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#16 Koy

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Posted 10 February 2008 - 10:57 AM

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 :)

#17 Justtobeme2

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Posted 19 February 2008 - 02:13 PM

Thank you so much! I'm a noob and I was even able to do it! Can this be done with other browsers also?

#18 Kelvin

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Posted 21 February 2008 - 02:39 AM

No, it can not. Other browsers do not have the about:config.

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#19 happyrock

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Posted 21 February 2008 - 07:26 AM

View PostBig Ant, on Dec 26 2007, 02:59 PM, said:

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..

#20 Kelvin

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Posted 22 February 2008 - 02:00 AM

Ok then - thanks for the note happyrck.

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#21 mvine

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Posted 03 May 2008 - 09:57 PM

This is a great tip my pages are loading superfast. Big thanks.

#22 Adamsappleone

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Posted 05 May 2008 - 06:23 AM

View PostKelvin, on Nov 19 2007, 08:07 PM, said:

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.c...efox_faster.php

#23 Chopin

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Posted 09 May 2008 - 08:20 PM

Thanks, Kelvin :)

#24 xxmaxixx

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Posted 12 May 2008 - 07:12 AM

Thx 4 the info!

#25 NAVYVET

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Posted 22 May 2008 - 03:47 PM

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.

#26 Student101

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Posted 22 May 2008 - 06:08 PM

are you doing it in firefox or IE. This only works for FF

Student101

#27 NAVYVET

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Posted 22 May 2008 - 06:41 PM

Its Firefox.
I'm not sure why IE opens up tho.

#28 kittiez

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  Posted 20 June 2008 - 04:08 PM

View PostAdamsappleone, on May 5 2008, 06:23 AM, said:

View PostKelvin, on Nov 19 2007, 08:07 PM, said:

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.c...efox_faster.php


So he copied it? Could have given credit. :)

#29 ColtsFan18

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Posted 21 June 2008 - 10:31 PM

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?

#30 Transience

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Posted 22 June 2008 - 12:11 PM

Excellent tip, much much faster :)

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