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SPEED UP: Firefox! (TechSTRUT)

drewnicedrewnice 5,465 Posts
edited December 2006 in Strut Central
Found this on another forum...apparently it only works for folks using a broadband connection.I'm downloading at ridiculous speeds now. Give it a try...Speed Up Firefox:[/b]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.maxrequestsNormally 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.

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  • triptoyourmindtriptoyourmind 294 Posts
    cheers for the info!
  • 4YearGraduate4YearGraduate 2,945 Posts
    yo my shit is working mad fast now!!! goodlookingout!
  • jaymackjaymack 5,199 Posts
    what exactly performs quicker?
  • drewnicedrewnice 5,465 Posts
    what exactly performs quicker?

    I'm not exactly sure how much faster pages are loading, because that was always pretty straight for me, but downloading big files is off the hook!
  • twoplytwoply Only Built 4 Manzanita Links 2,917 Posts
    what exactly performs quicker?

    I'm not exactly sure how much faster pages are loading, because that was always pretty straight for me, but downloading big files is off the hook!

    Where are you downloading files from? I just tried that trick out, and while web pages seem slightly faster, I am not getting any speed increase when downloading from rapidshare. Is that because rapidshare throttles their downloads?
  • drewnicedrewnice 5,465 Posts
    what exactly performs quicker?

    I'm not exactly sure how much faster pages are loading, because that was always pretty straight for me, but downloading big files is off the hook!

    Where are you downloading files from? I just tried that trick out, and while web pages seem slightly faster, I am not getting any speed increase when downloading from rapidshare. Is that because rapidshare throttles their downloads?

    Various places...haven't tried anything from rapidshare yet.
  • PABLOPABLO 1,921 Posts
    DUDE!
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  • twoplytwoply Only Built 4 Manzanita Links 2,917 Posts
    I'm getting no extra speed while downloading from anywhere.
  • cascas 1,484 Posts
    I'm getting no extra speed while downloading from anywhere.

    same here. i'm pushing a powerbook on dubs.
    i wonder if it's a mac thing...
  • drewnicedrewnice 5,465 Posts
    I'm getting no extra speed while downloading from anywhere.

    same here. i'm pushing a powerbook on dubs.
    i wonder if it's a mac thing...

    I'm on a Mac. I guess this is only supposed to work for those using a broadband connect.
    Check if that's what ya'll got.
  • 4YearGraduate4YearGraduate 2,945 Posts
    i'm on a mac and everything is faster AND my potatoes are cooking faster too. Shit is wildin! What up CAS you comin to NYE??
  • kidinquisitivekidinquisitive 1,627 Posts
    Yep, everything is fast now... except for Soulstrut.
  • dayday 9,611 Posts
    Yo I don't know if I did it right, but I don't see a craaaaaaaazy difference. Maybe it's cause I'm moving at the speed of thought already

    For real tho - I'm about to son my son in Star Wars Legos and when I get back this shit better be twice as fast or I'm voting to impeach Drew on the grounds of emotional distress and conspiring with Mylantacy to introduce "SIK" and "RAD" as automatic word replacements.

    And while I'm here let me RSVP for NYE.
  • pacmanpacman 1,114 Posts


    CRUISIN right now! Thanks a bunch!
  • cascas 1,484 Posts
    i'm on a mac and everything is faster AND my potatoes are cooking faster too. Shit is wildin! What up CAS you comin to NYE??

    i'm there, holmes! i'm bringing you up the ultra-rare gobstopper mistyped label with mini reese's pieces inside that are actually m&m almonds, but the almonds were accidently replaced with poprocks that sat in the same vat as the jolly rancher flavor!!

    i gotta work on my dance steps and so on.

    snakeskin clarks like wuggawhut?

  • 4YearGraduate4YearGraduate 2,945 Posts
    RSVPS NOTED !! yeas!
  • pjl2000xlpjl2000xl 1,795 Posts


    CRUISIN right now! Thanks a bunch!
  • sindiansindian 68 Posts
    If you guys don't feel like screwing with the about:config, you can install the fasterfox extension. It's a frontend to the speed-related settings you'll find in about:config. The fasterfox FAQ gives you an overview of how this all works.
  • prof_rockwellprof_rockwell 2,867 Posts
    yeah, this is kickass. And for anyone that's interested, I also found a way to get safari to fly off the handle as well:

    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=772398&tstart=0


    check the link for the details


    edit: seriously - I haven't seen soulstrut load this fast since before the last server changeover.
  • CosmoCosmo 9,768 Posts
    I use Safari and haven't switched over to Firefox yet... I'm thinking, should this be where I make the switch? Or, should I install that quick thing in my Safari?
  • drewnicedrewnice 5,465 Posts
    I use Safari and haven't switched over to Firefox yet... I'm thinking, should this be where I make the switch? Or, should I install that quick thing in my Safari?

    I was ride or die Safari, then I gave Firefox a try and a few days later I was like Safari who?

    It imported my toolbar bookmarks with mad ease and everything.

    Seriously, it's "the people's" web browser.
  • SPlDEYSPlDEY Vegas 3,375 Posts
    Firefox finally catching up to Opera aye? That's nice, but I'm still biased and comfortable.

    - spidey
  • drewnicedrewnice 5,465 Posts
    Firefox finally catching up to Opera aye?

    This HAS to be a joke.
  • DJRELAXDJRELAX 452 Posts
    yeah, this is kickass. And for anyone that's interested, I also found a way to get safari to fly off the handle as well:

    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=772398&tstart=0


    check the link for the details


    edit: seriously - I haven't seen soulstrut load this fast since before the last server changeover.



    can someone translate this for us dummies? what is a plist, where are they found, and how do i change this?

    thanks in advance
  • SPlDEYSPlDEY Vegas 3,375 Posts
    This HAS to be a joke.

    You're the Joke son!

    OPERA FOOL!! REPERZENT!!!!111

    - spidey
  • prof_rockwellprof_rockwell 2,867 Posts
    yeah, this is kickass. And for anyone that's interested, I also found a way to get safari to fly off the handle as well:

    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=772398&tstart=0


    check the link for the details


    edit: seriously - I haven't seen soulstrut load this fast since before the last server changeover.



    can someone translate this for us dummies? what is a plist, where are they found, and how do i change this?

    thanks in advance

    oops!

    go into your home folder, then library, then preferences. You'll see the list of plists and look for com.apple.Safari.plist

    make sure you have omnioutliner or your developer tools to open it with cause it will look like a bunch of garbage in text editor.

    and yeah, I'm still a diehard safari guy, but I use both it and firefox so both of these for me were
  • bonzaisk8bonzaisk8 946 Posts
    so hold up, is this only for Mac's, or does this trick work on Pc's too?

    hollur.
  • drewnicedrewnice 5,465 Posts
    so hold up, is this only for Mac's, or does this trick work on Pc's too?

    hollur.

    This should be a universal thing.
  • Mike_BellMike_Bell 5,736 Posts
    I use Safari and haven't switched over to Firefox yet... I'm thinking, should this be where I make the switch? Or, should I install that quick thing in my Safari?

    I was ride or die Safari, then I gave Firefox a try and a few days later I was like Safari who?

    It imported my toolbar bookmarks with mad ease and everything.

    Seriously, it's "the people's" web browser.
    In comparison to Firefox, Safari is ass.
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