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| 12/30/04
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Posted on 12/30/2004, 8:04:32 PM by BloodScarletMinnesota
Firefox users: increase browser speed...
Open Firefox or new tab in window
Type "about:config" in address bar (no quotation marks), hit "Go"
Scroll down to find the following options. Double click to change from default values to:
network.http.max-connections= 48
network.http.max-connections-per-server= 24
network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-proxy= 12
network.http.max-connections-per-server= 6
network.http.pipelining= TRUE
network.http.pipelining.maxrequests= 32
network.http.proxy.pipelining= TRUE
Close, then re-open Firefox browser. Enjoy faster FReeping!
TOPICS: Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: computers; firefox; firefox10
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I'm using Win XP on 56K dial-up, now much faster!
To: BloodScarletMinnesota
To: BloodScarletMinnesota
Will this help with a cable modem too?
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posted on
12/30/2004, 8:05:38 PM
by
My2Cents
(Is it OK to wish people a "Happy New Year"?)
To: Alien Gunfighter
To: BloodScarletMinnesota
As I understand this it only works with XP
5
posted on
12/30/2004, 8:06:50 PM
by
Drango
(A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
To: BloodScarletMinnesota
Renowned technology columnist Walt Mossberg offers up a glowing review of Firefox in the December 30th edition of The Wall Street Journal.
http://ptech.wsj.com/archive/ptech-20041230.html
Firefox is both more secure and more modern than IE, and it comes packed with user-friendly features the Microsoft browser can't touch.
6
posted on
12/30/2004, 8:07:47 PM
by
pure_capitalist
(Proud Supporter of www.clubforgrowth.org)
To: E Rocc
7
posted on
12/30/2004, 8:09:31 PM
by
E Rocc
To: BloodScarletMinnesota
I'm told that about.config could not be found.
To: Alien Gunfighter
To: sneakers
To: JamesWilson
about:config - colon, not a period.
To: BloodScarletMinnesota
12
posted on
12/30/2004, 8:12:21 PM
by
Little Pig
(Is it time for "Cowboys and Muslims" yet?)
To: My2Cents
It's intended for high speed connections-- DSL, cable.
13
posted on
12/30/2004, 8:13:17 PM
by
Clara Lou
(Hillary Clinton: "We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good.")
To: BloodScarletMinnesota
14
posted on
12/30/2004, 8:14:15 PM
by
MJY1288
(John McCain, Chuck Hagel and Bill Kristol are the Weakest Link. BOYCOTT THEM!)
To: Drango
I think it would work with any Windows OS, but I'm not sure.
15
posted on
12/30/2004, 8:14:18 PM
by
Clara Lou
(Hillary Clinton: "We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good.")
To: BloodScarletMinnesota
16
posted on
12/30/2004, 8:14:51 PM
by
Tarpaulin
(Look it up.)
To: JamesWilson
that's about:config , not about.config
To: VeniVidiVici
To: Egon; Eb Wilson
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posted on
12/30/2004, 8:17:27 PM
by
RhoTheta
(Democrats are the coalition of the coerced and the bribed!)
To: JamesWilson
I had the same problem. It is a colon (:) not a period between about and config.
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posted on
12/30/2004, 8:17:57 PM
by
gitmo
(Thanks, Mel. I needed that.)
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