firefox 3.1 slow in ubuntu


Recommended Posts

all of the sudden my firefox browser is very slow at loading pages and such. is there a tweak for it ? can i some how increase the speed of my ethernet adapter like i can do in windows ?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I recommend the AdBlock Plus extension... it eliminates ads and which in turn gives you faster page loads (you can subscribe to a blacklist, and you can whitelist sites you wish for the ads still to display (such as Neowin). NoScript is another useful extension, because it prevents scripts from loading.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Do the following:

In the address bar, type: about:config

In the filter type: IP

Look for: network.dns.disableIPv6

Double click so it's user set.

Let me know if that works for you.

-WTF

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Do the following:

In the address bar, type: about:config

In the filter type: IP

Look for: network.dns.disableIPv6

Double click so it's user set.

Let me know if that works for you.

-WTF

seems to work great now, thanks man !!!!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 3 weeks later...

well im back to square one here guys, the internet is slow as dial up once again. this seems to happen every evening to me. i even blacklisted ipv6 in ubuntu and it's still slow. is this problem from within ubuntu or from my isp ?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

well im back to square one here guys, the internet is slow as dial up once again. this seems to happen every evening to me. i even blacklisted ipv6 in ubuntu and it's still slow. is this problem from within ubuntu or from my isp ?

edit : i just disabled the ipv6 as well and now it seems to be a bit better, i think it may be a combo of ipv6 and my isp at times.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Agreed with Mr. Fish. Also the latest release of Firefox is 3.01. Remember you're using an alpha/beta version of firefox (3.1), which may not be stable.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Agreed with Mr. Fish. Also the latest release of Firefox is 3.01. Remember you're using an alpha/beta version of firefox (3.1), which may not be stable.

3.1 is not a beta man its a final release, i already have opera installed and it was the same.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

The Firefox 3.1 development is getting more and more behind schedule, there still 15 points of passing the Acid 3 test and the code freeze for Beta 1 was supposed to be this month but that's had to be put back.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

3.1 is not a beta man its a final release, i already have opera installed and it was the same.

3.1 codename Shiretoko it's alpha.

3.0 codename Minefield it's a final release ;)

So, if with Opera it's the same, you can exclude "Firefox problem" and turn it to "ISP problem".

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Yeah, 3.1 is not a final release yet. 3.01 is the latest release.

So, ISP problem. What ISP do you have and do you use a router? If you use a router, bypass the router and connect your computer directly to the modem.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Yeah, 3.1 is not a final release yet. 3.01 is the latest release.

So, ISP problem. What ISP do you have and do you use a router? If you use a router, bypass the router and connect your computer directly to the modem.

i meant 3.0.1 , no im not using a router at all, its directly connected to my cable modem. i think it may be my isp too, if it happens again tonight i will make a phone call to them.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

This topic is now closed to further replies.
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.