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

        assertEquals((byte) ((value >> 8) & 0xFF), dst[0]);
        assertEquals((byte) (value & 0xFF), dst[1]);
    }

    @Test
    @DisplayName("writeInt2 with offset should write at correct position")
    void testWriteInt2WithOffset() {
        byte[] dst = new byte[10];
        dst[2] = (byte) 0xFF; // Mark position
        dst[3] = (byte) 0xFF;

        SessionServicePacket.writeInt2(0xABCD, dst, 4);

        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.");
    }

    @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 {
        if (read(tmp, 0, 2) < 0) {
            throw new SmbException("EOF");
        }

                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];
                }

            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);

            byte[] testBuffer = new byte[8];
            ByteBuffer bb = ByteBuffer.wrap(testBuffer).order(ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN);
            bb.putShort((short) 0xFFFE); // Max even pathConsumed
            bb.putShort((short) 0); // numReferrals
            bb.putShort((short) 0xFFFF); // Max tflags
            bb.putShort((short) 0); // tflags high bytes

            buffer.decode(testBuffer, 0, testBuffer.length);

        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
     */

                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()) {