Safari can't connect to server, but is connected to the Internet

Occasionally I receive the message that "Safari can't connect to the server" for particular Web sites. I believe most of the time it occurs when I am trying to access a Web site that eventually asks for a secure login. In none of these cases has my Macbook Pro actually lost connection to the Internet because I can "surf" to all sorts of other Web sites immediately after receiving this message for a specific Web site.
In that context, does that mean that the specific Web site itself is "down" or is there some other issue with my Macbook Pro?

Hi there cornguy.rln,
You may want to try resetting Safari as an initial troubleshooting step. Take a look at the article below for more information. Note: While this information was is for Safari 6, it also applies to the current version of Safari 7.
Safari 6 (OS X Mountain Lion): Reset Safari
http://support.apple.com/kb/ph11914
-Griff W.

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