Fasterfox 1.0.2

[Auggie2k]

Fasterfox is a plugin for the Firefox internet browser that allows for Performance and network tweaks. Fasterfox allows you to tweak many network and rendering settings such as simultaneous connections, pipelining, cache, DNS cache, and initial paint delay. Dynamic speed increases can be obtained with the unique prefetching mechanism, which recycles idle bandwidth by silently loading and caching all of the links on the page you are browsing. Fasterfox also includes a flash blocking plugin.

Download Fasterfox 1.0.2 Here (http://downloads.mozdev.org/fasterfox/fasterfox-1.0.2-fx.xpi)

[waqasr]

i have been using Fasterfox 1.0.1 for quite sometime now
whts new in 1.0.2? :icon_rend

[nukehella]

I've been using 1.0.1 for awhile myself.I guess I would upgrade but I can't get the link to work.
If only there was a way to find what you are looking for on the internet.

[Dingo Xavier]

If the link isn't working you can also try http://fasterfox.mozdev.org/

[Mels_Smileys45]

Hmmmm, I'll have to give this a go as the speed of Firefox has been the main reason I bitch about it.


Thanks

[zarquon]

Hmmmm, I'll have to give this a go as the speed of Firefox has been the main reason I bitch about it.


Thanks

Be aware of the fact that this is a prefetcher that pre- caches all links on the page you are viewing. An unneccesary waste of bandwidth and creates heavy load on webservers.

I would recommend using firetune instead

http://www.totalidea.com/freestuff4.htm

[shawners]

why again are we worried about other sites?

[kokanezub]

i mean WE wont make no difference on a site compared to millions of people who cares as long as we get ours

[zarquon]

i mean WE wont make no difference on a site compared to millions of people who cares as long as we get ours

Yeah but if a lot of zp'ers started to use fasterfox we would all suffer.

[Mels_Smileys45]

Yeah but if a lot of zp'ers started to use fasterfox we would all suffer.


That is true, thanks for the tip. How easy is it to set up?

[waqasr]

Be aware of the fact that this is a prefetcher that pre- caches all links on the page you are viewing. An unneccesary waste of bandwidth and creates heavy load on webservers.

I would recommend using firetune instead

http://www.totalidea.com/freestuff4.htm

you can uncheck tht in custom settings!

open FireFox -> tools->options->Fasterfox->custem
FasterFox uncheck enable enhanced prefetching

i have also tried FireTune its not bad but Fasterfox has more to offer.With some custom settings its even faster then IE. :icon_sant

[waqasr]

Hmmmm, I'll have to give this a go as the speed of Firefox has been the main reason I bitch about it.


Thanks
try these settings once u install the fasterfox plugin and hopfully u will never complain about its speed ever again!
first of all if u have WinXP SP2 thn go to the below thread
http://www.zeropaid.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=34139
download and install the file Auggie2k has posted!!
evid patch (tcpip change).zip
and change the connections to atleast 100. restart.
i take it tht u have already installed FasterFox plugin!
open FireFox -> tools->options->Fasterfox->custem
FasterFox uncheck enable enhanced prefetching

Faster Page load timer -> its upto u.

Cashe -> Memory Cashe capacity 65536 Disk Cashe Capacity 76800
DNS Cashe expiration 3600 DNS Cashe Entries 512

Connection
Max Connections 50 Max Connections per server 50
Max presistant connections 20 Max presistant per proxy 20

Pipelining
Check em all and Max pipelining requests 20

Rendering
Intial paint delay 0
Sub menu delay 50

:icon_sant

[davec8]

you can uncheck that in custom settings!
That would defeat the purpose of fasterfox. The whole point of it is to cache the pages.

And Mels,
I've used firetune. There is no setup to it. You hit a couple buttons and you're done. It's dummy proof.

[waqasr]

That would defeat the purpose of fasterfox. The whole point of it is to cache the pages.

And Mels,
I've used firetune. There is no setup to it. You hit a couple buttons and you're done. It's dummy proof.

I dont mean to be rude but i think you didnt read the posts properly!

Zarquon said!
Be aware of the fact that this is a prefetcher that pre- caches all links on the page you are viewing. An unneccesary waste of bandwidth and creates heavy load on webservers.

so i replied that you can turn it off.

