A Quick Way to speed up facebook loading on malaysia

Solution: Find a new route

In order to get back the Facebook connection speed, we Malaysians need to bypass the server in Hong Kong. Thanks to HeHeHunter.net, he has discovered a Facebook proxy server [203.106.85.66] (Akamai) hosted locally in Malaysia.
Now, you need to FORCE your computer to use the IP address to access Facebook.com. You need to edit HOSTS file on your computer.

How to change default Facebook route

Here are the instructions for Windows/Linux/Mac OS X users. (HeHeHunter.net has the credit for Windows and Linux instructions)

Windows users:

1. Go to C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\
2. Open hosts file with notepad.exe
3. Add the following: 203.106.85.66 www.facebook.com
4. Save.
5. Visit http://www.facebook.com and enjoy the fast speed!

Linux/Ubuntu users:

1. Go to Application –> Accessories –> Terminal
2. key in the following: sudo gedit /etc/hosts
3. Under 127.0.1.1 , input the following:
   203.106.85.66 www.facebook.com
4. Click Save
5. Close gedit and terminal.
6. Visit http://www.facebook.com and enjoy the fast speed!

Mac OS X users:

1. Open terminal.app (Application -> Utilities -> Terminal
2. type: sudo nano /etc/hosts
3. type your password when prompted
4. Add this line at the end of file: 203.106.85.66 www.facebook.com
5. Press Control-O to save the file, press Enter on filename prompt.
6. Press Control-X to exit the text editor.
7. (optional) Flush DNS cache with the command: dscacheutil -flushcache
8. Visit http://www.facebook.com and enjoy the fast speed!