byte[] buf = new byte[50];
            byte[] inB = new byte[100];

            // Setup fragment length in response buffer
            Encdec.enc_uint16le((short) 40, inB, 8);

            when(mockSmbPipeHandleInternal.isStale()).thenReturn(false);
            when(mockSmbPipeHandleInternal.sendrecv(buf, 0, 50, inB, 4280)).thenReturn(40);

            throw new SmbException("EOF");
        }
        return Encdec.dec_uint16be(tmp, 0);
    }

    @Override
    public final int readUnsignedShort() throws SmbException {
        if (read(tmp, 0, 2) < 0) {
            throw new SmbException("EOF");
        }
        return Encdec.dec_uint16be(tmp, 0) & 0xFFFF;
    }

    @Override
    public final char readChar() throws SmbException {

        // Verify content (simplified check, full verification would involve decoding)
        assertEquals(testString.length() + 1, Encdec.dec_uint32le(buffer, 0)); // Actual count
        assertEquals(0, Encdec.dec_uint32le(buffer, 4)); // Offset
        assertEquals(testString.length() + 1, Encdec.dec_uint32le(buffer, 8)); // Max count

        ndrBuffer.setIndex(0);
        String decodedString = ndrBuffer.dec_ndr_string();

            throw new SmbEndOfFileException();
        }
        return Encdec.dec_uint16be(this.tmp, 0);
    }

    @Override
    public final int readUnsignedShort() throws SmbException {
        if (read(this.tmp, 0, 2) < 0) {
            throw new SmbEndOfFileException();
        }
        return Encdec.dec_uint16be(this.tmp, 0) & 0xFFFF;
    }

    @Override