Speed up Firefox browsing speed
I have discovered from various websites that it is really possible to speed. Since Firefox is an open source web browser, you can basically do whatever you want, and even create your own plug-ins. Secrets of how Firefox works are viewable by opening your installed Firefox and type “about:config” (without the quotes) onto your address bar. Afterwhich, you will see numerous items of Firefox settings.
Our tweek to speed-up Firefox will be by modifying current settings and adding a couple of settings. You will need to filter and modify the following settings:
network.http.pipelining
Set to true
network.http.proxy.pipelining
Set to true
network.http.pipelining.maxrequests
Set to 35
network.http.max-connections
Set to 32
network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-server
Set to 8
network.prefetch-next
Set to false
Also add the following items by right-clicking anywhere and New…
Integer value
nglayout.initialpaint.delay
with value 0
Boolean value
browser.turbo.enabled
with value true
After performing all setting changes, restart your Firefox application or restart your PC System. This step is not necessarily required but I do recommend this.
If ever you wish to decide and return back the original and default settings, simple select the setting, right-click and click on “Reset”.
Hope this proves effective for you and enjoy your satisfaction for the need for speed!
Sources:
http://johnnyblogger.net/how-to-speed-up-firefox-without-extensions
http://www.marcofolio.net/tips/increase_your_browser_page_transfer_speed.html
http://www.hackaday.com/2004/12/26/speed-up-firefox
