Jio fiber router getting slow over time? Restart fixes it.

import re
import argparse
import requests
import datetime
# from requests_toolbelt.utils import dump
session = requests.session()
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Jio Router Reboot Script")
parser.add_argument("password", help="Jio Router admin password")
parser.add_argument("--ip", help="Jio Router login page ip")
args = parser.parse_args()


# def logging_hook(response, *args, **kwargs):
# data = dump.dump_all(response)
# print(data.decode("utf-8"))


# session.hooks["response"] = [logging_hook]


def retrieve_token(ip, password) -> str:
token = ""
try:
url = f"http://{ip}/platform.cgi"
headers = {"referer": url}
data = {"thispage": "index.html", "users.username": "admin",
"users.password": password, "button.login.users.dashboard": "Login"}
response = session.post(url, headers=headers, data=data)
token_regex = r"name=\"token\"[\n\r\s]*value=\"(\w+)\""
matches = re.search(token_regex, response.text)
if matches and matches.groups() and matches.group(1):
token = matches.group(1)
else:
raise Exception
except Exception:
print("error: unable to retrieve token, check password, router ip or try again")
return token


def perform_reboot(ip, token):
try:
url = f"http://{ip}/platform.cgi"
headers = {"referer": url}
data = {"thispage": "backupRestore.html", "token": token,
"button.reboot.statusPage": "Reboot"}
response = session.post(url, headers=headers, data=data)
rebooted_regex = r"Router will be up in"
if re.search(rebooted_regex, response.text):
print("jio router rebooted successfully at",
datetime.datetime.now().isoformat())
else:
raise Exception
except Exception as e:
print("error: unable to perform reboot, try again", e)


def jio_router_reboot():
# print(requests.version)
if not args.ip:
args.ip = "192.168.29.1"
token = retrieve_token(args.ip, args.password)
if token:
perform_reboot(args.ip, token)


if name == "main":
jio_router_reboot()

PS C:\Users\admin\Documents> python jio-router-reboot.py Netadmin@2025 --ip 192.168.29.1
error: unable to perform reboot, try again

this error getting while running script
 
The only fix that has worked perfectly for me is using my own WiFi router in AP mode. The issue seems to be on the WiFi radio on Jio router, not the router part itself.
 
Fresh code github link is below.

Nodejs script to reboot Jio-Fiber router. You can run it with Nodejs v16 or above and use cron job for routine reboot.
node index.mjs -ip=192.168.29.1 -pwd=password -t=2 -w=30

pkhuji/Jio-Fiber-Reboot: Jio Fiber Router Reboot
 
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