Safari can't connect to server problem (just one website)

After I upgraded my mac about a week ago, I can't open a particular website using my home wifi (Safari can't connect to server) It lets me open page but one, which happens to be my mail website. However, when I use a public wifi, I can open that website without any problem. Any ideas why this happens?

Linc.
I have been unable to connect to specific random favorite sites and tried your posts suggestion
"Boot into Recovery mode. From the OS X Utilities screen, select Get Help Online. A clean copy of Safari will launch. No plugins, such as Flash, will be available. While in Recovery, you'll have no access to your saved bookmarks or passwords, so make a note of those before you begin, if they're needed for the test.
Test. After testing, reboot as usual and post the results."
I was able to connect to all my unavailable sites. Can you help me discover what is preventing my access when not in Recovery mode. I Made the Safari preferences match the recovery mode Safari preferences so that doesn't seem to be the problem.
I ran EtreCheck
These are the results
Hardware Information:
          MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2012)
          MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro10,2
          1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
          8 GB RAM
Video Information:
          Intel HD Graphics 4000 - VRAM: 1024 MB
Audio Plug-ins:
          BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0
          AirPlay: Version: 1.9
          AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0
          iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3
System Software:
          OS X 10.9 (13A603) - Uptime: 0 days 0:17:15
Disk Information:
          APPLE SSD SM128E disk0 : (121.33 GB)
                    EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    HD (disk0s2) /: 120.47 GB (24.84 GB free)
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
USB Information:
          Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
          Apple Inc. iPhone
          Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
                    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
          Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
          Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Kernel Extensions:
Problem System Launch Daemons:
Problem System Launch Agents:
Launch Daemons:
          [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
          [loaded] com.adobe.versioncueCS3.plist
Launch Agents:
User Launch Agents:
          [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist
          [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist
User Login Items:
          LaunchBar
          iClipboard
          iTeleport Connect
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          Flash Player
          iClipboard
Internet Plug-ins:
          AdobePDFViewer.plugin
          Default Browser.plugin
          Flash Player.plugin
          FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin
          Google Earth Web Plug-in.plugin
          iPhotoPhotocast.plugin
          JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
          QuickTime Plugin.plugin
          Silverlight.plugin
          VLC Plugin.plugin
User Internet Plug-ins:
Bad Fonts:
          None
Time Machine:
          Skip System Files: NO
          Mobile backups: OFF
          Auto backup: NO
          Volumes being backed up:
                    HD: Disk size: 120.47 GB Disk used: 95.63 GB
          Destinations:
                    Ext [Local] (Last used)
                    Total size: 249.72 GB
                    Total number of backups: 1
                    Oldest backup: 2013-10-25 06:42:38 +0000
                    Last backup: 2013-10-25 06:42:38 +0000
                    Size of backup disk: Too small
                              Backup size 249.72 GB < (Disk used 95.63 GB X 3)
          Time Machine details may not be accurate.
          All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
Top Processes by CPU:
               5%          MenuTab for Facebook
               3%          WindowServer
               2%          EtreCheck
               1%          fontd
               0%          iClipboard
               0%          loginwindow
               0%          Safari
               0%          warmd
               0%          coreservicesd
               0%          aosnotifyd
Top Processes by Memory:
          360 MB             mDNSResponder
          156 MB             Dock
          131 MB             com.apple.IconServicesAgent
          131 MB             Safari
          106 MB             MenuTab for Facebook
          90 MB              WindowServer
          57 MB              Finder
          57 MB              CalendarAgent
          57 MB              LaunchBar
          57 MB              com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
Virtual Memory Statistics:
          4.35 GB            Free RAM
          2.39 GB            Active RAM
          358 MB             Inactive RAM
          924 MB             Wired RAM
          342 MB             Page-ins
          0 B                Page-outs

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