Safari won't open any website

Network diagnostics say that WiFi is good, network settings are good, ISP is good, etc. And other devices on my network are connecting to the web without issues. But my macbook air will not connect to any website.

I get a message that Safari cannot access the webpage because the server is not responding. However, all my other devices are connecting with no problem. I just got off the phone with Apple Support and after doing some trouble-shooting and determining that the mba is fine, he asked me to cycle power on the modem and router. After doing this, the mba connected to the internet with no problem. I asked him why would the mba need the router to reboot if my other devices are ok? He said the mba needed to reset its connection. It's still a mystery to me, but at least now I know what to do.
BTW, OS is 10.7.4 and Safari is 6.0.
Thanks for replying. Maybe my experience will help someone else.

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