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Firefox doesn't load web pages with full speed.

Asked by Patrick Eigensatz

Hello all!

I recently installed Ubuntu on a computer of a friend.
He said, that Firefox would't load a website fast.
The problem is unknown, I never had problems the last 6 years ago.
May you help us?

Every other application on Ubuntu (Maverick) works fast and is able to
download files with 500KB/s.
But Firefox needs very long to load a website.

I installed Firefox 4.0 Beta and there was the same problem.
Now I installed "Midori", a browser like Firefox.
It works fast, but it isn't confortable.
E.g. the hotkeys like [F5] don't work.

Thanks for responding!
Patrick Eigensatz

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Patrick Eigensatz (p.eigensatz-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#1

May it be a configuration problem?

Patrick

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#2

Firefox is sucky slow but you can make it faster with:

http://www.ubuntugeek.com/speed-up-firefox-web-browser.html

You can also run:

gksudo gedit /etc/sysctl.conf; sudo sysctl =p

and add the following to the end of the file:

net.core.rmem_default = 524288
net.core.rmem_max = 524288
net.core.wmem_default = 524288
net.core.wmem_max = 524288
net.ipv4.tcp_wmem = 4096 87380 524288
net.ipv4.tcp_rmem = 4096 87380 524288
net.ipv4.tcp_mem = 524288 524288 524288
net.ipv4.tcp_rfc1337 = 1
net.ipv4.ip_no_pmtu_disc = 0
net.ipv4.tcp_sack = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_fack = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_window_scaling = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_timestamps = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_ecn = 0
net.ipv4.route.flush = 1
vm.swappiness = 0

Save the new file, close gedit and it should help

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Patrick Eigensatz (p.eigensatz-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#3

Hi,

I will try it, the next time, it is possible.
But firefox is on my side - with the same installation - not "sucky slow".

It looks like the link above is just a tutorial to make Firefox faster than he is already.

I will try to change the content of "sysctl.conf".

Thanks,
If I can see him next time, I am going to show him the answers.

Patrick

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#4

it helps, depends what version of firefox too

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Patrick Eigensatz (p.eigensatz-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#5

Thanks,

I think it was the last release 3.6.*.

Patrick