lord_casek Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 Firefox does not have a memory “bug”, but here’s how you improve mem usage Even after at least hundreds of posts on digg.com, even after a Slashdot article there’s thousands of people out there complaining about the Firefox Memory Bug. Lets get it straight. It’s not a bug. It’s part of the cache feature. This ‘feature’ is how the pages are cached in a tabbed environment. To improve performance when navigating (studies show that 39% of all page navigations are renavigations to pages visited less than 10 pages ago, usually using the back button), Firefox 1.5 implements a Back-Forward cache that retains the rendered document for the last five session history entries for each tab. This is a lot of data. If you have a lot of tabs, Firefox’s memory usage can climb dramatically. It’s a trade-off. What you get out of it is faster performance as you navigate the web. Now alot of us have found the secrets on how to manipulate settings in “about:config” to drop the memory usage as long as possible and to increase the speed at which Firefox loads sites. Below is how to do this. Please take note, please tell your friends. Because i’m pretty sure us fans of all things not Internet Explorer are really tired of millions thinking Firefox has a bug when it doesn’t, and users feel hopeless in their want to use Firefox, but not deal with the memory issues. Kill the amount of RAM Firefox uses for it’s cache feature Here’s how to fix it: 1. type “about:config” (no quotes) in the browser. 2. Find browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewer 2. set it’s value to “0″ Increase the Speed in Which Firefox loads pages 1.Type “about:config” into the address bar and hit return. Normally the browser will make one request to a web page at a time. When you enable pipelining it will make several at once, which really speeds up page loading. 2. Alter the entries as follows: Set “network.http.pipelining” to “true” Set “network.http.proxy.pipelining” to “true” Set “network.http.pipelining.maxrequests” to some number like 30. This means it will make 30 requests at once. 3. Lastly right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it “nglayout.initialpaint.delay” and set its value to “0″. This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it receives. If you’re using a broadband connection you’ll load pages faster now More options for your about:config (you might have to create some of these entries by Right Click –> New– > Interger or String network.dns.disableIPv6: set “false” “content.notify.backoffcount”: set “5″ “plugin.expose_full_path”: set “true”. “ui.submenuDelay”: set “0″ (zero) Kill RAM usage to 10mb when FF is minimized This little about:config hack will drop Firefox’s RAM usage down to 10 Mb when minimized 1. Open Firefox and go to the Address Bar. Type in about:config and then press Enter. 2. Right Click in the page and select New -> Boolean. 3. In the box that pops up enter config.trim_on_minimize. Press Enter. 4. Now select True and then press Enter. 5. Restart Firefox. Ok I hope this makes a few people’s browsing experience a bit better with Firefox and debunks a myth about their being a bug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloveboxcars Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 why the hell is my upload speed going 3 times faster than my download speed on both torrents im downloading? (and no, it isnt a seeder/leecher problem) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_casek Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 that's just the way torrents work sometimes. i assume they are "popular" downloads? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloveboxcars Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 not really. im downloading this one that has 4 south park episodes, and it said 130 or so seeders and 50 leechers it really shouldnt be going this slow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_casek Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 not really. im downloading this one that has 4 south park episodes, and it said 130 or so seeders and 50 leechers it really shouldnt be going this slow. azureus or bitcomet? what are you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloveboxcars Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 utorrent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_casek Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 First go to Options>Preferences>Network 1. Under ‘Port used for incomming connections‘ enter any port number. It is best to use a port number above 10000. I use 45682. 2. Randomize port each time µtorrent starts: UNCHECKED I leave this unchecked because I have a router. If you do not have a router or a firewall, and want extra security,check this option. 3. Enable UPnP port mapping (Windows Xp or later only): UNCHECKED I leave this unchecked because I have experienced it slowing down speeds. It is not needed if you manually port forward. 4. Add µtorrent to Windows Firewall exceptions (Windows XP SP2 or later only): UNCHECKED (do this only if you have windows firewall disabled) 5. Global Maximum upload rate (kb/s): [0: unlimited]: 22 (for 256k connection) 6. Protocol Encryption: ENABLED I would recommend everyone to enable this. This can help increase speeds with many ISPs. 7. Allow incoming Legacy Connections: CHECKED Network Settings Options>Preferences>Torrents 1. Global Maximum Number of Connections: 130 (for 256k connection) This number should not be set too low or the number of connections made to your torrents will be limited. Setting it too high may cause too much bandwidth to be used and can cause slowdowns. 2. Maximum Number of connected peers per torrent: 70 (for 256k connection) If you see that the peers connected to a specific torrent are exactly this number, or very close, increase this number to improve speeds. 3. Number of upload slots per torrent: 3 (for 256k connection) This depends on how much you want to upload to other users. Do not set too low or it may affect download speeds. 4. Use additional upload slots if upload speed <90%: CHECKED 5. Maximum number of active torrents: 2 (for 256k connection) 6. Maximum number of active downloads: 1 (for 256k connection) 7. Enable DHT Network: CHECKED This is recommended to be checked to improve speeds. More people will be available for sharing if this is checked. 