Switching wireless networks - OS X asking for password

At my Moms house, she has a Linksys wireless router setup to serve b/g traffic, and a Time Capsule setup to serve n traffic. Both are saved and stored in the known networks setion.
For some reason, when I go to switch to use one or the other, OS X prompts me to enter her user password. This is the account password, not the WPA password (that is stored in the Keychain).
Her user is an admin user.
Simply going to the airport menu, selecting the other network, OS X prompts for account password. The password box that comes up, if I expand the details section is lists:
Right: com.apple.airport
Application: SystemUIServer
1) Any idea why the system asks everytime I select either of the networks for the account password?
2) Could it be a corrupt pref file somewhere? I don't even see a file called com.apple.airport on her system (or my system for that matter).
-Kevin

Hey JC,
So I checked that option off, with no change. Funny thing is my MacBook on my network (same setup with a linksys and time capsule), I have the setting checked and it doesn't require me to enter my password on my network.
Would you have to reboot after that?
Keychain (login keychain) is not set to be auto locked. I'm guessing it's using the password stored in the login keychain? I notice there are also entries for the routers in the System keychain.
I've removed and re-added all WPA password to the keychains (the entries automatically get added to both the login and system keychains).
Really weird and I'm trying to figure out....is it my system that is wrong, allowing me to switch without entering a password....or my Moms requiring the password.
-Kevin

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