How to Make Firefox Load Pages Faster
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If you use broadband, you can make webpages load even faster in Firefox by using this "pipelining" trick. 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 can speed up page loading.
Steps
- Type "about:config" into the address bar and hit return.
- Look for “network.http.keep-alive”. If it’s false, double-click that line and to change it to true.
- Make sure “network.http.version” is set to “1.1?.
- Look for “network.http.pipelining”. If it’s false, double-click that line and to change it to true.
- Set "network.http.proxy.pipelining" to true by double-clicking it.
- Set "network.http.pipelining.maxrequests" to 8 by double-clicking it. This means it will make 8 requests at once. There is no point setting it higher then 8 as it is capped at 8 max. The default value for this setting is 4.
- Optional: 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 shows you the information it receives. It doesn’t actually make the page load faster, though.
Tips
- Using the “Filter:” search box can make it easier to find the settings you’re looking for.
- You can also run Firefox in your RAM (no reading from the HD means faster Firefox) by following this article.
- If you have problems like slow down, pages not loading or images loading weird, just undo the tweaks in about:config
- Firefox’s slow loading could be due to the auto update. Disabling the auto-update feature could lead to improved loading time. For disabling update go to Tools–> options –>advanced –> Update and uncheck all the selections and click OK. (Make sure that you update manually at least once a week).
Warnings
- Take note that doing this can actually make certain pages run slower. However, it has potential to make much more pages load faster.
Related wikiHows
- How to Speed Up Firefox by Running It In RAM
- How to Troubleshoot Firefox
- How to Work Offline in Mozilla Firefox
- How to Download All Images on a Web Page at Once
Sources and Citations
- egonitron.com – The Truth About the Firefox “Pipelining” Trick – Research source.
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