How To Make Firefox Even Faster

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[Asphalt]

This should only be done on broadband NOT on ISDN or dialup:

Go to the address bar and type in "about:config" Look for the following lines:

network.http.pipelining = false network.http.pipelining.maxrequests = 4 network.http.proxy.pipelining = false

and replace it with (click or double-click the line to change it)

network.http.pipelining = true network.http.pipelining.maxrequests = 30 network.http.proxy.pipelining = true

This means it will make 30 requests at once and not wait for a reply to the request before making another request and you'll be able to load pages MUCH faster.

[Asphalt]

Works like a charm.

[Asphalt]

one more step added.

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.

[spetznaz]

Any drawbacks?

[Asphalt]

none. did it a while ago, it makes a big difference. you have to restart firefox (close all open windows) and restart it to see the dif

[neutrino]

Thank you! It works well!

[processing please hold]

NOT on ISDN or dialup:

Dang. ((stomps foot on floor))

[Asphalt]

sorry

[Boazo]

Thank you.

[rdb3]

Or you can get this app that optimizes Firefox for you.

http://rapidshare.de/files/2139013/Fire.rar.html (560 KB)

[mhx]

There are probably still websites that get confused by pipelining, which is why they don't turn it on by default. So if you run into problems after trying this, you should probably just go change the settings back. But if you don't have any problems, it will make your life a lot faster having it turned on.

[Clara Lou]

These have been my settings for months. I'm not aware of any drawback.

[processing please hold]

I think I'm gonna bookmark this...just encase some day...dsl makes it to my neck of the woods.

[Tumbleweed_Connection]

Netscape?

[Asphalt]

don't know

[MJY1288]

Did it, Thamnks for the tip

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Does it work on DSL? I have SBC Yahoo and I use Firefox as my browser. Please advise.

[Asphalt]

it should, if not, you can always undo it

[Dashing Dasher]

Thanks for the post ...

I did this before and recently changed computers.

[Asphalt]

See also The Firefox Tweaking guide has a bunch of tips on making things run smoother.