Speed up FireFox!

JshLnsctt · 01-19-2005, 02:13 PM

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If you don't have FireFox yet get it here!

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1.Type “about:config” into the address bar and hit return. Scroll down and look for the following entries:

network.http.pipelining network.http.proxy.pipelining network.http.pipelining.maxrequests

Normally the browser will make one request to a web page at a time. When you enable pipelining it will make several at once, which really speeds up page loading.

2. Alter the entries as follows:

Set “network.http.pipelining” to “true”

Set “network.http.proxy.pipelining” to “true”

Set “network.http.pipelining.maxrequests” to some number like 30. This means it will make 30 requests at once.

3. Lastly right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it “nglayout.initialpaint.delay” and set its value to “0”. This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it receives.

browser.turbo.enabled True

If you’re using a broadband connection you’ll load pages MUCH faster now!

Stuff2Do · 01-20-2005, 04:26 AM

i typed the config thing in, but i dont think i will do it, firefox surfs fast enough for me

JshLnsctt · 01-20-2005, 04:49 AM

No, it has been proven to work on 8 computers! And only 8 People have told me they have tried it so far, so it has worked on 100% of computers!

Stuff2Do · 01-20-2005, 04:58 AM

it may work, but im happy with the speed i surf at, i may try it on my cr@p laptop later on

dude66 · 01-20-2005, 08:41 AM

thanks i have a look now !!

geekerati · 03-17-2005, 08:21 PM

Teh Fox of Fire! I just downloaded this little program called FireTune and this little browser is flying now, give this one a try, you will be very pleased!

Eric · 03-17-2005, 10:20 PM

Unfortunately for avid users of Firefox versions below v.1.0, like me, FireTune is incompatible

. I definately won't be upgrading just for getting to use FireTune though. All the versions before v.1.0 are superior, more feature-rich and less buggy.

MKDaMan1818 · 03-18-2005, 04:05 AM

this method actually works! Its really good- i did about 4 months ago, and my firefox browser is BLAZIN!!!

Captain_Goggles · 03-18-2005, 08:37 AM

Hmm...that is an interesting idea. However, isn't firefox already fast enough? I mean, I have DSL and on DSL I really probably wouldn't notice any difference. The websites already load really quickly.

If Mozilla Firefox does speed up, how much does it actually speed up by? Is it really worth the trouble of going through these many steps to make it faster?

geekerati · 03-19-2005, 06:17 PM

I'm using a DSL connecion myself, and it is faster because of this little hack. It's a small file (297k) to download and you only have to tick on your connection speed once the program is running, then you just press the "Tune it" button. You can also set your configuration back to the way it was before hand by clicking a button, if your not happy with the results.

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01-20-2005, 04:26 AM	#2 (permalink)
Stuff2Do Elite Googler Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: England, UK Posts: 1,116 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	i typed the config thing in, but i dont think i will do it, firefox surfs fast enough for me

01-20-2005, 04:49 AM	#3 (permalink)
JshLnsctt Senior Googler Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 180 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	No, it has been proven to work on 8 computers! And only 8 People have told me they have tried it so far, so it has worked on 100% of computers!

01-20-2005, 04:58 AM	#4 (permalink)
Stuff2Do Elite Googler Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: England, UK Posts: 1,116 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	it may work, but im happy with the speed i surf at, i may try it on my cr@p laptop later on

01-20-2005, 08:41 AM	#5 (permalink)
dude66 Elite Googler Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Thursday Posts: 1,844 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	thanks i have a look now !!

03-17-2005, 08:21 PM	#6 (permalink)
geekerati Google Guru Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Deep in the heart. Posts: 2,443 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Teh Fox of Fire! I just downloaded this little program called FireTune and this little browser is flying now, give this one a try, you will be very pleased!

03-17-2005, 10:20 PM	#7 (permalink)
Eric Google Guru Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Posts: 2,395 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Unfortunately for avid users of Firefox versions below v.1.0, like me, FireTune is incompatible . I definately won't be upgrading just for getting to use FireTune though. All the versions before v.1.0 are superior, more feature-rich and less buggy.

03-18-2005, 04:05 AM	#8 (permalink)
MKDaMan1818 Junior Googler Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 38 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	this method actually works! Its really good- i did about 4 months ago, and my firefox browser is BLAZIN!!!

03-18-2005, 08:37 AM	#9 (permalink)
Captain_Goggles Googler Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: USA Posts: 72 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hmm...that is an interesting idea. However, isn't firefox already fast enough? I mean, I have DSL and on DSL I really probably wouldn't notice any difference. The websites already load really quickly. If Mozilla Firefox does speed up, how much does it actually speed up by? Is it really worth the trouble of going through these many steps to make it faster?

03-19-2005, 06:17 PM	#10 (permalink)
geekerati Google Guru Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Deep in the heart. Posts: 2,443 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	I'm using a DSL connecion myself, and it is faster because of this little hack. It's a small file (297k) to download and you only have to tick on your connection speed once the program is running, then you just press the "Tune it" button. You can also set your configuration back to the way it was before hand by clicking a button, if your not happy with the results.

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