Public IP Address Authentication required
<p>I'm running a simple python web server on my computer. When I access it through Chrome with the url <code>http://localhost</code> it works fine, but if instead I use my public ip address <code>http://&lt;my_address&gt;</code>, I get this popup:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/xbUlt.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/xbUlt.png" alt="Authentication Required"></a></p>

<p>First of all, I should be able to use my public ip address and "localhost" basically interchangeably... correct?</p>

<p>Second, what is this authentication? Where can I find the username and password? I tried the credentials for my modem/router... didn't work.</p>

<p>Third, how do I get rid of this authentication?</p>