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Here`s something for broadband people that will really speed Firefox up:

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 recieves.

If you`re using a broadband connection you`ll load pages 2-3 times faster
now, you don`t need to restart firefox/your computer - it should just be
faster :)

Try http://news.bbc.co.uk and see how much faster it is.

Alex Marshall


I dunno where it`s been taken from, but it really works, Firefox was fast before, now it`s incredible!

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This item was edited on Tuesday, 21st December 2004, 16:39

You know, I can`t decide if it is faster or if I merely think it is ;)

xfilesgurly

I have typed the "about :config" into the address bar (the http://xxxxxxx )but it comes up with cannot locate site or words to those affect am I typying it in the wronge place?

Dayspring

Are you typing the " " marks? Don`t. :)

The original post also puts a space between the about and the : - there shouldn`t be any spaces - about:config

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I can`t decide if it is faster or if I merely think it is

Pages are loading as fast here as if I`m loading pages from my hard drive... I don`t *think* I`m hallucinating... :D

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Will have to try this tonight (Opera may find itself in the bin).



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Your right there are no spaces about:config

Did the changes and i would say it is instent we have a 2Meg line and it the fastest i have seen a page move good spot mate

Dayspring

Nice! Tried it with the ITV F1 pages, which always seem a little slow, even with broadband, and the pages zip up! I`m a very happy chappy! Cheers xfilesgurly! :D

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Godzooks! It really does make a big difference. :o
Hats off to you gurly, it works a treat! :D

50:50 split over Opera v Firefox (has the edge on speed).





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