# Without the prototyping board!?

**URL:** <https://forums.digi.com/t/without-the-prototyping-board/8962>\
**Category:** Rabbit\
**Created:** [April 1, 2009, 10:01pm UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/without-the-prototyping-board/8962 "2009-04-01T22:01:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Thirdenstein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8797f3/32.png) [@Thirdenstein](https://forums.digi.com/u/Thirdenstein)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 10:01pm UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/without-the-prototyping-board/8962/1 "2009-04-01T22:01:42Z")

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Hello all,  
hope someone helps me! anyways i have RCM2200, i put it on the prototyping board,program it with an ethernet test program, remove the programming cable, reset it, go to my browser, everything works great.

since i want to test it to operate without the prototyping board, i remove it from the board, connect the Vcc pin to +5v, and the GND pin to GND(i think those are the only pins i need to connect in order to make it work! im not using any ports whatsoever just and ethernet test), turn on power, go to my broweser, but i get nothing. eventually i get a timed-out page! whats wrong, its driving me crazy!😕

Thanks