Wish to make your Firefox browser faster than it is right now? Just a few changes in the configuration and you will notice a drastic change in the speed of the browser. This is what you need to do:
In the Firefox address bar, type about:config and press Enter.
You would probably get a certificate stating: This might void your warranty! You can ignore that message this time and click on the button: I'll be careful, I promise!
The following page would open up:
Anywhere on the page, right click, select "New" followed by selecting "Integer"
A New Integer Value pop up window will appear asking for the preference name.
Enter "nglayout.initialpaint.delay" [without quotes] and click on OK.
In the "Enter Integer" window that opens, set its value to "0" and click on "OK" (This is the waiting time for the browser to implement on the information it receives.)
Now, In the "Filter" box, type:
network.http.max-connections
Double click it, under the "Preference Name" and in the "Enter Integer Value" pop up window, set the value as:
48
and Click on "OK"
In the "Filter" box, type:
network.http.max-connections-per-server
Double click it, under the "Preference Name" and in the "Enter Integer Value" pop up window, set the value as:
16
and Click on "OK"
In the "Filter" box, type:
network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-proxy
Double click it, under the "Preference Name" and in the "Enter Integer Value" pop up window, set the value as:
8
and Click on "OK"
In the "Filter" box, type:
network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-server
Double click it, under the "Preference Name" and in the "Enter Integer Value" pop up window, set the value as:
4
and Click on "OK"
In the "Filter" box, type:
network.http.pipelining
Double click it, to set the value as:
true
In the "Filter" box, type:
network.http.pipelining.maxrequests
Double click it, under the "Preference Name" and in the "Enter Integer Value" pop up window, set the value as:
100
and Click on "OK"
In the "Filter" box, type:
network.http.proxy.pipelining
Double click it, to set the value as:
true
Once done with all these steps, you will notice a change in the browsing speed.
