diff --git a/boards/risc-v/esp32c3-legacy/esp32c3-devkit/configs/sta_softap/defconfig b/boards/risc-v/esp32c3-legacy/esp32c3-devkit/configs/sta_softap/defconfig
index 1e54338798..0d8c5f538c 100644
--- a/boards/risc-v/esp32c3-legacy/esp32c3-devkit/configs/sta_softap/defconfig
+++ b/boards/risc-v/esp32c3-legacy/esp32c3-devkit/configs/sta_softap/defconfig
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ CONFIG_HAVE_CXXINITIALIZE=y
 CONFIG_IDLETHREAD_STACKSIZE=3072
 CONFIG_INIT_ENTRYPOINT="nsh_main"
 CONFIG_INTELHEX_BINARY=y
+CONFIG_IOB_NBUFFERS=124
+CONFIG_IOB_THROTTLE=24
 CONFIG_LIBC_MAX_EXITFUNS=1
 CONFIG_MM_REGIONS=3
 CONFIG_NETDB_DNSCLIENT=y
@@ -49,10 +51,13 @@ CONFIG_NETDEV_PHY_IOCTL=y
 CONFIG_NETDEV_WIRELESS_IOCTL=y
 CONFIG_NETUTILS_CJSON=y
 CONFIG_NETUTILS_DHCPD=y
+CONFIG_NETUTILS_IPERF=y
 CONFIG_NET_BROADCAST=y
 CONFIG_NET_ETH_PKTSIZE=1514
 CONFIG_NET_ICMP=y
 CONFIG_NET_ICMP_SOCKET=y
+CONFIG_NET_TCP=y
+CONFIG_NET_TCP_WRITE_BUFFERS=y
 CONFIG_NET_UDP=y
 CONFIG_NSH_ARCHINIT=y
 CONFIG_NSH_BUILTIN_APPS=y
diff --git a/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-generic/configs/sta_softap/defconfig b/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-generic/configs/sta_softap/defconfig
index 21b3732119..ceaab59361 100644
--- a/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-generic/configs/sta_softap/defconfig
+++ b/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-generic/configs/sta_softap/defconfig
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ CONFIG_IDLETHREAD_STACKSIZE=2048
 CONFIG_INIT_ENTRYPOINT="nsh_main"
 CONFIG_INIT_STACKSIZE=8192
 CONFIG_INTELHEX_BINARY=y
+CONFIG_IOB_NBUFFERS=124
 CONFIG_IOB_THROTTLE=24
 CONFIG_LIBC_PERROR_STDOUT=y
 CONFIG_LIBC_STRERROR=y
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ CONFIG_NETDEV_WIRELESS_IOCTL=y
 CONFIG_NETDEV_WORK_THREAD=y
 CONFIG_NETUTILS_CJSON=y
 CONFIG_NETUTILS_DHCPD=y
+CONFIG_NETUTILS_IPERF=y
 CONFIG_NET_BROADCAST=y
 CONFIG_NET_ICMP=y
 CONFIG_NET_ICMP_SOCKET=y
diff --git a/boards/risc-v/esp32c6/esp32c6-devkitc/configs/sta_softap/defconfig b/boards/risc-v/esp32c6/esp32c6-devkitc/configs/sta_softap/defconfig
index 98a7f6d7fd..a47bcf9351 100644
--- a/boards/risc-v/esp32c6/esp32c6-devkitc/configs/sta_softap/defconfig
+++ b/boards/risc-v/esp32c6/esp32c6-devkitc/configs/sta_softap/defconfig
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ CONFIG_IDLETHREAD_STACKSIZE=2048
 CONFIG_INIT_ENTRYPOINT="nsh_main"
 CONFIG_INIT_STACKSIZE=8192
 CONFIG_INTELHEX_BINARY=y
+CONFIG_IOB_NBUFFERS=124
 CONFIG_IOB_THROTTLE=24
 CONFIG_LIBC_PERROR_STDOUT=y
 CONFIG_LIBC_STRERROR=y
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ CONFIG_NETDEV_WIRELESS_IOCTL=y
 CONFIG_NETDEV_WORK_THREAD=y
 CONFIG_NETUTILS_CJSON=y
 CONFIG_NETUTILS_DHCPD=y
+CONFIG_NETUTILS_IPERF=y
 CONFIG_NET_BROADCAST=y
 CONFIG_NET_ICMP=y
 CONFIG_NET_ICMP_SOCKET=y
diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-devkitc/configs/sta_softap/defconfig b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-devkitc/configs/sta_softap/defconfig
index 78212541f9..e98d2cda87 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-devkitc/configs/sta_softap/defconfig
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-devkitc/configs/sta_softap/defconfig
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ CONFIG_ARCH_BOARD_ESP32_DEVKITC=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP="esp32"
 CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP_ESP32=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP_ESP32WROVER=y
+CONFIG_ARCH_INTERRUPTSTACK=2048
 CONFIG_ARCH_STACKDUMP=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_XTENSA=y
 CONFIG_BOARDCTL_RESET=y
@@ -39,17 +40,22 @@ CONFIG_IDLETHREAD_STACKSIZE=3072
 CONFIG_INIT_ENTRYPOINT="nsh_main"
 CONFIG_INIT_STACKSIZE=3072
 CONFIG_INTELHEX_BINARY=y
-CONFIG_MM_REGIONS=3
+CONFIG_IOB_NBUFFERS=128
+CONFIG_IOB_THROTTLE=24
+CONFIG_MM_REGIONS=4
 CONFIG_NETDB_DNSCLIENT=y
 CONFIG_NETDEV_LATEINIT=y
 CONFIG_NETDEV_PHY_IOCTL=y
 CONFIG_NETDEV_WIRELESS_IOCTL=y
 CONFIG_NETUTILS_CJSON=y
 CONFIG_NETUTILS_DHCPD=y
+CONFIG_NETUTILS_IPERF=y
 CONFIG_NET_BROADCAST=y
 CONFIG_NET_ETH_PKTSIZE=1514
 CONFIG_NET_ICMP=y
 CONFIG_NET_ICMP_SOCKET=y
+CONFIG_NET_TCP=y
+CONFIG_NET_TCP_WRITE_BUFFERS=y
 CONFIG_NET_UDP=y
 CONFIG_NSH_ARCHINIT=y
 CONFIG_NSH_BUILTIN_APPS=y
@@ -64,6 +70,8 @@ CONFIG_RR_INTERVAL=200
 CONFIG_SCHED_LPWORK=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_WAITPID=y
 CONFIG_SIG_DEFAULT=y
+CONFIG_SMP=y
+CONFIG_SMP_NCPUS=2
 CONFIG_SPIFFS_NAME_MAX=48
 CONFIG_START_DAY=6
 CONFIG_START_MONTH=12