To enable pipelining, open the about:config interface and:

_ Set the network.http.pipelining preference to true to enable

HTTP pipelining
for Web access thats direct connect.
_ Set the network.http.proxy.pipelining preference to true to
enable HTTP
pipelining when the Web is accessed via a proxy server. You
only need to do this if youre using a proxy server; your ISP or
network administrator can tell you if thats the case or not.
_ Set the network.http.pipelining.maxrequests preference to a
number between
1 and 8. This number is the maximum number of requests that
Firefox may
send out at any one time in a pipeline. I recommend it be set to
the maximum
of 82 initially, then test working backwards from there. Step the
value down
by one (first to 7, then to 6, and so on) each time you notice
the page display
having problems.
With this hidden preference, you have to restart Firefox entirely
before you can
determine if a speed boost has been gained.