Bind / server questions

[Keith Smith]

Hi,

Note I have a Cox business account that allows me to run a server and I 
have a private IP.

Installed Bind, setup zones... ect.  When I go to the site using the 
domain, it says server not found.  If I enter the IP given me by Cox 
into the browser I see the home page. nslookup returns the proper IP and 
the FQDN - I'm guessing that means Bind is configured correctly?

I added a line  "xx.xx.xx.xx donain.tld" to the /etc/hosts file.  I used 
the IP given me by Cox.  Is that correct?

I added a line "search domain.tld" to /etc/resolv.conf .  Is this 
correct?

Anything else I should be checking?

Thank you for your help!!

-- 
Keith Smith