Mac OS X : Tuning Tiger (10.4.x) for super fast web surfing...
Wednesday Jun 06, 2007
I'd like to make my MacBook the surfing monster--uploading/downloading at its top speed. Well, something need to be modified.
(1) Use Optimized version of Firefox (http://www.furbism.com/firefoxmac/) -- Bon Echo
(2) Tuning VNodes and TCP buffer : (issue these command in Terminal)
sudo sysctl -w kern.maxvnodes=92160
sudo sysctl -w net.inet.udp.maxdgram=65536
sudo sysctl -w net.local.stream.sendspace=256960
sudo sysctl -w net.inet.tcp.sendspace=224360
sudo sysctl -w net.inet.tcp.mssdflt=2920
sudo sysctl -w kern.ipc.maxsockbuf=1048576
sudo sysctl -w net.inet.udp.recvspace=265152
sudo sysctl -w net.local.stream.recvspace=224360
sudo sysctl -w net.inet.tcp.recvspace=256960
sudo sysctl -w kern.ipc.somaxconn=1024
sudo sysctl -w net.inet.tcp.rfc1323=1
(3) For Bon Echo, download the add-on called 'Faster Fox' (http://fasterfox.mozdev.org/), set its Preferences to 'Turbo Charged'
(4) Use speed test to verify (don't forget to clean up your browser DISK and Memory cache EACH start)
Enjoy 8-"
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