return this.minCount;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the minimum count of bytes to read.
     *
     * @param minCount
     *            the minCount to set
     */
    public final void setMinCount(final int minCount) {
        this.minCount = minCount;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the remaining bytes count.
     *
     * @return the remaining
     */
    public final int getRemaining() {

                    if (type == SmbConstants.TYPE_NAMED_PIPE) {
                        // Use fixed 1024 values for named pipes
                        request.setMinCount(1024);
                        request.setMaxCount(1024);
                        request.setRemaining(1024);
                    } else if (this.largeReadX) {
                        // Optimize large read requests