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Koy
post Feb 10 2008, 10:57 AM
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Thx darlin sure made a huge difference! Sometimes it was like I'm on dial up now pages are loading in a sec or two instead of a min laughing.gif
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Justtobeme2
post Feb 19 2008, 02:13 PM
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Thank you so much! I'm a noob and I was even able to do it! Can this be done with other browsers also?
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Kelvin
post Feb 21 2008, 02:39 AM
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No, it can not. Other browsers do not have the about:config.

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post Feb 21 2008, 07:26 AM
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QUOTE (Big Ant @ Dec 26 2007, 02:59 PM) *
You can also get the Fasterfox extension for performance and network tweaks from:
-->https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/se...ox&status=4

faster fox does not do the nglayout.initialpaint.delay tweak though..
and it set the pipelining.maxrequests to 8...I have mine set to 12...anymore than that can cause you problems at some sites..

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post Feb 22 2008, 02:00 AM
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Ok then - thanks for the note happyrck.

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post May 3 2008, 09:57 PM
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This is a great tip my pages are loading superfast. Big thanks.
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post May 5 2008, 06:23 AM
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QUOTE (Kelvin @ Nov 19 2007, 08:07 PM) *
Make Firefox 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 any number around 5-12. This
means it will make X requests at once, depending on the number you put in.

NOTE: A recommended number is either 8 or 12.

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 recieves.

If you're using a broadband connection you'll load pages 2-3 times faster now.

IMPORTANT: Some small sites may block your connection because it DOES take up more bandwidth than usual. Take note.


Nice tip dude, where'd you find it? I found one here, Dated Dec. 2004;

http://forevergeek.com/open_source/make_firefox_faster.php

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post May 9 2008, 08:20 PM
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post May 12 2008, 07:12 AM
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Thx 4 the info!
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NAVYVET
post May 22 2008, 03:47 PM
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I wish I could say it works. It doesn't. I try it and an IE window opens and then doesn't connect. It tells me that the navigation was cancelled.
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post May 22 2008, 06:08 PM
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are you doing it in firefox or IE. This only works for FF

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post May 22 2008, 06:41 PM
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Its Firefox.
I'm not sure why IE opens up tho.
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post Jun 20 2008, 04:08 PM
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QUOTE (Adamsappleone @ May 5 2008, 06:23 AM) *
QUOTE (Kelvin @ Nov 19 2007, 08:07 PM) *
Make Firefox 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 any number around 5-12. This
means it will make X requests at once, depending on the number you put in.

NOTE: A recommended number is either 8 or 12.

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 recieves.

If you're using a broadband connection you'll load pages 2-3 times faster now.

IMPORTANT: Some small sites may block your connection because it DOES take up more bandwidth than usual. Take note.


Nice tip dude, where'd you find it? I found one here, Dated Dec. 2004;

http://forevergeek.com/open_source/make_firefox_faster.php


So he copied it? Could have given credit. rolleyes1.gif
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ColtsFan18
post Jun 21 2008, 10:31 PM
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OK, I'm an idiot and when I added the Integer "network.http.pipelining.maxrequests" I left the " in the name. How do I remove them or does it matter if they are there?
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post Jun 22 2008, 12:11 PM
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Excellent tip, much much faster smile.gif
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