Archer AX11000 v1 auto updated to firmware 2.2.1 issues
Since the automatic update last night, i can't do speedtest from the web management or from the theter app. Was working fine before the update. It start doing the test but never end. then the internet status page bug and did not show info and have hard time to connect to management page after that and tether app did not connect at all. Need to reboot my router to get it fix. the update is from 1.3.4 Build 20230906. Seem to take way much time to boot than before.
On the canadian site i did not see the corresponding update but it is available on the global site. Next week I will try to do factory reset and reconfigure it (i will lost 1 or 2 hour doing it because of my setup, mac filter, parental control, and number of device).
@Joseph-TP
2 seconds after clicking speedtest button it toggle between those 2 screens
then if i click on internet status
or check config
even log does not work i cannot select anything from drop down
when i logoff then try to logon, here my login screen.
i can't login.
my internet work but i don't know if i'm protected or not.
need to reboot to log in and make webpage of router work again.
I did not do factory reset at this moment probably my next step.
@Joseph-TP
after factory reset start working as before
Then I activate IPSEC and problem came back. It seem to be ipsec that is not compatible or working with speedtest.
I disable ipsec and reboot then speedtest working again,
What AI think:
On your AX11000, the built-in speed test runs inside the router itself, not on your PC/phone. It works by:
Opening a direct connection from the router → to TP-Link’s (Ookla-based) speed test servers.
Measuring throughput while bypassing your LAN devices.
🔹 Why it breaks when you enable the IPSec VPN server
When you turn on the IPSec VPN server:
The router changes how it handles NAT acceleration and packet processing.
Hardware NAT / flow offload is usually disabled when VPN features are active. (You already saw <hw_enable>off</hw_enable> in your config.)
IPSec hooks into the packet path (IP stack + crypto), and the firmware may prevent the internal speedtest daemon from running because it can’t properly bind to the WAN interface while VPN encryption modules are active.
Some TP-Link firmwares even block the test completely when VPN is enabled, to avoid inaccurate results (since all WAN traffic is now potentially routed through the IPSec stack).
🔹 What this means in practice
Router’s speed test button won’t work as long as the IPSec server is enabled.
Your internet still works fine; you just need to test speeds from a client device (PC/phone).
If you disable IPSec VPN server, the button should work again immediately.
🔹 Workarounds
-Test from your PC → Just use speedtest.net or CLI (speedtest-cli) to measure.
-Temporarily disable IPSec VPN server → Run the built-in router test, then re-enable it.