The custom settings tht i experimented with, gave me very good speed and it was with Pre-caches UNCHECKED.First of all tht is not the only option on there to speedup Firefox tht's just one of the options.
by just unchecking one of the options how can you say "That would defeat the purpose of fasterfox"
i dont agree bcoz it wastes alot of unneccesary bandwidth.

[Cydor]

Holly crap......My Firefox is so much faster NOW.

Thanks for the tip "waqasr"

[davec8]

I dont mean to be rude but i think you didnt read the posts properly!

Zarquon said!
Be aware of the fact that this is a prefetcher that pre- caches all links on the page you are viewing. An unneccesary waste of bandwidth and creates heavy load on webservers.

so i replied that you can turn it off.

The custom settings tht i experimented with, gave me very good speed and it was with Pre-caches UNCHECKED.First of all tht is not the only option on there to speedup Firefox tht's just one of the options.
by just unchecking one of the options how can you say "That would defeat the purpose of fasterfox"
i dont agree bcoz it wastes alot of unneccesary bandwidth. No, actually I understood the post just fine and my opinion still stands that that's the main purpose of the fasterfox extension. True, there is more options if you go to custom but they're still secondary in my opinion to the main purpose of pre-caching the links.

[waqasr]

No, actually I understood the post just fine and my opinion still stands that that's the main purpose of the fasterfox extension. True, there is more options if you go to custom but they're still secondary in my opinion to the main purpose of pre-caching the links.

Did u try the settings? or u have the opinion with out giving them a shot!!
iam pretty sure once u try them out u will change ur opinion if not thn np!
All i want to do is share wht i found to be useful, ppl will see the results and decide for them selves
some might disagree but if they do get a speed boost then it doesn't matter whats primary or whats secondary in one's opinion.Its just about gaining speed!

[crestfallen]

There is no reason to install this program.

[waqasr]

There is no reason to install this program.

did u try it out or u just came up with the conclusion with out even installing it?
or maybe u just felt like increasing ur post count today and thought this is the best thread to reply!!
in any case i wana thank you for ur contribution! :icon_thum

[chris305_interpol]

0MG! W0W! MY FiREF0X iS WAY FASTER YEAH!

[SanDiegoKid]

Get with it, you cavemen.

I've been using FasterFox 9.0, and it's so fast I'm posting this from the future.

[silentscream]

0MG! W0W! MY FiREF0X iS WAY FASTER YEAH!
w00t

i believe thats the word u were looking for

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[waqasr]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :icon_thum

[ROMANTICGUY50]

Fasterfox is a plugin for the Firefox internet browser that allows for Performance and network tweaks. Fasterfox allows you to tweak many network and rendering settings such as simultaneous connections, pipelining, cache, DNS cache, and initial paint delay. Dynamic speed increases can be obtained with the unique prefetching mechanism, which recycles idle bandwidth by silently loading and caching all of the links on the page you are browsing. Fasterfox also includes a flash blocking plugin.

Download Fasterfox 1.0.2 Here (http://downloads.mozdev.org/fasterfox/fasterfox-1.0.2-fx.xpi)


Does It work with the new version of FireFox 1.5?I

[waqasr]

Does It work with the new version of FireFox 1.5?I

I didnt try this latest version of FAsterfox that is 1.0.2. Iam using version1.0.1 and that works
perfectly fine with Firefox 1.5 so iam assuming newer version will work too. :icon_boun

[silentscream]

I didnt try this latest version of FAsterfox that is 1.0.2. Iam using version1.0.1 and that works
perfectly fine with Firefox 1.5 so iam assuming newer version will work too. :icon_boun
my new pc came just before xmas so i finaly ugraded firefox

and yup most extentions work fine

including fasterfox

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[crestfallen]

Because the default values of FF work just fine. They are stable, and adhere to HTTP specs. Almost every "optimization" program for browsers mess with this crap.

And really, installing a little program and messing with it isn't worth the 1 second I might save loading a web page. It's just more clutter.

[waqasr]

Because the default values of FF work just fine. They are stable, and adhere to HTTP specs. Almost every "optimization" program for browsers mess with this crap.

And really, installing a little program and messing with it isn't worth the 1 second I might save loading a web page. It's just more clutter.

If the default values were fine than some one wouldnt be complaining abt FF's speed, go back and read the whole thread thats why i recommended fasterfox's custom settings to him.
secondly fastrefox does not make it unstable and it does improve the browsing speed. i was right ... you didnt even install the thing thn how do you knw tht default values r stable and fasterfox's isnt???:icon_shak