Browse our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Various aspects of using the World Wide Web such as searching techniques, bookmarking, creating HTML pages, using browsers and plugins
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BrowsingGeneral information about accessing sites on the WWW using a (non-specific) web browser | Creating web pagesPersonal web pages, design of web pages |
- Can past exam papers be viewed on the Web, from home?
- What is my IP address or MAC address and how do I find it?
- What is a Firewall?
- What is Shibboleth?
- Chrome will not load Java or Silverlight.
- What is Study Direct
- What is Sussex Direct?
- What are the orange icons that appear on some web pages?
- How can I get access to a Google doc someone has shared with me?
- How can I find a file I saved from the web using Firefox?
- Can I access the electronic journals from my home, off campus?
- I am staying in a student bedroom and have brought my laptop, can I access the internet?
- I keep getting a message asking if I would like to update Firefox or Firefox Add-ons. How can I stop this happening?
- I keep getting a message asking whether I would like Firefox to be my default browser. How do I stop this happening?
- I am using Internet Explorer 9 (Windows 7) - how do I change the search provider from Bing to Google?
- What is my internet bandwidth when connected on the campus?
- How can I connect a Raspberry Pi to the wi-fi at Sussex?
- What should I do if I see a Web page Blocked message when browsing the internet on the Sussex network?
Updated on 23 October 2025