8. Enable DHT for new torrents: CHECKED 9. Enable Peer Exchange: CHECKED 10. Enable scrapping: CHECKED 11. Pre-allocate all files: CHECKED 12. Append .!ut to incomplete files: UNCHECKED Torrent Settings Options>Preferences>Advanced If you use Windows XP SP2, patch tcpip.sys with LvlLord’s Event ID 4226 Patcher to get better performance. net.max_halfopen: 50 DO NOT CHANGE THIS OPTION unless you have Windows XP SP2 and have patched tcpip.sys. You can also patch tcpip.sys with xp-Antispy If you have a firewall… * Open up the options/preferences/settings for the firewall - usually your firewall will have an icon to click in the taskbar * Look for the keywords “allow list” or “programs” * Add the application you want to give access to the internet * Make sure to save your settings when you are done If you have a router… 1. Go to start>run>type cmd, press enter>type ipconfig, press enter 2. Remember both your ip address and your default gateway 3. Type in your default gateway into your default browser, a password prompt may come up. The default username and password are admin for my router 4. Under ‘Applications’ fill out one line for each p2p client you use 5. You need to use your ip address, the correct port range and set either tcp or udp 6. You can find and change the ports in the actual p2p client’s settings, just make sure they are the same in the router 7. Most p2p apps need both tcp and udp checked, if you are not sure check your p2p client’s FAQ 8. Save your settings :!: Check PortForward.com to forward ports for uTorrent. Some of the settings I mentioned above are relative to my bandwidth. How to calculate optimal settings for your connection In order to apply the following tips you need to know your maximum upload and download speeds. You can test your bandwidth over here. Maximum upload speed If you use your Maximum upload speed there’s not enough space left for the files you are downloading. So you have to cap your upload speed. This is how I calculate my optimal upload speed… upload speed * 80% Maximum download speed Setting your maximum download speed to unlimited will hurt your connection. So use this to calculate your optimal setting. download speed * 90% Maximum connected peers per torrent upload speed * 1.3 Maximum upload slots 1 + (upload speed / 6) Disable Windows Firewall Windows Firewall hates P2P and so disable it and get yourself a decent firewall like Zone Alarm. And last optimize your Internet connection with TCP Optimizer. Know any other tricks to increase uTorrent’s download speed? Please share them here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_casek Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 hope that helps you out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainter Posted October 16, 2006 Author Share Posted October 16, 2006 no it does not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_casek Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 shuddup you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloveboxcars Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 it did. weird that it started being retarded like that out of nowhere though. thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_casek Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 it did. weird that it started being retarded like that out of nowhere though. thanks. no problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainter Posted October 16, 2006 Author Share Posted October 16, 2006 What does the internet mean to you? http://www.break.com/index/the_internet_in_1993.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defyoner Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 casek. peep game http://bf2s.com/player/43565594/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_casek Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 damn, defy! you're ranking up daily! wtf? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defyoner Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 LOL not really. that last rank (12000 points) took me about a week or so. this next one is killer... 30,000 point gap. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_casek Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 steve irwins final moments...... http://www.orsm.net/fem/2006/steveirwindeathpics/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defyoner Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 i swear to god if this is the one with the dude taking the horse cock at the end of the video.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest R@ndomH3ro Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 Knowing Casek is probably is...he is into animals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_casek Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 no, it's actually steve irwin dying. no joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny ballbags Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 ok so the answer that casek and mainter both gave me didnt help cuz i got that on my own too... and i was tryin to transfer apps from old wkstaions to new ones cuz i dont have the serial used to intall a legit copy of ms office on the old ones... and then i was adding new ones to the network... i kinda solved the ms office problem, but w/e.... never figured out the transfer... but what i did to slove the other thing was: instead of goin to ie and typing servernmame/connectcomputer i just right clicked my computer hit properties, went to the "computer name" tab, hit the to rename or add to a domain button, typed the domain and it worked fine.... i spent 2 hours trying to figure that shit out on sat and gave up... then i figured it out within the first five minutes of being here this morning... somtimes you just gotta walk away for a minute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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defyoner Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 i would just pee on the old workstations. and see where that gets you. sry. its too early for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest R@ndomH3ro Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 ok so the answer that casek and mainter both gave me didnt help cuz i got that on my own too... and i was tryin to transfer apps from old wkstaions to new ones cuz i dont have the serial used to intall a legit copy of ms office on the old ones... and then i was adding new ones to the network... i kinda solved the ms office problem, but w/e.... never figured out the transfer... but what i did to slove the other thing was: instead of goin to ie and typing servernmame/connectcomputer i just right clicked my computer hit properties, went to the "computer name" tab, hit the to rename or add to a domain button, typed the domain and it worked fine.... i spent 2 hours trying to figure that shit out on sat and gave up... then i figured it out within the first five minutes of being here this morning... somtimes you just gotta walk away for a minute HOORAY!!! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_casek Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 beer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest R@ndomH3ro Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 No no, I really had enough this weekend....it really sucked trying to get up for work this morning.....ugggggghhh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_casek Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 steve irwin wouldn't have quit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny ballbags Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 i only got out of bed yesterday to eat... other than that i watched tv and slept all fucking day.... i feel fucking awesome today... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_casek Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 i only got out of bed yesterday to eat... other than that i watched tv and slept all fucking day.... i feel fucking awesome today... i need an IV bag of teh morphine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny ballbags Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 i need an IV bag of teh morphine HORRAY MORPHINE!!! /no drug talk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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