buffer[5] = 0; // Null terminator
        String result = smb.readString(buffer, 0, 5, false);
        assertEquals("short", result);
    }

    @Test
    void testReadStringWithMaxLengthExceeded() {
        smb.useUnicode = false;
        byte[] buffer = "a very long string that exceeds max length".getBytes();
        assertThrows(RuntimeException.class, () -> {