}
        }

        value = props.getProperty("jcifs.smb.client.channelBindingPolicy");
        if (value != null) {
            this.channelBindingPolicy = initChannelBindingPolicy(value);
        }

        value = props.getProperty("jcifs.smb.client.loadBalancingStrategy");
        if (value != null && !value.trim().isEmpty()) {
            this.loadBalancingStrategy = value.trim();

        }
    }

    /**
     * Parse channel binding policy from string
     *
     * @param policy policy string
     * @return policy constant
     */
    protected final int initChannelBindingPolicy(String policy) {
        if (policy == null)
            return 1; // preferred
        switch (policy.toLowerCase()) {
        case "disabled":
            return 0;
        case "required":