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[BobK2]

Hi, I'm new to the world of Arduino and am looking a suggestion on what to buy for this new project I'm involved with.

I need a basic controller to be embedded in a box that will operationally take commands over Ethernet from an external PC (likely running LabView) and perform basic control functions such as 2 or 3 DIO for turning on power to devices, acquiring data from a digitizing environmental sensor (single wire digital or I2C) like the DHT22 or the BME280 Atmospheric Sensor Breakout -- haven't decided.

Any thoughts as to what Arduino board would be a good fit for a relatively straightforward approach?

[wrong-ly]

At two DIO you can use a raw esp2866 module. Step up to a nodemcu and you get a plethora of IO.
Or esp32 these days.
Wifi really is the way to go rather than a wired shield these days.