Can This Make FF Faster?

mhcampboy SG

If you arent already using Mozillas Firefox browser, drop everything immediately and make the switch. We could start listing all the reasons why its a superior web browser - pop-up blocking, tabs, enhanced security, the plethora of custom extensions - but then wed melt into a heap of gushy software rapture. And that would be a little creepy. Even for us.

If youre already using Firefox on a broadband connection, heres some tweaking you can do to make your browsing even faster.

* 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.

Very Happy

ndmmxiaomayi SG

Firefox advertisement. I wouldn’t call Firefox fast, but the tweaks about about:config does improve speed.

chenc SG

Its concept is like FlashGet (or similar download managers), though does not work as well.

Firefox is not used for being fast. It is not faster than IE.

However, due to environmental (of networks) issues. Its hard to tell the exact abilities of browsers.

Apple recently released Safari 3 for Windows XP and Vista in beta versions.

Its webpage has some graphs comparing Firefox2, IE7, Safari3, and Opera in terms of HTML, Java and some others.

I personally don't like safari, and am sticking with FF. If you are interested, check the statics out and see if it applies to you.

http://www.apple.com/safari/

mhcampboy SG

so it can improve speed really?... wont harm the system?

ndmmxiaomayi SG

Yup. For mine, it did improve a lot.

Xcert SG

tweak is working so far.
Laughing Mr. Green

mhcampboy SG

just checking... after right click and input the integer... the next one is... 0″ right??

hehehe..i typed tat.. and its faster than usual... Embarassed Laughing

ndmmxiaomayi SG

Just put in 0 (zero)

mhcampboy SG

Hmm ok...

IT WORKS GREATLY!! Surprised

turbo_drift SG

100% faster.. Razz

Thanks campy Embarassed

Refugees SG

WOW & IMPRESSED. BRRROOOMMMM BRRRRRROOOMM~

mhcampboy SG

Embarassed

Pay money..

turbo_drift SG

Huh?

Ooh.. Give me ur bank account and i'll pass u US$21.8 millions to ur bank.. Mr. Green

mhcampboy SG

So much.. I only need $5... Surprised

turbo_drift SG

US$21.8 million is the prize money that u have won ytd.. Laughing

mhcampboy SG

Oh btw...

Is it tweaked permanently... or everytime start new browser... must tweak? Mr. Green

turbo_drift SG

Permanently.. Rolling Eyes

mhcampboy SG

really? cos it seems slower now.. Surprised

coolgeek84 SG

To double check just exit the browser then open again and check the about:config details la.. You can see that the changes were permanent. Laughing

ndmmxiaomayi SG

Try using a proxy. See the Firefox sticky. Mr. Green