//@@@ probably yes, but they're not linked yet
//@@@ will linking above cause problems with linking in reqExec?
//@@@ probably not, because the parent is replaced
//@@@ just make sure we don't link parameters to themselves
RouteDirector rowdy = new RouteDirector();
int step;
do {
HttpRoute fact = managedConn.getRoute();
step = rowdy.nextStep(route, fact);
switch (step) {
case RouteDirector.CONNECT_TARGET:
case RouteDirector.CONNECT_PROXY: