I have two Debian VMs I use all the time, with ssh connections using the Terminal app on my MacOS.  The problem I am having is now those VMs are unreachable by ssh or any other networlk connection.

With the VM running, this ssh call usually connects right away no problem.  Now, nothing happens.

Here is the VM running and looking normal

I have been running two Debian Linux VMs as guests of VMware Fusion for years.  I had a problem a few months ago caused by some dis disk drive corruptions and insufficient backup, but I have been past that for about two months no problems whatsoever.

Today I activated some substantial rsync scripts, that make snapshots of my various systems.  Those jobs might have been interrupted by system going to sleep, but I used to do that all the time without a problem.   I think more likely cause is quirks in how the router for the LAN in my home works.  It is an ATT fiber optic internet router.  My VMs and macos systems all get their own IPs assigned by router.  They all the the same IPs all the time, based in IP assignments in the router assigned by Mac address..  The Mac addresses are all normal