OSPF Point to Point vs Point to Multipoint Router LSA difference

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Point to Point

Below is Router 4’s LSA when it is configured as a Point to Point connection on an Ethernet network.

Link connected to: a Stub Network
(Link ID) Network/subnet number: 10.2.4.0    *****CHANGED****
(Link Data) Network Mask: 255.255.255.0      *****CHANGED****
Number of MTID metrics: 0
TOS 0 Metrics: 10                                                     *****CHANGED****

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Point to Multipoint

This is the same router but if we convert it to Point to Multipoint

Link connected to: a Stub Network
(Link ID) Network/subnet number: 10.2.4.4               *****CHANGED****
(Link Data) Network Mask: 255.255.255.255            *****CHANGED****
Number of MTID metrics: 0
TOS 0 Metrics: 0                                                                   *****CHANGED****