|| manager.getChannels().isEmpty());
}
```

### 7.2 Integration Tests
```java
@Test
public void testMultiChannelThroughput() throws Exception {
    // Requires multi-NIC test environment
    CIFSContext context = getTestContext();
    context.getConfig().setProperty("jcifs.smb.client.useMultiChannel", "true");
    context.getConfig().setProperty("jcifs.smb.client.maxChannels", "4");