🚀 go-pugleaf

I have two windows machines in the house that I want to LAN play (not
internet) C&C type games with over a 100-baseT network:

1. Dell Inspiron 1.1ghz, 40gb HD, 640mb RAM, 16mb ATI video card, XP
Home SP2

2. Homebuilt with AMD 2.2ghz dual-core, 360gb HD, 1gb RAM, integrated
nVidia 6150 graphics (uses 128mb I think), XP Pro SP2

I remember really loving the original Command and Conquer when I
played it on a mac in 1996-97, the controlling of all the little units
with the mouse, etc. I was wondering if a LAN play version of this
existed out there and if it was still available, AND if it would run
under XP?

My wife and I would have a great time building bases and attacking
each other's fortresses. That's kinda what I had in mind.

I bought a cheap bin version of C&C last year called "generals" and
loaded it up on a machine at work (yes, we're slack) to discover it
was all 3D graphics and not as top-down. It immediately turned me off.

Is there a pre-3D version of C&C still out there that would allow LAN
play between these two machines? If not, is there a similar game that
has many of the same features that would be fun to play between these
disparate platforms?

Thanks!