Firefox users - speed up browsing.

[markb]

Firstly I did a search and couldn't find any reference to this so bear with me if it has already been posted.


I read about this somewhere else but there is a firefox extension available to speed up browsing - Tweak network settings.

https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?application=firefox&id=327&vid=989

I've installed it and it actually does make pages load quicker even my download speed has increased by a noticable amount.

[M3talhead]

All it does is boost your page request/second. When you open up a new webpage, FF requests that page a few times, to speed load time up a bit. What that extension does is change the following parameters for you so it requests page information more often.

network.http.pipelining
network.http.proxy.pipelining
network.http.pipelining.maxrequests

All it really does is waste the host's bandwidth so you can see the full page a 1/2 second faster. Its an old trick, and it works, but it really isnt good for the server, especially if everyone uses it and hits the same server at once.

Its like a kid tugging on his moms skirt cause he wants icecream. Now put that kid on crack......

[markb]

All it really does is waste the host's bandwidth so you can see the full page a 1/2 second faster. Its an old trick, and it works, but it really isnt good for the server, especially if everyone uses it and hits the same server at once.

Sounds like a useful trick for someone perpetrating a denial of Service attack.
Question is now I know how it works do I still use it?

[M3talhead]

Some sites are getting smarter about it. Many admins are configuring their servers to accept only "x" number of req/second per IP. Worst case, if your browser sends more than "x" requests, the host might send a denied access message.

I used that trick for a while, but some sites actually ran slower. Its up to you really. 

[DrewKaree]

I've started using FasterFox.  Dunno if it's the same thing with a different name, but it seems to do the same things you were talking about.

https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=1269&application=firefox