If OS X Leopard fails to resolve google.com try "sudo dscacheutil -flushcache" in a terminal window.
as opposed to, say, trying it in the url bar.... - j1m
For j1m: Safari can’t open the page “http://sudo%20dscacheutil%20-flushcache/” because it can’t find the server “sudo%20dscacheutil%20-flushcache” - Louis Gray
Louis, if you type that in the terminal and then try google in the browser it should work. Just copy and paste "sudo dscacheutil -flushcache" without the quotation marks - DC Crowley
I know. I just wanted to do what j1m said not to do. - Louis Gray