val flags = buf.readShort().toInt() and 0xffff
    require(flags shr 15 != 0) { "not a response" }

    val responseCode = flags and 0xf

    if (responseCode == NXDOMAIN) {
      throw UnknownHostException("$hostname: NXDOMAIN")
    } else if (responseCode == SERVFAIL) {
      throw UnknownHostException("$hostname: SERVFAIL")
    }

    val questionCount = buf.readShort().toInt() and 0xffff

    void testNegativeFidValue() {
        int fid = -1; // Will be treated as 0xFFFF in unsigned 16-bit
        notifyChange = new NtTransNotifyChange(mockConfig, fid, FILE_NOTIFY_CHANGE_FILE_NAME, false);
        byte[] dst = new byte[10];

        notifyChange.writeSetupWireFormat(dst, 0);

        // Should write as 0xFFFF (65535 in unsigned)
        assertEquals(0xFFFF, SMBUtil.readInt2(dst, 4));
    }

    @Test

        buffer.putShort(0, (short) 0xFFFF);
        assertEquals(0xFFFF, NtlmMessage.readUShort(data, 0), "Should read max UShort correctly.");

        // Test with a negative short (should be interpreted as unsigned positive)
        buffer.putShort(0, (short) -1); // -1 is 0xFFFF
        assertEquals(0xFFFF, NtlmMessage.readUShort(data, 0), "Should interpret -1 as unsigned max UShort.");
    }

                final int _name_bufferi = _src.index;
                _src.advance(2 * _name_bufferl);

                if (this.name.buffer == null) {
                    if (_name_buffers < 0 || _name_buffers > 0xFFFF) {
                        throw new NdrException(NdrException.INVALID_CONFORMANCE);
                    }
                    this.name.buffer = new short[_name_buffers];
                }

        int fid = -1; // Will be treated as 0xFFFF in unsigned 16-bit
        querySecurityDesc = new NtTransQuerySecurityDesc(mockConfig, fid, OWNER_SECURITY_INFORMATION);
        byte[] dst = new byte[10];

        querySecurityDesc.writeParametersWireFormat(dst, 0);

        // Should write as 0xFFFF (65535 in unsigned)
        assertEquals(0xFFFF, SMBUtil.readInt2(dst, 0));
    }

    @Test

            final int _nodes = 6;
            final int _nodei = _src.index;
            _src.advance(1 * _nodes);

            if (node == null) {
                if (_nodes < 0 || _nodes > 0xFFFF) {
                    throw new NdrException(NdrException.INVALID_CONFORMANCE);
                }
                node = new byte[_nodes];
            }
            _src = _src.derive(_nodei);

                final int _ss = _src.dec_ndr_long();
                final int _si = _src.index;
                _src.advance(4 * _ss);

                if (this.s == null) {
                    if (_ss < 0 || _ss > 0xFFFF) {
                        throw new NdrException(NdrException.INVALID_CONFORMANCE);
                    }
                    this.s = new DfsInfo1[_ss];
                }
                _src = _src.derive(_si);

        long data4 = bb2.getLong();

        // Construct UUID from components - Java UUID expects big-endian representation
        long mostSig = ((long) data1 << 32) | ((long) (data2 & 0xFFFF) << 16) | (data3 & 0xFFFF);
        long leastSig = data4;

        this.guid = new UUID(mostSig, leastSig);
    }

    /**
     * Create a handle GUID from existing UUID
     * @param uuid the UUID to wrap
     */

     *
     * @return the major version
     */
    public int getMajorVersion() {
        return (version >> 16) & 0xFFFF;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the minor version number.
     *
     * @return the minor version
     */
    public int getMinorVersion() {
        return version & 0xFFFF;
    }

                this.negotiatedFlags2 |= SmbConstants.FLAGS2_SECURITY_REQUIRE_SIGNATURES;
            }
        } else {
            this.negotiatedFlags2 &= 0xFFFF ^ SmbConstants.FLAGS2_SECURITY_SIGNATURES;
            this.negotiatedFlags2 &= 0xFFFF ^ SmbConstants.FLAGS2_SECURITY_REQUIRE_SIGNATURES;
        }

        if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {