Can't connect Arduino Shield to a fixed IP

I'm trying to connect to a device using an ethernet cable and the device's fixed IP.
When I've tried to connect to another device using DHCP over the server I was able to get a connection but now I am unsuccessful.

This is the sketch I'm using:

#include <SPI.h>
#include <EthernetClient.h>
#include <Ethernet.h>

#define DEBUG

// Enter a MAC address for your controller below.
// Newer Ethernet shields have a MAC address printed on a sticker on the shield
byte mac[] = { 0xDE, 0xAD, 0xBE, 0xEF, 0xFE, 0xED };

// if you don't want to use DNS (and reduce your sketch size)
// use the numeric IP instead of the name for the server:
IPAddress server(192,168,137,5);  // numeric IP for Google (no DNS)

// Set the static IP address to use if the DHCP fails to assign
IPAddress ip(192, 168, 137, 5);
IPAddress myDns(192, 168, 137, 1);

// Initialize the Ethernet client library
// with the IP address and port of the server
// that you want to connect to (port 80 is default for HTTP):
EthernetClient client;


// Variables to measure the speed
unsigned long beginMicros, endMicros;
unsigned long byteCount = 0;
bool printWebData = true;  // set to false for better speed measurement

void setup() {
  pinMode(5, OUTPUT); //set pwm fan
  digitalWrite(5, HIGH);
  
  // Open serial communications and wait for port to open:
  Serial.begin(9600);
  while (!Serial) {
    ; // wait for serial port to connect. Needed for native USB port only
  }

  // start the Ethernet connection:
  #ifdef DEBUG
    Serial.println("Initialize Ethernet with DHCP:");
  #endif
  if (Ethernet.begin(mac, ip, myDns) == 0) {
    delay(1000);
    #ifdef DEBUG
      Serial.println("Failed to configure Ethernet using DHCP");
    #endif
    
    // Check for Ethernet hardware present
    if (Ethernet.hardwareStatus() == EthernetNoHardware) {
      #ifdef DEBUG
        Serial.println("Ethernet shield was not found.  Sorry, can't run without hardware. :(");
      #endif
      while (true) {
        delay(1); // do nothing, no point running without Ethernet hardware
      }
    }
    if (Ethernet.linkStatus() == LinkOFF) {
      #ifdef DEBUG
        Serial.println("Ethernet cable is not connected.");
      #endif
    }
    // try to congifure using IP address instead of DHCP:
    Ethernet.begin(mac, ip, myDns);
  } else {
    #ifdef DEBUG
      Serial.print("DHCP assigned IP ");
      Serial.println(Ethernet.localIP());
    #endif
  }
  // give the Ethernet shield a second to initialize:
  delay(1000);
  #ifdef DEBUG
    Serial.print("connecting to ");
    Serial.print(server);
    Serial.println("...");
  #endif
  
  // if you get a connection, report back via serial:

  if (client.connect(server, 80)) {
    #ifdef DEBUG
      Serial.print("connected to ");
      Serial.println(client.remoteIP());
      // Make a HTTP request:
    #endif
    client.println("GET /search?q=arduino HTTP/1.1");
    client.println("Host: www.google.com");
    client.println("Connection: close");
    client.println();
  }
  beginMicros = micros();
}

void loop() {
  if (client.connected()){
    #ifdef DEBUG
      Serial.println("Decipher is connected");
    #endif
  }
  if (!client.connected()){
    #ifdef DEBUG
      Serial.println("Decipher is not connected");
    #endif
    digitalWrite(5,LOW);
    delay(1000);
    digitalWrite(5,HIGH);
  }
  delay(7000);
}

if it's a fixed IP, why use DHCP?

You're connecting to yourself?

Note: 192.168.137.5 is NOT the address of Google.

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