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02. You will see a label there Filter, just next to it type network.http.pipelining. Now be sure the
value field is set true, if not double-click to set true.
Info: HTTP is the application-layer protocol that most web pages are transferred with. In HTTP
1.1, multiple requests can be sent before any responses are received. This is known as
pipelining. Pipelining reduces page loading times, but not all servers support it!
03. Go back to the Filter search bar and type network.http.pipelining.maxrequests Double-click
this option and set its value to 8.
04. In the Filter search bar and type network.http.proxy.pipelining Once opened double-click on
it and set it to true.
05. Type network.dns.disableIPv6 in the filter search bar and set this option to true by double
clicking on it.
Info: In IPv6-capable DNS servers, an IPv4 address may be returned when an IPv6 address is
requested. It is possible for Mozilla to recover from this misinformation, but a significant delay is
introduced.
A. Enter content.interrupt.parsing in the New boolean value pop-up window and click OK.
B. When prompted to choose the value for the new boolean, select true and click OK.
07. Rather than wait until a page has completely downloaded to display it to the user, Mozilla
applications will regularly render what has been received to that point. This option controls the
maximum amount of time the application will be unresponsive while rendering pages.
Right-click (Apple users ctrl+click) anywhere in the about:config window, select New and then
Integer from the pop-up menu.
A. Enter content.max.tokenizing.time in the New integer value pop-up window and click OK.
B. You will be prompted to enter a value. Enter 2250000 and click OK.
A. Type content.notify.interval in the New integer value pop-up window and click OK.
B. You will be prompted to enter a value. Enter 750000 and click OK.
A. This option sets if to reflow pages at an interval any higher than that specified by
content.notify.interval. Right-click (Apple users ctrl+click) anywhere in the about:config window
and select New and then Boolean from the pop-up menu.
B. Type content.notify.ontimer in the New boolean value pop-up window and click OK.
C. You will be prompted to choose the value for the new boolean. Select true and click OK.
10. Notify Backoffcount
This option controls the maximum number of times the content will do timer-based reflows.
After this number has been reached, the page will only reflow once it is finished downloading.
Right-click (Apple users ctrl+click) anywhere in the about:config window and select New and
then Integer from the pop-up menu.
A. Enter content.notify.backoffcount in the New integer value pop-up window and click OK.
The low frequency interrupt mode interrupts the parser less frequently to allow for quicker page
load. The application enters high frequency interrupt mode when you move the mouse or type
on the keyboard and switch back to low frequency mode when you had no activity for a certain
amount of time. This preference controls that amount of time. Right-click (Apple users ctrl+click)
anywhere in the about:config window and select New and then Integer from the pop-up menu.
A. Enter content.switch.threshold in the New integer value pop-up window and click OK.
B. You will be prompted to enter a value. Enter 750000 and click OK.
That's it! Now restart Firefox and your browsing as well as downloading speed will be much