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How To Speed Up Firefox (Helpful Vanity)

Posted on 12/12/2004 12:45:50 PM PST by KoRn

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 MUCH faster now!


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KEYWORDS: firefox; mozilla; pc
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To: KoRn

You can employ pipelining as well on Mozilla Suite/Netscape 7x browsers. They're based on the same open-source Gecko Engine build.


101 posted on 12/12/2004 3:07:32 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: KoRn

Thanks, I would love to dump Frontpage but at the moment I don't think I can drop 300 bucks on Dreamweaver to say nothing of the fact I need this website revised and up in the next 24 hours. LoL Life is grand!


102 posted on 12/12/2004 3:07:59 PM PST by No_Doll_i
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To: KoRn

Thanks for the advice.


103 posted on 12/12/2004 3:15:33 PM PST by antienvironmentalist
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To: KoRn

read


104 posted on 12/12/2004 3:18:59 PM PST by mlbford2 ("Never wrestle with a pig; you can't win, you just get filthy, and the pig loves it...")
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To: KoRn
Thanks, KoRn. Many times when using Mozilla FireFox, I'll click on a link and will get an error which says:

"Alert: The file "/" cannot be found. Please check the location and try again."

Anyone else with this problem and if so how to remedy?

In addition not all JPEG files will load using Mozilla.

Any suggestions most appreciated.

Thanks!
105 posted on 12/12/2004 3:19:00 PM PST by jdm (Stockhausen, Kagel, Xenakis -- world capitals or avant-garde composers?)
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To: KoRn

PING me

thanks


106 posted on 12/12/2004 3:21:43 PM PST by mlbford2 ("Never wrestle with a pig; you can't win, you just get filthy, and the pig loves it...")
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To: jdm
"Alert: The file "/" cannot be found. Please check the location and try again."

Sounds like it could be a server side problem. The next time it happens to you, try opening the link with a different browser to see if it's a problem with Firefox. If the link works in the other browser, download and reinstall Firefox. This has never happened to me.

107 posted on 12/12/2004 3:22:45 PM PST by KoRn
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To: jdm

yes. I have DSL and Cable. I use DSL as my backup when/if my cable goes out(for work). My bandwidth on DSl is about 350kbps and my cable is about 3000kbps. Both use a modem.


108 posted on 12/12/2004 3:25:34 PM PST by mlbford2 ("Never wrestle with a pig; you can't win, you just get filthy, and the pig loves it...")
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To: ShadowAce

Please add me to your Firefox ping list. Thanks!


110 posted on 12/12/2004 3:35:59 PM PST by bkwells (GO NAVY! BEAT ARMY!)
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To: KoRn

Bump in case of screw up!


111 posted on 12/12/2004 3:39:11 PM PST by US_MilitaryRules (W 1, Get Over It !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
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To: KoRn

Blink has become a freeware HTML editor. I like it because it has HTML pane, Preview pane and Browser pane.

Check it out as a sub for FrontPage.

http://www.wojanware.com/


112 posted on 12/12/2004 3:39:11 PM PST by TomGuy (America: Best friend or worst enemy. Choose wisely.)
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To: KoRn

I am using Mozilla Firebird .6 and I don't see it listed. Should I upgrade to something else?


113 posted on 12/12/2004 3:43:38 PM PST by Eaker ("He's the kind of guy who would fight a rattlesnake and give the snake a two-bite head start.")
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To: KoRn

Thanks for the tip! It works great!


114 posted on 12/12/2004 3:46:50 PM PST by bkwells (GO NAVY! BEAT ARMY!)
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To: KoRn

That did give me a little extra speed. Thanks, KORN!


115 posted on 12/12/2004 3:48:37 PM PST by AM2000 (I am not responsible for the contents of this post.)
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To: Floyd R Turbo
I didn't state the problem correctly but you understood it anyway.

In fact you stated it very clearly to anyone who has used a computer to print web pages. Happy to help. Though doing the same via FireFox print preview works too and better IMHO.

117 posted on 12/12/2004 4:07:45 PM PST by dennisw (Help put the "Ch" back in Chanukah)
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To: Paladin2
No, but did you know you can now buy a real cupholder for your computer instead of using the CDROM drive? They're either 10 or 20 bucks.

I just saw that somewhere yesterday. It looks like it was ripped right out of a car dashboard. It even comes with a cigarette lighter! *ROFL*

118 posted on 12/12/2004 4:18:51 PM PST by Dont Mention the War (W2: Coming January 20, 2005! Be There!)
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To: KoRn

bumperoni...


119 posted on 12/12/2004 4:19:52 PM PST by Sub-Driver (Unelect All NJ Politicians....)
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To: KoRn

I don't know what I did wrong but evidently my cookies were disabled or something. Keep getting messages on Firefox about URL redirection. IE works OK. Any idea what I did wrong. I even reinstalled Firefox to no avail.


120 posted on 12/12/2004 4:23:29 PM PST by RichardW
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