The below steps will show you how to share the VPN to another device, to do this you require a computer with 2 network ports - either 2 cabled network ports or 1 wireless and 1 cabled network port. If you are using the latter, 1 wireless and 1 cabled network port, please connect the computer to the internet via wireless and use the cabled port to connect to the games console, TV, etc.


Step 1
First verify L2TP connects and works correctly on your computer, if not you need to fix this problem first. Leave the other device that you will be sharing the VPN to powered off and disconnected from the network.


Step 2
Click Apple icon, top left, then System Preferences

Step 3
Click Sharing

Step 4
Select but do not enable Internet Sharing, set Share your connection from: and choose the name of your L2TP connection, then set To computers using the ethernet/cabled network port you will connect your other device to.

Step 5
Now enable the Internet Sharing option by putting a tick in the box on the left-hand side. If you see a screen like the below click Start

Step 6
You should now see Internet Sharing: On and the green light

Step 9
Make sure L2TP VPN is connected on the computer, then connect the device you wish to share the VPN to to the computers cabled network port, then power on the other device. Verify in the network settings of your external device that it receives an IP address from your computer, if it does not please power off the external device and restart the computer before trying again.