ebourne wrote

I'm using a TL-R600VPN as the main, with DHCP running on it. Since tether is connecting to my archer, I only see a handful of devices now, rather then all the bits and pieces on wifi I used to. Am I stuck because the archer is no longer the dhcp host?

Yep, you're right. Actually Tether is designed to handle the devices when it works as a router. When you set it up as an AP, it will not be able to control the devices.

tplink wrote

Yep, you're right. Actually Tether is designed to handle the devices when it works as a router. When you set it up as an AP, it will not be able to control the devices.

is DHCP the key? If I toogle DHCP off on my 600 and toogle it back on on my archer c7, will that give me what I want?

ebourne wrote

I'm using a TL-R600VPN as the main, with DHCP running on it. Since tether is connecting to my archer, I only see a handful of devices now, rather then all the bits and pieces on wifi I used to. Am I stuck because the archer is no longer the dhcp host?

Unless tether has been updated to be more useful, I always found it a waste. I prefer Netgear Genie (you can even use without netgear devices) to see all connected users. I have four routers on my network, connected via powerline adapters, and I can access each from any device.