.
I am usually dismissing
