Posted on 12/30/2004 12:04:32 PM PST by BloodScarletMinnesota
Firefox users: increase browser speed...
Open Firefox or new tab in window
Type "about:config" in address bar (no quotation marks), hit "Go"
Scroll down to find the following options. Double click to change from default values to:
network.http.max-connections= 48
network.http.max-connections-per-server= 24
network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-proxy= 12
network.http.max-connections-per-server= 6
network.http.pipelining= TRUE
network.http.pipelining.maxrequests= 32
network.http.proxy.pipelining= TRUE
Close, then re-open Firefox browser. Enjoy faster FReeping!
wow....pretty amazing, totally speeds it up
BUMP for later reference
Me, too.
Got it. Thanks.
I got Mozi 1.6, I've already tried what you propose, no difference though. Greetings.
http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/asa/archives/007164.html
After seeing at least a couple dozen blog posts all referencing these changes to "speed up Firefox", I thought it would be worth a little explanation.
Yes, enabling HTTP pipelining can dramatically improve networking performance. The downside, and the reason it's not enabled by default, is that it can prevent Web pages from displaying correctly. If you've enabled this, and you find pages that aren't displaying correctly, please don't blame Firefox or the Web developer. It's probably the fact that you enabled an "unsupported" feature which is incompatible with some Web servers and proxy servers.
The second change, setting the initial paint delay at zero, may get you some content on the screen faster, but it's worth noting that it will dramatically slow down the time it takes the entire page to display. Here's what's going on. Gecko, Firefox's rendering engine, is trying to optimize between the cost of waiting for a bit more data versus doing more painting and reflows as new data comes in. Waiting a bit longer before it starts painting the page gives Gecko a chance to receive more content before chewing up CPU cycles to render and reflow the document. If you drop this value down to zero or near zero, that means you'll see the page start displaying a bit earlier, but not having received much data in that short interval, you'll have a lot more paint and reflow cycles to complete rendering of the page.
This one probably comes down to a combination of bandwidth, CPU speed, and personal preference. If it works for you, and you don't mind the side-effects, then great. Just note that what works for one person/system, may not work for another.
Yes, there are tuning change you can make (even at compile time, see Moox' optimized builds) that will dramatically alter the performance characteristics of Firefox. Feel free to experiment, but remember that most of the defaults are defaults for a reason. If your browser starts misbehaving or web sites look broken, it might be worth going back to default settings.
Posted by asa at December 26, 2004 09:05 AM | TrackBack
Should work in any Windows environment. These are generic communications settings.
Works well with a 1200kbs modem on windows 3.1 also?
Not sure, as I'm using only dial-up, but it's way faster now.
those tweaks were actually made for a cable modem. If you have dial up, cut the numbers in half to go faster.
Works. Outstanding! Thanks.
My browser is pretty fast as it is. I am on Firefox 1.0 and DSL. Should I, very unsavvy, attempt this??
Don't ask me...I'm clueless:-)
But read post 26...
Check out this thread. It has over 300 posts discussing this.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1299854/posts
If you're satisfied with your browser's performance, don't bother with it.
Most of that went right over my head, but so far so good. Bookmarked your ref. Thanks.
You have two values for this setting....two lines later you have:
network.http.max-connections-per-server= 6
Which is the right one?
I have XP and am on IE and dial up. On good days it creeps along at 24,000 kbps. The text speed, I can handle, but loading pictures is ridiculous. Most times I have to refresh several times and if there's a lot they still won't load. So, what numbers do you suggest for FireFox and do you think it will help?
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