* @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs
     */
    public int readUnsignedShort() throws IOException {
        return readShort() & 0xffff;
    }

    /**
     * Reads a Windows FILETIME value and converts it to a Date.
     * @return the Date object, or null if the time represents infinity
     * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs
     */
    public Date readFiletime() throws IOException {

        // Note: When encoding time 0, SMBUtil.writeTime writes 0 directly,
        // but SMBUtil.readTime interprets 0 as Jan 1, 1601 in Unix time (-11644473600000)
        // This is the expected behavior for Windows FILETIME
        long expectedTime = -11644473600000L; // Jan 1, 1601 in Unix time
        assertEquals(expectedTime, decoded.getCreateTime());
        assertEquals(expectedTime, decoded.getLastAccessTime());

        // Given
        byte[] buffer = new byte[64];
        int bufferIndex = 8;

        // Prepare test data in buffer (40 bytes of data)
        // Use SMBUtil to properly encode times in Windows FILETIME format
        SMBUtil.writeTime(TEST_CREATE_TIME, buffer, bufferIndex);
        SMBUtil.writeTime(TEST_LAST_ACCESS_TIME, buffer, bufferIndex + 8);
        SMBUtil.writeTime(TEST_LAST_WRITE_TIME, buffer, bufferIndex + 16);